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

Tigers set for fresh start against Sri Lanka

From a shock defeat to Scotland in the first round to eventually qualifying for the Super 12, Bangladesh have seen both sides of the coin in their short time at the ICC T20 World Cup.

23 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigers ‘charged up’ to answer critics

After completing the qualifying round as the runners-up from Group B, courtesy of a record 84-run win over Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Thursday, Bangladesh, who are now placed in group 1 in the Super 12 stage, reached Dubai yesterday afternoon.

22 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Batting intent on display at last

It was not the best of starts with the bat from Bangladesh but the positive approach yielded a much better performance for the Tigers on their last qualifying group game of the ICC T20 World Cup against Papua New Guinea at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat yesterday.

21 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigers keep hopes alive

There were nerves and mounting fear of an elimination from the first round, but there was no shortage of excitement or drama as Bangladesh kept their hopes of qualifying for the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup alive by beating hosts Oman by 26 runs at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat yesterday.

19 October 2021, 18:00 PM

From desolate desert to a festival of cricket

Just over three months ago, a desolate desert was all one could find in the space that the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat currently occupies.

19 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Tense atmosphere surrounds the Tigers

Ever since the shocking defeat against Scotland, one question that has been constantly asked by the Bangladeshi expats here in Muscat is whether the Tigers can qualify for the Super 12 stage and take the flight for Dubai or whether Mahmudullah Riyad and his troops will have to return home empty handed.

18 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Scotland stun Tigers

The majority of the crowd supporting Bangladesh at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat yesterday were stunned as Bangladesh made a disastrous start to their ICC World T20 Round 1 campaign, losing against Scotland by six runs.

17 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigers ready for Scottish hurdle

The reason Bangladesh are playing the qualifying round of the ICC T20 World Cup this time around can be explained by the

16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Mahmudullah bullish ahead of opener

Without the comforts of home advantage or spin-friendly tracks, Bangladesh will need to focus on proper planning and team combination as they begin their ICC T20 World Cup mission today in the opening game of the qualifiers against Scotland at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat.

16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Expectations high from Shakib, Mustafizur

Bangladesh will heavily rely on two of their world-class T20 performers -- premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and ace left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman -- for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE.

15 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Huge support awaits Tigers in Oman

The general cricketing fraternity may not relate the game with Oman but the oil-rich gulf nation is all set to host the qualifying round of the flagship event in the form of ICC T20 World Cup from tomorrow.

15 October 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Need to be smarter in our approach’

The Daily Star (DS): What are the areas of the Performance Analysis can the players utilise to improve?

17 September 2021, 18:00 PM

‘The quicker they adjust, the better’

Mohammad Salahuddin (MS): Obviously expectations in general are high after winning series against Australia and New Zealand. That’s pretty normal because we have winning momentum and can hope that Bangladesh will do well.

14 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Changes likely for fifth T20I

Having already sealed the five-match T20I series against New Zealand with a game in hand, the hosts will look to tinker with the playing eleven in the fifth and final game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

9 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Clarity behind decisions lacking

In recent times there have been a few sensational decisions taken by Bangladeshi cricketers that hit the headlines but as time goes by those decisions may emerge as vague.

6 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Can batsmen overcome mental block?

Bangladesh’s batting department will get a big boost as experienced Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das return to add experience to the side for the five-match T20I series against the Kiwis.

31 August 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Need to change the behavior of our wickets’

While the members of Bangladesh’s limited-overs squad are preparing for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New

21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Felt good that the Aussies weren’t able to charge me’

Many compared Mustafizur Rahman’s performances in the just-concluded five-match T20I series against Australia to his outstanding entry to international cricket in 2015, when the left-arm seamer burst onto the scene with magical cutters and slowers that fooled world-class batsmen from around the globe.

15 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Comeback King Shakib

He can be unpredictable and he can be a bit odd at times but one thing is for sure is that you just cannot take him out of the game at any moment and so once again Shakib Al Hasan proved why he has been the best all-rounder in the world for more than a decade now.

9 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Onus on batsmen in final T20I

Prior to the start of the five-match T20I series against Australia, there were not many who would have thought that Bangladesh could go on to win the series with two games in hand despite the fact that the visitors were without some of their top batsmen.

8 August 2021, 18:00 PM