Abdullah Al Mehdi

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed left for England today to get an assessment of the back injury he incurred during the series against South Africa. Taskin’s injury saw him sit out of the second Test in South Africa and he was subsequently ruled out for the upcoming Test series at home against Sri Lanka, slated to begin with the first Test at Chattogram from May 15.

Since the onset of the pandemic late in 2019, the cricketing world have adjusted to the protocols suggested by health officials to curb the spread of the virus during international series and Bangladesh have been no different in that regard.

Test cricket is a game of aggression, a game where mindset, technique and mental strength become equally important over five days.

After a few overs had been bowled in the third session, wicketkeeper Liton Das was captured by the stump mic telling Mehedi Hasan Miraz ‘don’t give away runs’.

While Bangladesh fans are allowing themselves a rare moment of joy after the Tigers’ historic ODI series triumph in South Africa, the focus yesterday turned sharply back to the domestic circuit for all the wrong reasons.

Bangladesh mounted a terrific effort in getting their very first victory -- a 38-run win -- in South African soil against the Proteas during the first ODI at Centurion yesterday and a pivotal tactical blow was enforced by star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who outdid the ploy that South Africa coach Mark Boucher and captain Temba Bavuma had set Bangladesh up for.

Whether to focus on the batting line-up’s form and ability to counter South Africa’s pacers or to focus on their own pace battery’s performance on South African soil is what may boggle the Bangladesh think-tank most going into the first ODI at Centurion today.

Bangladesh men’s cricket team made a giant leap in their cricket fortunes more than two decades ago when they defeated Pakistan at Northampton in the 1999 cricket World Cup. Former national captain Mohammad Ashraful likened the Tigresses’ victory against Pakistan today to that match in 1999 and was hopeful that bigger achievements will follow the women’s team’s triumph if their domestic cricketing structure is taken care of.

Bangladesh assailed an Afghan side known for their T20 prowess in the first of the two-match T20I series at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla and the margin of victory will surely bring some relief in the Tigers’ camp before the final T20I on March 5.

The T20 World Cup in UAE last year demonstrated that whatever the Bangladesh think-tank had planned going into the mega-event did not bear fruit or lacked in execution, culminating in the debacle.

“We are becoming seniors too, right?” Liton posed the question as an answer at the press conference after his 136-run knock in the second ODI. Such words reflected his confidence, momentum and growing responsibility but also showcased the changing nature of the team’s dynamics.

“We don’t ever think about whether a player is young or a senior. Whenever we play, we try to contribute as members of the team,” Afif

Bangladesh make a return to the ODI format today having last played a 50-over game in July last year and although half a year has passed since the last ODI, Bangladesh looked quietly confident heading into the series during their practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.

The national selectors made wholesale changes to the ODI side for Bangladesh's upcoming series against Afghanistan, slated to begin from February 23 with the first ODI in Chattogram.

It was the penultimate delivery of the final over of the Khulna Tigers innings and everything had come to a head since Chattogram Challengers began their BPL campaign, cascading towards that penultimate delivery yesterday.

Two pulsating games, each with their own themes and surprises in store, played out yesterday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and

As the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) heads towards the closing stages, the upcoming Afghanistan series, slated to begin with the ODI series on February 23, starts to come into view.

There was joy and jubilation on one side, a clutter of youthful energy converging and coming through. At the other side of things,

The pitch at the Hagley Oval threw specific challenges at Bangladesh which the Tigers are not yet close to unraveling after day two of the Christchurch Test.

Bangladesh finally found the resolve, mental depth and proper approach to overcome a 20-year old hurdle and win a first match in any format in New Zealand, clinching the first Test at Mount Maunganui on January 5.