Ashraful dropped for England Tests
March 9, 2010
Bangladesh’s most-capped cricketer, Mohammad Ashraful, has been omitted from the Test squad for the forthcoming series against England, after failing to convince the selectors that he is in the right frame of mind to resume his international career.
Ashraful, 25, missed last week’s ODI series in a bid to recapture his form following a poor Read more
Bangladesh U-19 lose last-over Thriller
January 18, 2010
Jr. Tigers lost their 2nd Group D match of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup as they lost to West Indies by a single run at Fitzerbert Park in Nwe Zealand on Sunday.
Chasing 250 to win, Bangladesh needed two runs from three balls with one wicket in hand, but Shaker Ahmed’s run-out sparked wild celebrations in the West Indian camp.
Bangladesh’s chase had been one of fits and starts — four batsmen fell between individual Read more
Lanka tame Tigers
January 5, 2010
Sri Lanka started the Idea Cup Tri-nation series with a comfortable seven-wicket victory as Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed his first hundred (104) against Bangladesh while skipper Kumar Sangakkara scored 74 to steer their side to the target of 261 in 44.5 overs over hosts Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Chasing Bangladesh’s fighting total of 260 for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 50 Read more
Transcom becomes official beverage partner of BCB
January 3, 2010
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday unveiled Transcom Beverage Limited, the franchise holder of Pepsi, as their official beverage partner for the next two years starting from January 1, 2010.
The agreement was signed at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday on the eve of the tri-series that kicks off tomorrow
BCB held a press conference on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur to announce the Read more
Nazmul out, Shahadat in
January 3, 2010
Pace bowler Nazmul Hossain has suffered a right quadriceps muscle injury during the practice on Saturday. He is likely to be out of action for two weeks.
He has been ruled out of the Idea Cup Tri-Nation Cricket Championship, beginning on January 4 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Read more
Khulna women clinch title
January 3, 2010
Khulna Division emerged champions in the third Women’s National Cricket League with an emphatic 58-run win over Dhaka Division at Khulna Divisional Stadium yesterday.
Salma Khatun grabbed three scalps as Dhaka were skittled out for 78 in 42.3 overs chasing a moderate total of 136 made by Khulna, who fell in trouble after opting to bat first.
Opener Suktara, however, stood tall against the Dhaka bowlers and hammered 54 Read more
Tickets at GP outlets
January 3, 2010
Tickets for the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament involving India, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh will be available at all Grameenphone outlets.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday confirmed it in a press release and they also gave the rates of the tickets for the tri-nation tourney which will kick off with the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on January Read more
Mashrafe out, Shakib captain
January 1, 2010
Paceman Shafiul Islam to get a place in the final team
Mashrafee bin Murtaza’s hopes of returning to international cricket ended on Thursday when he was excluded from the final 15-member squad for this month’s home tri-nation tournament involving India and Sri Lanka.
In order to give him more opportunity to gain his hundred percent match fitness, the selection Read more
BCB comes down harsh on CWAB
January 1, 2010
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday came down heavily on Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) and two national players Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan who raised their voices in favour of the campaign boycotting the National Cricket League (NCL).
After an emergency board meeting yesterday, which was called to discuss the crisis over the Read more
Women’s cricket
January 1, 2010
Rajshahi Division earned the third successive victory in the 3rd Women’s National Cricket League beating Sylhet Division by 103 runs at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Thursday.
In the other match of the day, Dhaka Division defeated Barisal Division by eight wickets at the Read more