Not here ‘just to participate’: Nepal throw warning
9 February 2026, 08:30 AM
England took their time. Sam Curran, entrusted with the crucial final over with 10 runs to defend, first consulted skipper Harry Brook before conferring with the experienced wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler.
9 February 2026, 08:30 AM
A compromise that ended up making cricket the casualty
25 October 2025, 02:25 AM
The 13th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has seen an unusual casualty list -- not of players, but of matches.
25 October 2025, 02:25 AM
A mismatch on paper: Will the India-Pakistan final follow a different script?
28 September 2025, 05:25 AM
In just a few hours, India and Pakistan will meet again -- for the third time in this Asia Cup. The venue, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and the day of the week, Sunday -- are the same as their two previous encounters during the group stage and the Super Four.
28 September 2025, 05:25 AM
Can Tigers benefit from the India-Pakistan final hype?
25 September 2025, 05:05 AM
One glaring aspect of this Asia Cup -- and of most major cricket events, for that matter -- is the organisers’ relentless push to stage as many India-Pakistan clashes as possible.
25 September 2025, 05:05 AM
New-look sides, same old rivalry: Much-anticipated Ind vs Pak clash tonight
14 September 2025, 02:30 AM
When India and Pakistan meet -- in any sport -- the stakes spill over into something more than just a game. It becomes a clash between neighbours bound by political tension, history, and deep mistrust.
14 September 2025, 02:30 AM
40 and still going strong: Ronaldo keeps proving age is just a number
7 September 2025, 07:10 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer the winger who once tore down flanks with blistering pace. More than a decade ago, he reinvented himself into a different kind of player -- one who recognised that his body needed adaptation, transitioning from a dazzling winger to a prolific striker for a more sustainable and record-boosting career.
7 September 2025, 07:10 AM
From T20 to 50-over: Bulbul’s ambiguity continues
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM
From claiming he was here to play a “T20 innings” as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president to announcing his intent to contest in the upcoming board elections yesterday, Aminul Islam Bulbul has remained consistent in one regard -- the ambiguity that often characterises the leadership positions in any line of work in the country.
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Fading ODI reputation reflecting major fall
10 July 2025, 03:00 AM
When it comes to Bangladesh cricket, finding flaws and shortcomings through examining stats and figures is disconcertingly easy.
10 July 2025, 03:00 AM
‘Need to play their best’
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Habibul Bashar played his first World Cup for Bangladesh in 2003 and later led the team in the 2007 World Cup.
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers’ ICC World Cup Stripes: ‘If possible, bring the Cup home’
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Syed Rasel, who played in six Tests, 52 ODIs and eight T20Is for Bangladesh, was also a pivotal figure in the Tigers’ line up for the 2007 World Cup
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers’ World Cup Stripes: Ashraful’s World Cup anecdote
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Undoubtedly one of the most talented cricketers to have emerged in Bangladesh’s cricket history, Mohammad Ashraful has singlehandedly led Bangladesh to numerous victories.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
DPL's first-round sparklers
The ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) has reached its business end -- the Super League stage set to begin in a few days' time with
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
A multifaceted dysfunction
A glance back through the pages of Bangladesh's Test history will reveal an inescapable reality -- the failure of the country's pacers in
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Bowling a problem too
Almost all the questions were raised regarding Bangladesh's batting, especially the repeated top-order debacles during their 3-0 ODI series whitewash at the hands of hosts New Zealand, which was sealed with an emphatic 88-run defeat in Dunedin on Wednesday.
22 February 2019, 18:00 PM
The positives and negatives of BPL 6
The sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) closed out yesterday with the final between Dhaka and Comilla at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Like any other tournament, the month long domestic cricket festival saw some positives and negatives throughout.
8 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Replicate Test conditions in domestic circuit
The currently top-ranked ODI bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been in the spotlight recently due to his fiery performance in the longer version of the game as the Indian's match figures of nine wickets for 86 runs helped defeat hosts Australia by a massive 137-run margin in the third Test at Melbourne.
30 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Competitive but shady
Although followers of Bangladesh's domestic cricket are fewer in number than fans of the Bangladesh team in the international circuit,
28 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Change in mentality the biggest takeaway
2018 has been a year of fluctuating fortunes for the Bangladesh women's cricket team, with the Tigresses' Asia Cup triumph in June being a lofty peak and the disappointing show in the ICC Women's World T20 in West Indies the nadir.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM
The year of Mehedi's elevation
After losing Tamim Iqbal, their most dependable opener, to a left knuckle fracture sustained in the first match of the Asia Cup against
24 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A glimmer of hope
A relatively small ground with an uneven pitch in the middle and unkempt grass all around -- it sounds like the description of a ground where amateur school level tournaments are usually held. But unfortunately the above description is of the Gulshan Youth Club Sports Ground, where the Dhaka First Division Women's Cricket League, organised by BCB, is currently being held.
22 November 2018, 18:00 PM