Nabid Yeasin

With the new normal very much in mind, sporting activities have slowly started to resume around the world. That is not yet the case for Bangladesh, one of the worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but with the resumption of cricket on the horizon.

“Football, like life in general, I think will never be the same,” Lionel Messi told Spanish daily El Pais as he discussed La Liga’s impending return to action after the coronavirus pandemic earlier this week. Messi’s words hold true not only for football, but all sport, and some would say life in general, in the post-pandemic era.

The brightest of stars do not always need clear skies to draw attention and make their presence known to the world. Such can be said about Shakib Al Hasan, undoubtedly the brightest star of Bangladesh cricket, as the premier all-rounder also does not always necessarily need to be involved in a cricketing activity to hog the spotlight.

In these times, while being held prisoner at your own home behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, one may try to find

I am widely unpopular among my friends, family and colleagues for remembering things. And hence, as I take my turn to reminisce about the first live match that I watched, I could just barely recall some flashes of the day Bangladesh took on England on March 5, 2010 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, my hometown.

After a lousy day at office or school, navigating all the chaos around the city and bearing long hours of traffic, the one thing that people try to find peace in at the end of the day is seeing their favorite club or team playing the game they love. Sport is not only a source of entertainment but also kind of an escape from reality for most people.

Bangladesh stand on the brink of a rare moment going into today’s encounter against Zimbabwe in the second and the final T20I of the two-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

It was a fitting end to Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s reign as captain and the inspirational leader, who did a lot of head-scratching over the years while trying to find the perfect opening partner alongside automatic pick Tamim Iqbal,

How had the nation welcomed the Akram Khan-led Bangladesh side that wrote the first glorious chapter in Bangladesh's cricket history when they defeated Kenya and lifted the ICC trophy in 1997? That success story is known to most of this generation just through stories, pictures and articles, best described by those who had witnessed it first-hand.

While the whole nation is waiting eagerly to welcome the Bangladesh Under-19s with their maiden World Cup trophy, a group of the national side made a silent return to the country yesterday evening after a dismal showing during their first World Test Championship game against Pakistan that they lost by an innings and 44 runs in just over three days at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.

When the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that Mominul Haque would be the Test skipper for the India tour in November last year, even a cricket fraternity benumbed by the shocking news of premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s ban, were left a bit surprised by the board’s decision.

The Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) came to an end with Rajshahi Royals lifting the coveted trophy after a 21-run win over Khulna Tigers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.

Under-19 tournaments and series have always been seen as platforms for young players to showcase their talent and make a statement for being considered at the national level.

A Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) that seemed at first to lack enthusiasm has seen some colourful moments, at least on the field, when the country’s biggest domestic league moved to Chattogram on December 17.

It has been just over 19 years since November 10, 2000 when Bangladesh stepped into the Test arena with their inaugural Test against India, which the Tigers lost by nine wickets in Dhaka. Bangladesh were however applauded for their magnificent showing as the Tigers had the grip of the game even on the third day before a dramatic collapse on the fourth day had undone the fearless start.

Since the eighth-place finish in the World Cup last summer, Bangladesh have mostly been at the receiving end of major blows.

At the start of yesterday, all the fuss was about the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) taking action against premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for allegedly breaching his contract to sign a sponsorship deal with a top mobile phone operator.

A positive vibe prevailed from the morning yesterday with indications that a resolution regarding the national cricketers’ strike that started on Monday would be reached by the end of the day and such was the case -- with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreeing to nine of the 11 initial demands but not before 11:00pm.

The recent fuss in the country’s cricket fraternity seems to be over the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s newly-set requirements for the beep test that must be met in order to play in the National Cricket League (NCL), scheduled to begin next month.

When Bangladesh were pitted against Afghanistan for a one-off Test series followed by a T20I tri-series involving the duo and the low-ranked Zimbabweans, many thought it would be a great opportunity for a declining Tigers to get back into their groove after a