Mirpur livens up to pace barrage

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Yesterday, on the fourth day of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, many records were broken at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh won the match by a gigantic margin of 546 runs. At Mirpur, which is known as a tweakers’ heaven, it was even more surprising to see the Tigers’ pacers take … Read more

Versatility of home advantage improving Tigers’ Test mentality

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  Ricky Ponting, a former captain of Australia, lauded Ben Stokes, the current captain of England, for his proactive attitude to leadership during the first test of the Ashes, which took place at Edgbaston in Birmingham. During Australia’s first innings in Birmingham, Stokes used a variety of different experimental field placings and bowling strategies. One … Read more

Stokes is always trying to move the game forward: Ponting

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  Ricky Ponting, a former captain of Australia, lauded Ben Stokes, the current captain of England, for his proactive attitude to leadership during the first test of the Ashes, which took place at Edgbaston in Birmingham. During Australia’s first innings in Birmingham, Stokes used a variety of different experimental field placings and bowling strategies. One … Read more

‘Teammates were friends once’: Ashwin reveals flipside of competitiveness

Ravichandran Ashwin, an off-spinner who is now ranked first overall in Test bowling, was left off of India’s eleven to play Australia in the just completed ICC World Test Championship Final. This decision came as a surprise to many people, especially given that Ravichandran Ashwin was not included in the eleven. However, the 36-year-old, who … Read more

Hathurusingha hails ‘maturity’ of quicks

It was a rare sight to watch Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha pour accolades on his side as the Tigers thrashed Afghanistan by a record 546 runs in the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. The match was played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. After such a lopsided … Read more

‘I try to be the best version of myself’

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Zakir Hasan, the opener for Bangladesh, sprang into the scene with a century on his Test debut against India last year. On Friday, he was playing in only his third Test and came close to getting a second hundred in the match. After the Tigers’ record-setting victory against Afghanistan, the left-handed batter was singled out … Read more