Afif included in Bangladesh’s Asian Games squad

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has revealed today that the 15-man roster that will represent Bangladesh at the next Asian Games in Hangzhou would comprise a number of players who have previously competed for the country’s national cricket side. Tomorrow is the day when the Saif Hassan-led group, which also includes the likes of Afif Hossain, … Read more

Antony returns to Man Utd’s training as police inquiries continue

According to a statement released by Manchester United on Friday, the club’s winger Antony will return to training on Monday and will be ready for selection while cooperating with police investigations into claims of aggression against women. The international football player from Brazil, who categorically rejects the allegations, was granted a leave of absence by … Read more

Tigers look to bounce back in first WC warm-up match

Tomorrow, Bangladesh’s first World Cup warm-up match will be against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The match will take place in Guwahati. The Tigers arrived in India the day before yesterday and are now training at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. In the just finished home series against New Zealand, which Bangladesh … Read more

Don’t want to be part of these dirty games: Tamim

Video of 'আমি এই নোংরামি থেকে দূরে থাকতে চাই' Tamim Iqbal, a former captain of One-Day Internationals, said that he decided not to play in the World Cup owing to the unjust treatment he got from a high-level official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). On Tuesday evening, BCB revealed the 15-person roster that will … Read more

Tigers want to move on towards World Cup dream

The Bangladesh cricket team left for India’s Guwahati on Wednesday in order to compete in the ICC Cricket World Cup. They are aiming to put behind them the drama that has been taking place at home as a result of the withdrawal of experienced opener Tamim Iqbal from the India-bound squad. A midnight meeting between … Read more

Tigers want to move on

At the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday, prior of the Bangladesh team’s departure for Guwahati for the World Cup, veteran batter Mahmudullah Riyad embraced captain Shakib Al Hasan as coach Chandika Hathurusingha and the other players looked on.  The Bangladesh cricket team left for India’s Guwahati on Wednesday in order to compete … Read more

Tamim ‘felt obstacles in many places’

Yesterday, Tamim Iqbal made a startling discovery and shared it with the world via a live video broadcast on Facebook. The player who holds the record for greatest opening batter in the history of the nation indicated that an injury issue was not the primary reason for his omission from Bangladesh’s World Cup roster. The … Read more

Mashrafe feels Shakib should have talked to Tamim

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, a former captain of Bangladesh, has weighed in on the issue surrounding Tamim Iqbal’s last-minute withdrawal from the World Cup squad. According to Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, either the captain or the coach should have personally talked to the batter about the team’s strategy to bat him in the middle order against Afghanistan. … Read more