Was afraid at first, says Tamim as cricketers get vaccinated

A number of Bangladesh cricketers, who are expected to be named in the preliminary squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour, took coronavirus vaccine today at the Kurmitola General Hospital under the supervision of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
18 February 2021, 08:08 AM

Owning up and correcting the process is the only way forward

Dark clouds are hovering above Bangladesh Cricket for the past few days following the whitewash inflicted on the Tigers by the West Indies.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Defeat is not desirable but is a part of any sports: Shakib

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that while defeat against the West Indies was not desirable but it is something that is just part of any game.
15 February 2021, 12:23 PM

Mehedi fastest and youngest Bangladeshi to 100 Test wickets

All-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz became the fastest and the youngest Bangladeshi player to have scalped 100 Test wickets during Tigers’ third day of their second and final Test against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.
13 February 2021, 10:29 AM

Razzak, Nafees announce retirements from cricket

Former Bangladesh cricketers Abdur Razzak and Shahriar Nafees have officially announced their retirements from cricket in front of the media after a small program arranged by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) at the BCB Headquarters in Mirpur today.
13 February 2021, 07:02 AM

Spinners help Tigers end Day 3 on positive note

Bangladesh spin trio of Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan and Taijul Islam picked up three wickets in the final session of the game, helping Bangladesh finish on a positive note at the end of Day 3 of the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
13 February 2021, 03:54 AM

We expected the wicket to spin more: Tamim

Bangladesh left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal said that the Tigers had expected the wicket to spin more after a day of cricket that saw the Tigers struggle both with bat and ball against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
12 February 2021, 14:18 PM

‘It’s our own fault that we are in such a plight’

Bangladesh were left with a daunting task when umpires called Stumps on the second day of the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
12 February 2021, 14:11 PM

Tigers left with daunting task ahead

It has been a wonderful day of cricket for West Indies, who dominated with both bat and ball throughout against Bangladesh on the second day of their second and final Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
12 February 2021, 04:16 AM

Shakib granted permission to skip NZ series

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been granted leave to stay beside his family during the birth of his third child and will skip the upcoming tour of New Zealand, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations chairman Akram Khan told the media today.
11 February 2021, 11:40 AM

Cautious Windies end day at 223 for five

Both Bangladesh and West Indies had their periods of good cricket out there in the middle on the first day of their second and final of the two-Tests at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. West Indies finish the day at 223 for five -- the lowest runs scored in a full day's play in Mirpur -- with an unbeaten partnership of 45 runs between Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva.
11 February 2021, 03:12 AM

BCB plans to host Australia, England and New Zealand ahead of T20 WC

Talks are ongoing for Australia to tour Bangladesh for a belated trip but not for the original two-Test series against the Tigers. The Test series was originally slated for June last year but instead Australia are likely to play three T20Is in Bangladesh, intended as warm-ups for the T20 World Cup in India. However, no final decision has yet been taken, BCB has confirmed. The tour is set to be Australia's first in Bangladesh since 2017.
10 February 2021, 06:48 AM

Shadman out of second Test

Bangladesh opening batsman Shadman Islam has been ruled out of the second and final Test against the West Indies due to injury. The Tigers lost the first Test by three wickets and Shadman is the second player to be ruled out of the second Test at Dhaka after ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan had previously been ruled out due to a thigh injury.
10 February 2021, 06:14 AM

Soumya named as Shakib’s replacement

Soumya Sarkar has been named in the squad for the second Test as ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s replacement, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) informed.
9 February 2021, 15:52 PM

Shakib’s absence ‘not a clear advantage’ to Windies

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s absence will not give the West Indies a clear advantage going into the second Test in Dhaka, said the Windies head coach Phill Simmons during a virtual press meet today.
8 February 2021, 16:06 PM

Shakib to miss second WI Test due to injury

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be missing the second and final Test against the West Indies due to an injury he suffered during the second day of the Chattogram Test, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) through a press release today.
8 February 2021, 11:03 AM

‘In the dressing room we said we need to keep fighting’

Kyle Mayers hit a double hundred in his debut Test to snatch the first Test away from the Tigers and hand the visitors a morale boosting win at Chattogram. Bangladesh were in the driving sit for four days before Mayers tore apart the Bangladesh attack with an unbeaten 310-ball 210, laced with 20 fours and seven sixes.
7 February 2021, 15:19 PM

Bowlers didn’t bowl in the right areas, says Mominul

Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque did not particularly want to blame anyone for the Tigers’ defeat in the first Test against West Indies at Chattogram but said the bowlers did not bowl in the right areas.
7 February 2021, 13:19 PM

Shakib listed at highest base price for IPL

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan registered for the IPL 2021 auction, scheduled to take place on February 18 in Chennai. Shakib has been listed at the highest base price of INR 2 crore (approx. US $274,000).
6 February 2021, 09:00 AM

Mominul player with most Test hundreds for Bangladesh

Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque became the player with most Test hundreds for the country when he smashed his 10th Test ton on the fourth day of their first of two Tests against the West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram today.
6 February 2021, 07:23 AM