With your support I will return stronger: Shakib

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was banned for two years from all forms of cricket, with one year of the sentence suspended. He admitted to all three charges of ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code. The Test and T20 skipper said that he will return to cricket stronger with the people’s support.
29 October 2019, 14:56 PM

Shakib banned by ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
29 October 2019, 12:36 PM

Shakib under ICC investigation, but no charges pressed yet: ESPNCricinfo

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan is under investigation by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for not reporting approaches by bookies, an ESPNCricinfo report says, adding that ICC has not yet pressed charges
29 October 2019, 10:51 AM

Terror threat to Bangladesh-India series?

Delhi police has been asked to step up security after an anonymous letter sent to National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that India captain Virat Kohli and the India team were on a threat list, Indo Asian New Service (IANS) reported. Bangladesh are set to play the first T20I of the three-match T20I series against India on November 3 at Delhi.
29 October 2019, 09:47 AM

Ganguly hopeful Bangladesh will agree to day-night Test

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was hopeful that Bangladesh will agree to play in the first-ever day-night Test between the two countries when Bangladesh tour India in November.
29 October 2019, 06:31 AM

Tigresses lose T20 series 2-0

The visiting Bangladesh women’s team have lost the three-match T20I series against their Pakistani counterparts 2-0 as Salma Khatun and her troops succumbed to a 15-run defeat in the second match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Action heats up in Cox’s Bazar

Rajshahi Division were in a spot of bother against Rangpur Division as the defending champions were leading by just 56 runs with four wickets in hand in their second innings after the third day of the National Cricket League third-round match at the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium Academy ground in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Match fee hike for NCL players

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially announced yesterday that they have increased the match fees, travel allowances and other benefits for cricketers participating in the National Cricket League (NCL). The changes will take immediate effect from the ongoing edition of the tournament.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

No Shakib, more confusion

The stunned faces of chief selector Minhajul Abedin and head coach Russell Domingo (R) during yesterday’s practice match between Red Team and Green Team in Mirpur perhaps perfectly depicts the sentiments of BCB president Nazmul Hassan when he told The Daily Star yesterday that, ‘everything is foggy’.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Shakib’s explanation must be convincing’

Any person will say that. That eight players would have to be called up, does anyone need directive about that? Why didn’t you postpone the third round of the NCL since the game is tomorrow? The thing is that everyone got confused. The players’ strike messed up our plans. We didn’t even know whether they were coming to the camp even the day before.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Shakib conundrum continues

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations chairman Akram Khan informs that the board will clarify the Shakib Al Hasan conundrum regarding the upcoming India tour tomorrow when the board will also announce a revised T20 squad for the tour.
28 October 2019, 14:28 PM

BCB increases NCL pay scale and other benefits

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces that they have increased the match fees, travel allowances and other benefits for cricketers participating in the National Cricket League (NCL). The changes will take immediate effect from the ongoing edition of the tournament.
28 October 2019, 13:30 PM

Is Shakib going on India tour?

Apart from attending a half-day’s training on Saturday, ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been missing in action and did not show up on two of the three days of training ahead of the India tour and BCB President Nazmul Hassan was unsure whether Shakib would tour India.
28 October 2019, 11:18 AM

BCCI proposes D/N Test for Tigers

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to consider changing the second Test between Bangladesh and India next month from a day match to a day-night encounter.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Bangladesh better than South Africa at the moment’

Former Bangladesh coach Dave Whatmore feels that the upcoming T20I series between Bangladesh and India will be an exciting one and said that currently Bangladesh are a better side than South Africa.
27 October 2019, 11:41 AM

Delhi’s air pollution causes concern before Bangladesh-India T20I

The current air pollution in Delhi, the capital of India, has become a concern ahead of Bangladesh’s T20 series against India, with the first T20I scheduled for November 3 at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, formerly known as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
27 October 2019, 10:19 AM

Rishad fifer leads Rangpur

Rangpur Division leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and Khulna Division opener Anamul Haque shone on the first day of the third round of the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) yesterday.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

NCL: Indeed a serious business!

At the start of yesterday, all the fuss was about the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) taking action against premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for allegedly breaching his contract to sign a sponsorship deal with a top mobile phone operator.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

BCB sparks another fire

While teams around the world begin preparing months in advance of touring India, who have emerged as the undisputed powerhouses of Test cricket on their home soil, Bangladesh will be playing their first full-fledged series with less than a week of preparations due to off-field issues.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Tamim to miss India tour

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirms that opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has pulled himself out of the Tour of India on personal grounds.
26 October 2019, 12:39 PM