Hasan Murad the new face in Shanto-led Test squad

  Najmul Hossain Shanto was named captain of Bangladesh for their upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand, which will begin on November 28 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The left-handed bowler, who is 25 years old, will be Bangladesh’s 13th leader in Tests. Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently captain, is still out … Read more

Will first-class cricket’s value be realised?

The Bangladesh team’s lacklustre play at the World Cup has raised questions about their planning and other issues, but the most important thing to learn is that the whole team isn’t as good as it should be by world standards. In this country, the longer version has not gotten much attention, and many people think … Read more

I never lobbied for Shaheen’s captaincy: Afridi

In Pakistan, there were rumours that previous captain Shahid Afridi was working to get his son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi named as T20I captain. Babar Azam will step down as captain of all three types of cricket, and Shaheen will take over as leader of the Pakistan T20I team. Since they were knocked out of the … Read more

BCB waits for disciplinary committee report on Shakib

Tanvir Islam Tito, head of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) media committee, said that the board will decide what to do about Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal’s pre-tournament talks once they get the report from the disciplinary committee. He didn’t know about Shakib’s talk with a local TV station before the team went for … Read more

Media recipient of BCB’s latest deflection!

Tanvir Islam Tito, head of the media committee for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), made a confusing comment yesterday that seemed to add to the board’s uncertainty about what went wrong with the national team at the World Cup. Tito claimed that the media was also to blame for the trouble that Bangladeshi captain Shakib … Read more

Umpiring scandal fuels the fire

A lot of people talk about how bad the local cricket in Bangladesh is, but that talk fades when the national team does well. This time, during the ICC ODI World Cup, an umpiring scandal is once again at the centre of attention. Recently, there was a big problem in the National Cricket League (NCL), … Read more