Friday, March 29, 2024

Taskin vows to play England series

Bangladesh’s young pacer Taskin Ahmed said on Thursday that he is determined to play in the forthcoming England series at home by successfully rectifying his bowling action. Taskin along with spin bowler Arafat Sunny was suspended from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal during the ICC World Twenty20 in India.

Fracas over BPL fixture

Languid BFF shows mismanagement The Bangladesh Football Federation finally released the partial fixture of Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday but not before the some drama behind the curtains. With only 48 hours to go before the league starts, BFF struggled to decide how many rounds will be held in the opening phase in Chittagong.

Rafique joins HP coaching panel

BCB expands programme, 55 players called up from four groups The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday added former national cricketer Mohammad Rafique to its coaching panel for the ongoing camp of High Performance unit. Rafique, the first Bangladeshi cricketer to claim 100 Test wickets, will work as a consultant coach with the spin bowling group ... Read more

Fizz to blaze with 90

Pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman could at last reach England to join Sussex County Cricket Club to rock the NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup and got his trademark jersey number 90. Popularly known as Fizz, the paceman who plays with the same number in limited over cricket for Bangladesh and Indian Premier League ... Read more

Mashrafee hopeful of England’s tour

Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza is confident that the forthcoming home series against England will go ahead as planned despite concern over security in the wake of recent terror attacks. Bangladesh began their preparation for the October series, which comprises two Test matches and three one-day internationals, through a conditioning camp at Mirpur

BOA seeks over Tk 2cr for Rio meet

Bangladesh Olympic Association has sought more than Tk two crore from government for participating in the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games, officials said on Wednesday. BOA submitted a budget worth Tk 2.12 crore to the ministry of youth and sports last month but the ministry is yet to give any positive response. BOA claimed they have

Mustafiz leaves hoping to learn

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman believed his stint with Sussex will be a learning curve as he left for England on Wednesday. The left-arm pace bowler had an anxious wait for his UK visa to join Sussex for NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup. ‘I will have many things to learn,’ Mustafiz told reporters ... Read more

Review committee captures action

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee captured actions of two suspected bowlers on Wednesday, the first day of their operation through video cameras to assess them through software for further scrutiny. The committee will work with 10 bowlers, whose bowling actions were reported as suspect during this year’s Dhaka Premier League,

Tigers set to reunite today

Sri Lankan trainer promises to return soon Members of the Bangladesh national cricket team will reunite today when the preparation camp for the forthcoming home series against England starts in Mirpur. In the absence of head coach Chandika Hathrusinghe, it is however expected that only fitness training will be held in the first few days ... Read more

Mezbah, Shirin complete Rio lineup

Both Mezbahuddin Ahmed and Shirin Akter promised to give their best in the forthcoming Rio Olympics after the International Association of Athletics Federations granted them wild-card entries late on Monday. The wild-cards came at a time when the duo all but lost their hopes following the expiry of deadline on July 14. The Bangladesh Olympic Association was

Relieved Mustafiz heads for Sussex

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman heaved a sigh of relief as he was finally granted his UK visa on Tuesday paving the way for him to join English county side Sussex for NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup. Mustafiz will now fly for England today at 10:10am by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight ... Read more

Bowling review committee to start with Naeem, Amit

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee will start its work today with bowlers, whose actions were reported as suspect during recent Dhaka Premier League. Left-arm spinner Naeem Islam Jr of Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Limited’s off-spinner Amit Kumar will work on the first day with the committee to start

BFF mulls Maldives friendly

Bangladesh Football Federation is planning to play an international friendly match against Maldives in September 1 in Male as part of their preparation ahead of their Asian Cup qualifying home play-off match against Bhutan on September 6. BFF said they are making a discussion with Maldives Football Federation who primarily agreed to host Bangladesh. ‘We have

BCB plans big for young cricketers

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has undertaken an elaborate programme to instill competitive mindset amongst the age level players, who are being deprived of enough exposures. Unlike past years, the BCB’s game development committee said it will organise several programmes and will also arrange series against overseas teams to groom up the young players.

Pro-league logo, trophy unveiled amid glitz

With a commitment of spreading football outside the capital, JB Bangladesh Premier League has started its official journey through a colourful logo and trophy unveiling ceremony at a city hotel on Monday. Another grand opening ceremony will be held today in Chittagong, where the ninth edition of the professional football league will get underway on ... Read more

Mustafiz still awaits UK visa

Pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is yet to get a UK visa to play for county team Sussex despite six working days have passed since he faced a visa interview. A Bangladesh Cricket Board official privy to the matter said Mustafiz faced visa interview on last Monday but was made to wait as his application is ... Read more

Sk Jamal dismisses coach Manik

Reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club on Monday sacked their head coach Shafiqul Islam Manik to facilitate the reappointment of Nigerian coach Joseph Afusi. Afusi left the club after helping Jamal to win last season’s Premier League title and Bhutan’s Kings Cup as well as guided the Dhanmondi-based outfit to become

Sakib keeps on shining

Sakib al Hasan heroics helped his side Jamaica Tallawahs to win for the two consecutive days as they beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 109 runs in their Caribbean Premier League match on Sunday at Jamaica. Sakib, who scored an unbeaten century and picked up a wicket in Jamaica’s win against Guyana Amazon Warriors a ... Read more

HP camp gets underway

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s $1million worth High-Performance Programme started on Sunday at Mirpur with an aim to have 25 prospective cricketers the best prepared for international cricket in near future. BCB vice president and chairman of the HP programme Mahbubul Anam inaugurated the camp and promised to do whatever it takes to prepare the players

Saintfiet satisfied with his charges

National football team’s Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet expressed his satisfaction after a six-day long training camp with the 28-member preliminary squad as he believed he had received enough information about the players. The new coach conducted the camp to select the national team ahead of Bangladesh’s Asian Cup Qualifying Play-offs against Bhutan, scheduled