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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
11 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Jayed, Ebadot find their zone
Following a disappointing show from the Bangladesh seamers in the first Test in Hamilton, it was a good comeback from the two
10 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers fail to adapt to Wagner's change
Bangladeshi openers Tamim Iqbal and young Shadman Islam did all the hard work of batting against the new ball on a green
10 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers mindful of mind games
It was a similar situation for Bangladesh 18 years ago during their maiden tour of New Zealand in 2001 when the first two days of the first Test in Hamilton were washed out without a ball being bowled.
9 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Another stiff Test for Tigers
All the talk about needing to adapt to hostile New Zealand conditions should take a back seat for the visiting Bangladesh team when they take on the hosts in the second and potentially series-saving Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington from today.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Can Tigers crack 20?
Of the 113 Tests Bangladesh have played so far including the first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton last week, 52 have been played abroad and 61 at home.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Mushfiqur 'extremely doubtful'
Just as he entered the Basin Reserve Stadium in Wellington, the venue for Bangladesh's second Test against host New Zealand, Mushfiqur Rahim looked up at the heavens, muttered something under his breath and joined his team mates for the warm up session yesterday.
6 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Challenges on the field and on the road
The challenge of adapting to hostile New Zealand conditions was an unavoidable one for the Tigers because it entailed getting used to a climate and surface conditions markedly different from Bangladesh, but there has been another hurdle facing the tourists that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could well have avoided.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Walsh rues lack of continuity
From the start of 2017 till the just-concluded first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, Bangladesh have played nine
4 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Winning it in the last minute
Following a run of poor form after being brought into the ODI side as a replacement during the Asia Cup, Soumya Sarkar was dropped from the Bangladesh team for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe last year.
3 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers' failings or a lack of planning?
The sights of a batsman falling to the ground while trying to survive a bouncer and a tired bowler with his head down have been features of the Bangladesh cricketers as they head towards a comprehensive defeat in the first of the three-match Test series against New Zealand at Seddon Park.
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Stark difference in application
It is all about having a clear mind and a specific game plan, but those are aspects in which Bangladesh were found wanting while New Zealand were one step ahead over the first two days of the first Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
1 March 2019, 18:00 PM
'The most dominant ton by a Tiger in NZ'
There were only three Test hundreds scored by a Bangladeshi batsman in New Zealand until yesterday -- Shakib Al Hasan's imperious double hundred in 2017, Mushfiqur Rahim's 159 in the same innings and Mahmudullah Riyad's 115-run knock in Hamilton in 2010.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Unlike teammates, terrific Tamim adapts
"Every individual should have plans. I think we gave away our wickets away just when we were batting well. We have known for a long time that Neil Wagner will do this [bowl short balls], but how you tackle it depends on the individual.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Riyad's Hamilton connection
Mahmudullah Riyad's connection with Hamilton has been a deep one as the city was the site of major turning points in Bangladesh's current stand-in skipper's career.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Onus now on youngsters
If you ask the Bangladeshi cricketers about their favourite format, a majority would answer ODIs or T20Is, mostly because of the glitz and glamour associated with the limited-overs formats.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
True pitch or Green goblins?
Bangladesh spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi walked towards the centre of the Seddon Park yesterday and was actually looking for the pitch which will be one of the main actors when the Tigers face New Zealand in the first of three Tests starting from tomorrow.
26 February 2019, 18:00 PM
'Test of skill more than character'
On his first assignment as the Bangladesh head coach away from home, Steve Rhodes was hit with a reality check last year as Bangladesh faced the music in the West Indies and were bundled out for their lowest ever Test total of 43 runs in the first innings in Antigua.
26 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Hustle to Hamilton
The journey from Christchurch to Hamilton was not as smooth for this reporter as it was for the Bangladesh team, who reached the central town of New Zealand's northern island yesterday afternoon to take part in the first of three Tests against the hosts starting from February 28 at Seddon Park.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Tamim negotiates, and delivers
Mehedi Hasan Miraz was sitting at the hotel lobby in Christchurch, trying to convince Tamim Iqbal about something yesterday.
24 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Some solidity at long last
As he walked off the field after the first day of the two-day practice match had concluded yesterday, Tamim Iqbal turned to this reporter and remarked: "You can smile now, Bangladesh have played well in New Zealand for the first time on this tour."
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM