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
Tigers take control after Taijul's fifer
A day that seemed to be going Zimbabwe's way ended with smiles for the hosts as Bangladesh, riding on their spinners, managed to bounce back in the final session of the third day of the second Test yesterday.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Taylor turns it on
After starting the day badly, Zimbabwe staged a strong recovery on the back of Brendon Taylor's fifth Test hundred, which was also his maiden away ton, on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh yesterday. At one stage they seemed set to go past the follow-on target of 322, before the Bangladesh spinners bounced back late in the day.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Masterful Mushfiqur scales new peak
Bangladesh dominated proceedings on Day 2 as they picked up the wicket of captain Hamilton Masakadza after declaring their innings at 522 for 7. Zimbabwe openers had negotiated fiery spells from Mustafizur Rahman and newcomer Khaled Ahmed but Taijul Islam picked up the Zimbabwe captain in the 14th over. Four more overs of play took place before stumps on Day 2.
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Mushfiqur, Mominul make it Tigers' day
There was a lot at stake for Bangladesh coming into the second and potentially series-saving Test against Zimbabwe on the back of eight consecutive sub-200 scores in their last four Test matches, all of which they lost.
11 November 2018, 18:00 PM
'Learned a lot from this ton'
After striking four Test tons in his first 22 innings, Mominul Haque had to wait 23 innings to register his fifth Test hundred and he
11 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's debacle dependency
When 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer was asked what set him apart from his peers, he philosophically mused: "Maybe they
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM
United from the ground up
Even as the national Test team suffer heavy defeats at the centre of the public glare, away from the spotlight the engine room of
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Zim roar as Tigers whimper
When Ariful Haque was the last batsman to be dismissed, top-edging Wellington Masakadza to wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva, he and the rest of the Bangladesh team were probably unaware that there were still a lot of spectators queuing up outside the ground to watch the first Test ever to take place at the Sylhet International Stadium.
6 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers' frailty exposed
Test cricket is so named because it tests temperament, adaptability, patience and above all, the ability to push the limits of discipline as an individual as well as a team.
6 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Quiet but deadly, Taijul lends hope
Despite his outstanding entry into the international cricket when he took five wickets across two innings of his debut Test, Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam has never been feted as a superstar.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM
'We're in a big hole'
Since being appointed as Bangladesh head coach back in June, Steve Rhodes went through arguably his toughest press conference after the third day's play at the Sylhet International Stadium yesterday.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers collapse yet again
Bangladesh may not have been able to become a consistent side in Test cricket, but their batsman have certainly remained consistent in a negative way by not reaching the 200-run mark in their last seven innings.
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
'No shortage of confidence'
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam helped the side overcome the absence of lead spinner Shakib Al Hasan and bagged his fourth
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Short-termism laid bare
"Hopefully it will spin. Also [hoping there will be] something that gives our seamers a chance. We want to see how good they are. When we play away from home,
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Not a perfect start for Tigers
Bangladesh were hoping to utilise home conditions to greater effect given their strategy of undoing their opponents with a spin-heavy side, but instead it is Zimbabwe who will be the happier side after their performance on the opening day of the inaugural Test at the
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM
'Captaincy helps my game'
When it comes to standing up in moments of crisis, Mahmudullah Riyad is one name in Bangladesh cricket who has done it more often than not and he has done it not just with bat or ball in hand, but also as a leader.
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers look to dominate in Sylhet's first
Bangladesh's growth in Tests has not quite matched their progress in ODI cricket as just 10 wins in 108 matches show. Among their most monumental results in the format are wins over Australia and England at home on tailor-made pitches that favour spin bowling, so the Tigers may opt for the same strategy when they take on Zimbabwe at the Sylhet International Stadium today in the first match of a two-Test series.
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Rhodes looking to lift Test fortunes
On his first assignment as Bangladesh head coach, Steve Rhodes witnessed a calamitous collapse that ended in the Tigers being bundled out for just 43 runs -- their lowest ever score in Tests -- in Antigua during the tour of West Indies in July this year.
1 November 2018, 18:00 PM
'Angry, nasty, but in control'
There were high hopes of Bangladesh's fast bowlers since the arrivals of Al-Amin Hossain and Taskin Ahmed in 2014 and the emergence of Mustafziur Rahman, who took the world by storm in mid-2015. Three years on, only Mustafizur apart has to lived up to the initial hype.
1 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Sylhet's challenge to revive a rich history
Although Bangladesh's first Test against Zimbabwe starting on November 3 will make the Sylhet International Stadium the country's
31 October 2018, 18:00 PM