Mazhar Uddin

Interview / ‘Cricket in Bangladesh shouldn’t be Dhaka-centric’

Raja shared his views on the state of BPL, Bangladesh cricket, and more, in an interview with The Daily Star.

27 February 2024, 01:41 AM

Tanzid Hasan Tamim Interview / ‘I don’t want to confine myself to one format’

'I have the desire to represent Bangladesh across all three formats as I don’t want to confine myself to a particular format'

25 February 2024, 03:00 AM

Ingenuity behind Shoriful blooming

The 22-year-old left-arm pacer spoke about his game among other things with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star during an interview.

20 February 2024, 01:30 AM

Shoriful hopes to carry over BPL form into T20 World Cup

Shoriful is leading the wicket-takers list in this year’s BPL, having taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of just 15.86.

19 February 2024, 06:04 AM

‘I have no complaints, nor am I disappointed in myself’

Jaker Ali Anik came to the fore when he smashed three consecutive hundreds in the 2022-23 Bangladesh Cricket League, ending up as the leading run-getter of the tournament. The 25-year-old is one of the handful of local cricketers who have been able to show glimpses in the ongoing and the previous Bangladesh Premier League season for Comilla Victorians. Anik, whose exclusion from the Bangladesh T20 squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka series led to Comilla head coach Mohammad Salahuddin criticising the selection process, spoke about how playing for Bangladesh 'A' team and High-Performance team had helped his game and the way Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan had an influence on him along with a few other topics during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The...

18 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Aliss’ rocky ride to national team

Aliss Al Islam talked about his journey and experience during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

15 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Shanto’s dream comes true

“One of my dreams came true,” said Najmul Hossain Shanto as he expressed his initial reaction after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declared him as the all-format captain yesterday.

12 February 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Good players on good wickets will lead to good cricket’

'When you put good players on good wickets you will get to see some good T20 cricket.'

11 February 2024, 01:00 AM

End of a ban made tolerable by Covid-19

Shakib Al Hasan’s one-year ban is set to end tomorrow, clearing the way for the star Bangladesh all-rounder to appear in all forms of cricket.

27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Sentu’s rise from despair to IPL job

Robiul Karim, also known as Sentu, began as a wicket-keeper batsman at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) and, with his talent he was able to make a mark. His prospects looked promising as he then played for the Bangladesh under-17 side but a dramatic downfall saw the promising cricketer lose his way as he had to quit the game to help his struggling family.

23 October 2020, 18:00 PM

What has changed a year after the players’ strike?

Exactly a year ago on this day, Bangladesh cricket was rocked when the country’s top cricketers convened in Mirpur and announced that they would boycott all cricketing activities unless the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) met their 11-point demand.

20 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Mixed feelings for Tigers

There have been mixed feelings from cricketers over the cancellation of the Tigers’ tour of Sri Lanka after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) failed to agree with the revised health protocol from Sri Lanka Cricket.

29 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Is there a plan for domestic cricket?

“Do you know when domestic cricket is going to start again?’’-- this is the one question that reporters covering Bangladesh cricket have been asked by domestic cricketers almost every other day over the past month or so.

27 September 2020, 18:00 PM

‘A different world’

The coronavirus pandemic has widened the world’s vocabulary by driving words such as lockdown, quarantine and isolation into daily use. The latest buzzword is bio-secure bubble.

24 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Focus should be on actual strengths

In the 20 years since Bangladesh attained Test status, there have been some shortcomings in Tests on the part of team management when it came to settling on the actual strength of the Tigers, their opponents’ and the conditions, especially in the lead-up to foreign tours.

7 September 2020, 18:00 PM

The intangible importance of fielding

There is a saying about Test cricket -- when nothing’s going your way while bowling, tighten up the field and put pressure on the batters and something will happen. That, however, is an area where the Tigers have been generally lacking in their 20 years of Test cricket.

3 September 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Never say never’

The Daily Star’s Mazhar Uddin caught up with former Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha and asked some unanswered questions which he answered candidly.

1 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Would consider working in shorter formats: McMillan

Former New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan, who has recently been appointed as Bangladesh’s batting consultant for their upcoming three-Test tour of Sri Lanka, expressed his willingness to work in all formats with the Tigers during an interview with The Daily Star’s Mazhar Uddin.

29 August 2020, 10:12 AM

Tigers’ Test Trials: New chance to fix old problems

After a long gap, it will be a new beginning for Bangladesh when they step onto the field for the first Test against Sri Lanka, but the challenge will remain the same in the longest format.

23 August 2020, 18:00 PM

A limited-edition original

Mahendra Singh Dhoni will long be celebrated as the most successful limited-overs Indian captain, and the plaudits have only begun as the cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday.

16 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Lapses could endanger rights to hosting foreign teams

With authorities getting green signal to resume sporting activities in a limited scale and by maintaining proper health protocols following sport’s ministry’s clearance on Monday, the challenge for Bangladesh actually begins now.

11 August 2020, 18:00 PM

BCB risks falling behind in the new normal

The news that 11 footballers, a majority of whom were asymptomatic, tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the national team’s camp could serve as a big lesson to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, who are thinking of the resumption of cricket in the coming days.

7 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Training week ends with players wanting more

Although yesterday was supposed to be the last day of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s individual training schedule as part of their attempt to resume cricket, Mushfiqur Rahim characteristically expressed his wish to practise for two more days at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

26 July 2020, 18:00 PM

An unwelcoming gentleman’s club

As they say, cricket is a gentleman’s game and, perhaps by that virtue, it is also an expensive sport when it comes to buying modern-day equipment.

25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

A wistful longing felt across all levels

Like any other day, 13-year-old Khondokar Sarzil Sahed rushes towards his balcony and searches for something. After standing still for a few minutes, the young boy asks the same question to his father every day: “Baba, when will you take me to the cricket ground again?”

18 July 2020, 18:00 PM

A mess locals could help fix

The coronavirus pandemic has led many sectors to realise the importance of having their own resources. In that vein, Bangladesh cricket is facing tough questions about its reliance on foreign coaching staff.

9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Lax Mushy causes a stir

International cricket made its return in England yesterday after a long break due to coronavirus pandemic. Many other countries like Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan and South Africa had already made up their minds regarding taking the challenges in new normal

8 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Nazmul shows a softer side

He may be famous for the ‘Nagin dance’, his trademark celebration after scalping wickets on the international circuit, but left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam Apu showed another side to his character during these testing times.

1 July 2020, 18:00 PM