cricket

Pakistan vow to host PSL final in Lahore

Pakistani cricket officials have vowed to stage the final of their Twenty20 league in Lahore next month, despite a powerful Taliban suicide bomb blast which killed 13 people there this week.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Wade sure that back will hold up

Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is confident his back problem will not flare up during the team's four-Test series in India, the 29-year-old said on Thursday.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Tigresses face India today

The Bangladesh women's team will play their second Super Six match in the ICC World Cup qualifier against a formidable India team today at the Nondescript Cricket Club ground in Colombo.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Silent conflicts of interest

Cricket Coaching School was renamed as Shinepukur Cricket Club almost silently. According to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Shinepukur is a sister concern of Beximco Group, which bought the club after they defaulted on their players' payments.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

DRS enabled umpires to make 98.5 percent correct calls: ICC

The ICC Chief Executive David Richardson has revealed that the Emirates Panel of Umpires' usage of the Decision Review System (DRS) has enabled them to attain a staggering accuracy rate of 98.5 percent.
16 February 2017, 10:15 AM

Mustafizur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan to miss initial phase of IPL 2017

Bangladesh Cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman are set to miss initial phase of the Indian Premier League which begins on April 5.
16 February 2017, 07:27 AM

Cricket: Kohli and Smith inspire new captain Root

Joe Root hopes becoming a Test captain will take his batting to the "next level", just as it's done for India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith.
16 February 2017, 06:11 AM

Bangladesh blind cricketers visit Eden Gardens

Visually-challenged cricketers from Bangladesh got their wishes fulfilled when they got an opportunity to meet former India captain Sourav Ganguly in an event hosted by the National Cricket Club at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
16 February 2017, 05:25 AM

Guptill out for 3 SA matches

New Zealand's in-form opening batsman Martin Guptill will miss the first three matches of South Africa's tour after suffering a hamstring injury, officials said Wednesday.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

I'm fully confident after BCL: Fizz

Mustafizur Rahman finished with figures of 18-7-34-1 in the first innings, followed by 13-6-13-1 in the second innings in the just-concluded third-round match of the Bangladesh Cricket League at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium. He did not take many wickets but was economical.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh outclass Ireland

A superb effort from the bowlers and an accomplished chase by the batters leads the Bangladesh women's cricket team to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their first Super Six match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier
15 February 2017, 07:52 AM

Cricket: Ashwin 'Bradman of bowling', says Steve Waugh

Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia's only hope of beating India in their upcoming series is by taming Ravichandran Ashwin, branding the record-breaking spinner "the Bradman of bowling".
15 February 2017, 06:52 AM

Cricket: Black Cap Guptill out for three South Africa matches

New Zealand's in-form opening batsman Martin Guptill will miss the first three matches of South Africa's tour after suffering a hamstring injury, officials said Wednesday.
15 February 2017, 06:02 AM

Bangladesh Cricket: Shakib, Mushfiqur achieve career-high Test rankings as batsman

Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim and allrounder Shakib Al Hasan achieved career-high positions as batsman in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings.
15 February 2017, 05:36 AM

Six Tigers in IPL auction

A total of 351 players, including six Bangladeshis, will feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 players' auction which is scheduled to be held in Bangalore on February 20.
14 February 2017, 18:00 PM

The good and bad from historic Test

Bangladesh's short tour of India may be over but they barely have any time to relax. They have returned home and will probably get a week-long break before beginning their camp for the Sri Lanka series set to begin in the first week of March.
14 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Lessons from Ashwin

Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz reveals the lessons from a chat with India spin superstar Ravichandran Ashwin after the one-off Test between the teams
14 February 2017, 10:21 AM

Wins for Agrani Bank, Shinepukur

Two Premier League promotees, Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club, won their respective matches of the First Division Cricket Super League yesterday.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Pace engine powered by spin

The 208-run win over Bangladesh has extended India's unbeaten Test run to 19 matches. While the margin of the win is substantial, India's bowlers had to toil hard to get 20 wickets on a Hyderabad wicket that seemed to be a batting paradise for most of the game.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Mushfiqur happy with triple role

This might have been just a one-off Test, but there is no doubt that a number of Bangladesh's weaknesses were exposed in the process.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM