An alliance of Bangladesh’s district and divisional sports organisers, along with cricketers and club representatives, held a press conference yesterday alleging government interference in the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections.

Former Bangladesh skipper Salma Khatun has called time on a trailblazing career as a cricketer and is set to embark on a brand new challenge as the first-ever female selector of the national women’s team.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced squads for the white-ball series against Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in the UAE from October 2 to 14.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday appointed former national pacer Hasibul Hossain Shanto as a men’s team selector and also named former women’s skipper Salma Khatun as a women’s selector.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul announced on Friday that the board will appoint its first-ever woman selector for the national women’s team. At the same time, a third selector will be added to the men’s selection panel to work alongside chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu and Abdur Razzak.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul conceded that the women’s team’s preparations for the upcoming ICC Women’s ODI World Cup have been far from ideal. The tournament begins on September 23 in India and Sri Lanka.

Casting her sights at the upcoming marquee tournament, Joty highlighted Bangladesh's key strengths, which aided their success at the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier earlier this year in Pakistan.

Former Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque remained tight-lipped on whether he worked on his game in Australia during a recent visit but divulged on the continued frustrations over poor wickets in T20s, sub-standard domestic four-day cricket and the need for players to find their own ways to improve in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.

Rajshahi and Bogura venues are unlikely to host any of the remaining matches of the National Cricket League (NCL) T20 2025-26, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to stage the rest of the tournament at two venues in Sylhet.

Phil Salt backed up a record-breaking century with a powerful innings of 89 as England beat Ireland by four wickets in the first T20 in Dublin on Wednesday.

Previous BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon had often come under scrutiny for indulging media questions regarding analysis of a match. While Nazmul is not there anymore as BCB boss, the media contingent has not lost their touch. Current BCB president Aminul Islam, who has more expertise given his work in coaching, had to provide an analysis of Bangladesh’s win over Afghanistan.

Chakaravarthy is just the third Indian bowler to top the ICC T20I bowling rankings, after Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Bishnoi.

West Indies have recalled batters Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze for their two-Test tour of India next month but there was no place in the 15-man squad for former skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored a rapid 26 runs off nine balls with a six and four fours in the CPL 2025 Eliminator match between the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and Trinbago Knight Riders on Tuesday.

Incessant rain has finally forced the postponement of the NCL T20 tournament for an indefinite period, the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) tournament committee confirmed yesterday.

The High Commission of India hosted the Tigresses in a tea party, marking their upcoming participation in the 50-over global extravaganza.

The National Cricket League T20 tournament has been postponed indefinitely due to bad weather conditions, BCB tournament committee chairman Akram Khan confirmed to The Daily Star on Tuesday.

The West Indies men’s team will embark on high profile overseas tours to complete a busy year of international cricket for 2025 following a bumper home series against Australia and Pakistan, with a three-match ODI series and a three-match T20I series in Bangladesh scheduled for October-November.

Bangladesh Under-19 team's just-concluded tour of the United Kingdom was heavily marred by inclement weather, with only two of the six scheduled YODIs producing a result. Still the team's management is glad that a few individuals made their mark in the limited opportunities that were on offer.

India became the first team to book their place in the Super Four of the Asia Cup 2025 after the United Arab Emirates handed Oman a 42-run defeat in Abu Dhabi yesterday.