Doritos A member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s medical department confirmed to The Daily Star that cricketer Shakib Al Hasan would go to London today to consult an ophthalmologist. Shakib has recently had problems with his vision when batting. He had lately seen an ophthalmologist in Dhaka, having done so during the ODI World Cup in … Read more
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 21 runs in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday, taking a 2-0 series lead. Pace bowler Adam Milne took four wickets. After Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman hit half-centuries, the visitors squandered away a solid position in their run chase, being bowled for 173 in the penultimate over in response … Read more
On his first day in office, Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan Papon stated he wanted more open playgrounds rather than limited stadiums when asked if he would prioritize skill training or infrastructure development. “I am not in favor of building stadiums; I am in favor of sports.” We don’t need stadiums all over the … Read more
A fresh look The West Indies squad is looking for inspiration from Caribbean great Brian Lara before of a difficult two-Test series in Australia, which begins on January 17. Lara, who will serve as a pundit for the series, took on extra obligations when he joined the Caribbean squad for its first practice session at … Read more
At the Jagannath Hall cricket ground on Friday, the Fifth Floor team defeated the Sixth Floor team by a score of 66 runs in the Daily Star Intra Cricket Tournament 2024 final. The floor won with such dominance that it was their first championship since 2017. Fifth Floor batted first and amassed a massive 103 … Read more
Nazmul Hassan Papon, the recently appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, feels that Bangladesh has the ability to perform well at the world level in a variety of disciplines and wants to address the challenges impeding that progress. “There are many sports in which I believe we can do well internationally,” Papon said Wednesday, a … Read more
On Friday, Antum Naqvi batted 300 not out from 295 balls, breaking Zimbabwe’s domestic first-class record for the greatest individual score by a hitter. The 24-year-old all-rounder smashed the previous mark of 265 established by Cephas Zhuwao in 2017, slamming 30 fours and 10 sixes for his Mid West Rhinos in a four-day Logan Cup … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday that Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami had been left out of India’s team for the first two Tests against England. Kishan, the wicketkeeper batter, begged to be excused from the two-match series in South Africa in December, claiming personal reasons, and was not … Read more
The Australian women’s squad sees their first bilateral series in Bangladesh in March as an essential warm-up for the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, which will be held in the same nation later this year. The Australians will play an ODI and T20 series against the Nigar Sultana Joty-led squad, which national selector Shawn Fledger … Read more
Sri Lanka has to improve its fielding to compete for the T20 World Cup this year, according to newly appointed short-format skipper Wanindu Hasaranga on Saturday. Hasaranga is on a high following a career-best 7-19 against Zimbabwe in Thursday’s ODI final, and he will make his debut as captain on Sunday, when the tour’s 20-over … Read more
