Bangladesh batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das hit fifties to propel the Tigers to 306 for five in the final session of Day Three of the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan on Friday. 

New Zealand ‘A’ were scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on September 28.

Bangladesh will certainly take heart from their short vigil at the crease on the day but will be knowing full well that any slip in concentration can prove disastrous.

Women’s wing head of Bangladesh Cricket Board Habibul Bashar insisted that even though the girls are upset about missing out on playing the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil, it won’t hamper their preparation for the global tournament.

The Shpageeza T20 league kicked off last week, with the usual cricket fever fanned by the promised inclusion of national players, many of whom have not joined domestic tournaments since the Taliban authorities swept to power in 2021.

Papon’s tendency of stirring up controversy with his words made him a colorful figure in the country’s cricket.

Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Jaker Ali and Saif Hassan struck brilliant hundreds for Bangladesh ‘A’ against Pakistan Shaheens on the third day of the second four-day match at the Islamabad Club Cricket Oval on Thursday.

Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Sajjadul Alam Bobby has said that the way National Sports Council (NSC) took away his councillorship and BCB directorship is akin to direct interference in board matters.

Cricketers Shoriful Islam, Towhid Hirdoy, and Nurul Hasan Sohan have urged countrymen to stand by the victims as a number of districts have been hit by severe floods.

All-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz gave Bangladesh a crucial breakthrough when he had Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel stumped just before tea on Day 2 of their first Test in Rawalpindi today.

Former national team captain and selector Faruque Ahmed became the first-ever cricketer to become the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president on Wednesday. Following his appointment, Faruque talked to the media on various issues, providing an idea about his way of operation in the coming days, during a press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The excerpts of the press brief are as follows:

Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6-3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets for no runs in 10 balls.

Nazmul Hassan Papon’s long reign at Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) came to an end yesterday when he resigned as president of the country’s most coveted sports body, paving the way for former captain Faruque Ahmed to assume the lead role.

Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud praised his side’s fielding, particularly behind the wicket, which remained as the key highlight of day one of the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Newly appointed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said he had not changed his mind about removing Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathuruisngha. 

Bangladesh star player Tamim Iqbal has been out of the national team since opting himself out of the ODI World Cup in India last year citing that he does not want to be part of dirty games. Tamim’s fitness issues have also played a hand in him being out of national team lately.

Bangladesh opted to field first in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi today.

Faruque Ahmed, the newly-appointed president of Bangladesh Cricket Board, has said that his ‘first and foremost responsibility is to take cricket forward’.

Former national team captain Faruque Ahmed has been made president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.