cricket

Bangladesh to face England in tournament opener

Bangladesh will face hosts England in the ICC Champions Trophy opener on June 1, 2017 at The Oval in the Group A encounter.
1 June 2016, 10:09 AM

Shakib helps Abahani pip Prime Bank

Abahani Limited register their sixth win in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League when they come out in front by five wickets against Prime Bank Cricket Club at BKSP No.3 ground today.
1 June 2016, 08:44 AM

Keep your bowling secrets unexposed

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday suggests that cricketer Mustafizur Rahman should take required precautions to stretch his career.
31 May 2016, 20:52 PM

Eranga's action reported

Sri Lanka fast bowler Shaminda Eranga has been reported for a suspect bowling action, the ICC said Tuesday, adding to their woes after they lost the Test series to England.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Cook can put SRT in the shade'

England coach Trevor Bayliss believes Alastair Cook has it in him to surpass India great Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Pathan boost for Abahani

Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan arrived in the capital last night to bolster Abahani ahead of today's crucial Dhaka Premier League encounter against Prime Bank Cricket Club at BKSP.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mustafizur's weight loss worries BCB

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling over providing Mustafizur Rahman, who left for Satkhira last night, with a long leave in order to help him recover from home sickness.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mustafizur Rahman undergoes fitness test with BCB physio after return from IPL

Mustafizur Rahman spent the afternoon at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium undergoing a fitness test after having arrived from India late last night.
31 May 2016, 11:08 AM

Memorable moments from Indian Premier League 2016

Mustafizur Rahman, true to his burgeoning reputation of being one of the finest modern white-ball bowlers, delivers an inch-perfect dipping yorker, flattening the middle stump while leaving Andre Russell sprawled on the floor.
31 May 2016, 05:21 AM

Zampa wary of Warne comparison

Australia's search for a successor to Shane Warne is yet to bear fruit nearly a decade after he retired, so Adam Zampa is naturally wary about comparisons with the leg-spinning great.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

IPL corruption-free: Shukla

Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla tells AFP that this year's edition of the cash-rich extravaganza had been free of corruption thanks to a multi-pronged approach to tackling fixing.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Watching local games crucial'

The importance of Bangladesh improving in Test cricket somehow finds a space in a BCB forum when technical committee members brought it to the notice of BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mashrafe wrecks Rupganj

Kalabagan Krira Chakra captain Mashrafe Mortaza turns back the years to his younger, hay days with a brilliant bowling performance to restrict Legends of Rupganj to only 191 at Fatullah today.
30 May 2016, 09:09 AM

David Warner applauds Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner, who inspired his side to their maiden IPL win, showers praise on Bangladesh’s young left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman.
30 May 2016, 07:17 AM

Hyderabad rise to IPL throne

A late burst from Ben Cutting and disciplined death-over bowling leads Sunrisers Hyderabad to the Indian Premier League Championship for the first time.
29 May 2016, 18:28 PM

Bowling coach to be named in three weeks

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is expected to find a replacement for Heath Streak within the next three weeks.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

SL fight after follow on

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews leads from the front in the second Test at the Riverside on Sunday as his side avoids the embarrassment of another defeat by England inside three days.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Fizz IPL's first best foreign young player

At the end of Sunrisers Hyderabad's rousing Indian Premier League (IPL) final victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday, Mustafizur Rahman was adjudged the Emerging Player of IPL 2016.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Helmet tactic pays dividends

Mosaddek Hossain becomes the hero with an unbeaten 35-ball 57 and the batsman gives an interesting explanation about why he had taken off his helmet during the last over against pacer Forhad Reza, in which he went on to hit a four and six off the last two deliveries.
28 May 2016, 18:13 PM

Peninsula champs

Team Peninsula wins the AK Khan Corporate Cricket League after defeating AK Khan and Co by 97 runs in the final.
28 May 2016, 18:03 PM