Doritos Taijul Islam, who led Bangladesh to their first home Test victory over New Zealand in Sylhet, spoke with The Daily Star’s Mazhar Uddin on being overshadowed by his more prominent teammates and his thoughts on the usage of home advantage in home Tests. The following are some excerpts: The Daily Star (DS): How was the … Read more
West Indies stalwarts Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, and Nicholas Pooran have declined central contract offers, but have reaffirmed their availability for all Twenty20 Internationals throughout the 2023-24 season, including the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which the West Indies will co-host with the United States. These three names were absent from the West Indies’ current … Read more
Ireland defeated Zimbabwe by six wickets on Sunday, thanks to an unbeaten 104-run fifth-wicket stand between Harry Tector and George Dockrell. It was Ireland’s first Twenty20 series victory in Harare. Tector scored 54 and Dockrell 49 as Ireland won the series 2-1 with eight balls to spare, giving Paul Stirling a perfect start as captain … Read more
Nahida Akter’s cricketing path has been nothing short of inspirational, beginning as a little girl living in a fourth-class government employee quarters with her family and dreamt of playing international cricket, to becoming the national team’s most reliable spinner. Nahida yesterday added another exciting chapter to her career as she became the country’s first woman … Read more
David Warner will take front stage when the three-match series against Pakistan begins on Thursday, marking the end of the Australian opener’s Test career. The 37-year-old has stated that he intends to retire from the five-day game following the third Test at his home ground, Sydney Cricket Ground, early next year. Warner has been a … Read more
Bangladesh’s lone tour match in New Zealand will be played on December 14 in Lincoln, according to New Zealand Cricket (NZC). Bharat Popli, an experienced first-class cricketer, will captain the New Zealand XI against Bangladesh in a 50-over warm-up match at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. Several players from New Zealand development squads make up the … Read more
Jalal Yunus, chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) cricket operations committee, stated that Shakib Al Hasan is still the national team’s long-term leader in all three formats and that the board expects him to rejoin as captain after recuperating from injury. “Shakib remains our captain. “We have given Shanto [Najmul Hossain] the captaincy for … Read more
In an effort to terminate the country’s suspension by the International Cricket Council, Sri Lanka’s sports minister rescinded the sacking of the country’s cricket board on Tuesday. “I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension,” Harin Fernando stated on X, formerly … Read more
The surface used for the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur was judged ‘unsatisfactory’ by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and was docked one demerit point. After talking with the captains of both teams, Match Referee David Boon sent his report to the ICC, outlining the … Read more
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed to The Daily Star on Tuesday that Mohsin Sheikh Pervaiz has been selected as the national team’s performance analyst for the New Zealand tour. Pervaiz, who worked in the similar role for the Afghanistan team at the 2023 World Cup, will temporarily replace Shrinivas Chandrasekaran. Following the conclusion of … Read more
