Bishwajit Roy

"What's the news? Two gone! Oh no," a student in uniform exclaimed over phone and cursed out of frustration after learning that

When I entered the world of Bangladesh sports, cricket started to gain serious traction with the team's unexpected success in the 1997 ICC Trophy changing the complexion of Bangladesh sport. However, cricket's complete monopoly was nowhere in sight at that time. No discussion, not even in a cricket stadium's press box, was complete without talk of domestic football, among other sports.

Cricket Coaching School was renamed as Shinepukur Cricket Club almost silently. According to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Shinepukur is a sister concern of Beximco Group, which bought the club after they defaulted on their players' payments.

When the Bangladesh team flew to New Zealand after an expensive week-long camp in Sydney, hopes were high among the fans.

Bangladesh cricket has already entered a new era where the Tigers' main aim is to convert their dreams into reality. They are a team whose name is uttered with a lot of respect nowadays when it comes to limited-overs cricket.

Sometimes fate brings about an opportunity out of the blue. Some can grab the chance with aplomb, while others fail to do so.

The national selectors are yet to decide upon who will travel to Australia and New Zealand with the team instead of the injured

Recently Mehedi Hasan Miraz made a sensational arrival at the highest level of the game with his off-spin. The most recent

Every father loves to tell stories of their children and all are unique in their own way. Still, when Golam Mortaza told that story to The Daily Star's Bishwajit Roy it seemed like an out-of-this-world tale. It is because the man behind the story was none other than the larger-than-life figure of Bangladesh cricket, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.

The hero worship is continuing. Mehedi Hasan Miraz is now our new cricketing hero and the 19-year old cricketer deserves the adulation that he has been receiving from all quarters since his spin mastery helped the country achieve their best success in their cricket history.

“Dosto (friend), I have to run… I will talk to you later; will give you a call… please pray for me.”

Veni, Vidi, Vici. A 19-year old whose lean figure belies his robust determination, born in Barisal but brought up in Khulna, entered the world

There were many twists and turns in the second Test at Mirpur as a great Test match requires and many segments in the two-match Test series that will create a whirlwind in discussions in the coming days. It was a series where popular phrases such as 'cricket is a funny game' and 'cricket is a game of uncertainty' were given new dimensions.

Are the Bangladesh fans destined to suffer some pain after all the brilliance in the ongoing two-match Test series against

Twists and turns were the hallmarks of the Chittagong classic between Bangladesh and England and the Mirpur Test promised

A baby-faced boy just shy of his 18th birthday who showed early signs of his eventual high caliber at the ground called the Mecca of Cricket is now a 29-year old man about to play his 50th Test today at the home of Bangladesh cricket in Mirpur.

Is BCB's chief curator Gamini Silva under pressure?

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza might be on a holiday at Cox's Bazar, but with Bangladesh's cricketers putting in one of their best Test performances in Chittagong, he barely managed to move away from his television set.

“We have just seen his brilliant bowling on his first day of Test cricket but I am confident that the cricket world will also enjoy

Miracles can happen. But the harsh reality is real and it's totally and completely under someone's control. Bangladesh head coach