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The pacers had some early morning zip, with Kiwi skipper Tim Southee in particular gaining some swing off the air. Moisture was prevalent due to the overcast circumstances, but spin was to dominate proceedings as Southee had predicted a day before the first Test. Saqlain Mushtaq, New Zealand’s spin coach, spoke in the morning about … Read more
Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi to be sent for blocking the pitch in Test cricket today in Dhaka, during the post-lunch session of the second Test against New Zealand. The incident happened in the 41st over of the game. Mushfiqur, who was batting on 35, fielded a delivery from bowler Kyle Jamieson and then … Read more
Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh became the country’s first hitter to be ejected for disturbing the pitch on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Dhaka today. Tamim Iqbal, who is making his international commentary debut today, believes that a player who has played over 80 Tests should have known better than … Read more
On Sunday, the Bangladesh women’s cricket team added another victory to their season, defeating South Africa in the opening Twenty20 of a three-match series at Benoni. But skipper Nigar Sultana, who led the team to white-ball series victory at home against Pakistan, a bronze medal in the Asian Games, and a drawn ODI series against … Read more
The Pakistan women’s team, led by Nida Dar, made history on Tuesday in Dunedin by defeating New Zealand for the first time in a T20I series. Pakistan retained their nerve to win the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series by defending 137 against a powerful White Ferns side in their own land. New Zealand … Read more
West Indies ODI captain Shai Hope credited a conversation he had with former India captain MS Dhoni after leading the Caribbeans to a thrilling four-wicket win over England in Antigua on Sunday with his fastest ODI tonne. Hope’s undefeated 83-ball 109 included four boundaries and seven sixes. He reached his century in 82 balls, after … Read more
The recent National Cricket League umpiring dispute prompted the BCB Umpires’ Committee to establish a fact-finding body. The BCB has pulled six umpires from the Bangladesh Cricket League, which begins today, after evidence of bad umpiring was discovered. Syed Mozahiduzzaman Swapan, Mohammad Wahid, Joynal Abedin, Shyful Islam Jewel, Shafiuddin Ahmed Babu, and Asad Ur Rahman … Read more
In their first meeting as a committee, the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s three-member special committee to analyse the team’s performance in the recently completed ODI World Cup in India met with selectors and players on Sunday. The three-person committee is made up of BCB directors Enayet Hossain Siraj (convener), Mahbubul Anam (member), and Akram Khan (member). … Read more
Shreyas Iyer struck a half-century and fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh combined for five wickets as India defeated Australia by six runs in the last Twenty20 International on Sunday, denying the visitors a consolation win. Australia, chasing 160 in Bangalore, appeared to be on track for victory after Ben McDermott struck 54, but … Read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday that an independent cricket regulator would be established after a damning investigation uncovered racism, misogyny, classism, and elitism in the sport. In June, the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) released its findings, which revealed “widespread” discrimination in the game and made 44 recommendations. … Read more
