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 sniff blood in the water

The five-match T20I series against Australia starting from today can prove to be the turning point for Bangladesh to evolve further as a team, especially in the shortest format of the game.

2 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Domingo pleads for positivity towards Tigers

The confidence after the successful tour in Zimbabwe was clearly emitting in the words of the Bangladesh team’s head coach Russell Domingo during his interaction with the media as both Bangladesh and visitors Australia began their training ahead of the upcoming five-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Ashraful reckons Aussies as favourites

Among the monumental events in Bangladesh cricket’s history that shaped the course of its evolution, the ODI win against Australia back in 2005 by riding on Mohammad Ashraful’s brilliant hundred, during the NatWest Series in Cardiff, will undoubtedly remain right on top for the Tigers.

31 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigresses’ future in jeopardy

“If you ask me in one word, the situation is bleak. Much like the present scenario, our future also looks uncertain,” a member of the Bangladesh national women’s cricket team, while requesting anonymity, expressed her vulnerable state to The Daily Star as the women’s cricket in the country suffered a heavy blow since the COVID-19 outbreak back in March last year.

24 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Bowlers feed off Taskin’s efforts

Genuine pacers generally tend to bank on extra pace and bounce alongside initial movement to make the most impact, but what separates the average fast bowler from a quality one is the control and consistency to make things even more difficult for batsmen.

18 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Will things improve beyond Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe have over the years been the ideal opposition for Bangladesh whenever the Tigers have been looking to gain confidence and return to winning ways following a string of defeats across formats.

13 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Can Shakib reignite the spark in Harare?

In his illustrious international career spanning 15 years, there were rarely any instances when doubt could be casted over Shakib Al Hasan's ability to perform, in any department of the game.

4 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Gaping holes in potential leadership roles

Dark clouds concerning the relatively less younger players to assume the leadership role in future has hovered over Bangladesh cricket in the recent years as the four horsemen, the most experienced players — Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah Riyad — approaches the tail-end of their respective careers.

28 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Shakib takes frustration to the extreme

The historic battle between archrivals Abahani and Mohammedan SC may have faded over the years but Shakib Al Hasan certainly felt the heat of the rivalry and took it to new heights, or depths based on how you look at it, during a Dhaka Premier League T20 encounter yesterday.

11 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Potential leadership void looms large

The process of preparing a future captain starts by grooming the relatively younger players into leadership roles, often as vice-captains, and train them to share responsibilities side by side with the experienced, senior cricketers so that they may evolve into future leaders.

26 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mushfiqur’s heroics shield same old trends

Mushfiqur Rahim single-handedly helped Bangladesh put up a fighting total of 246 runs against Sri Lanka during the second ODI in Mirpur yesterday, but although that one-man salvo averted another batting debacle the overall problem in the department persists.

25 May 2021, 18:00 PM