England's injured Woakes still has Ashes hopes

England paceman Chris Woakes is considering rehabilitation rather than surgery on his dislocated shoulder in a last-ditch bid to make himself available for the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia.
9 August 2025, 05:30 AM

Debutant Nawaz sparks Pakistan to 5-wicket win over Windies

Hasan Nawaz made a triumphant ODI debut, going 63 not out on Friday to power Pakistan over West Indies by five wickets in their ODI series opener.
9 August 2025, 03:06 AM

BCB to hold board meeting today

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to hold a board meeting today to discuss key agendas, including appointing a sports management and consultancy firm to organise the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
9 August 2025, 02:30 AM

Australia settle on Marsh and Head as T20 openers

Australian white-ball skipper Mitchell Marsh says he will open the T20 batting with Travis Head for the foreseeable future as the team looks for stability at the top leading into next year's World Cup.
9 August 2025, 02:30 AM

Gender inequality in Bangladesh cricket laid bare, again

In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.
9 August 2025, 02:00 AM

Three centurions as 'ruthless' New Zealand pile on runs against Zimbabwe

Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra hit centuries as New Zealand produced a relentless batting performance on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Friday.
8 August 2025, 17:23 PM

U19s finish top of table with Zimbabwe win

Bangladesh U19s finished top of the table after their 160-run win over Zimbabwe U19s in the last league fixture of the tri-nation series at Harare Sports Club today. Bangladesh registered five wins in six matches and will take on South Africa in the final on August 10th.
8 August 2025, 15:06 PM

'Where do we stand': Bangladesh women’s cricket mainstays call out gender bias

The flashpoint appears to be the activities of the Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), which has not involved any women cricketers in its recent activities.
8 August 2025, 08:11 AM

Pakistan's Haider Ali arrested in UK on rape charges, suspended by PCB

Ali has represented Pakistan in 35 T20Is since making his debut in 2020 as well as two ODIs.
8 August 2025, 03:40 AM

No explanation as Mymensingh still missing from NCL

Formed in 2015 after being carved out of Dhaka division, Mymensingh remains the only administrative division yet to be included in the country's premier domestic first-class competition.
8 August 2025, 02:08 AM

BCB in talks to reappoint Tony Hemming as head of Turf Management

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in discussions to bring former head curator Tony Hemming back into the fold, a top board official confirmed to The Daily Star on Thursday.
7 August 2025, 20:49 PM

McGrath predicts another 5-0 whitewash for Australia in Ashes

Glenn McGrath has backed Australia to secure a 5-0 clean sweep in the 2025-26 Ashes, predicting another dominant display on home soil when the series begins in November.  
7 August 2025, 18:52 PM

Taylor top scores but New Zealand dominate Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor top-scored in his first Test match after a lengthy ban but could not prevent New Zealand dominating the first day of the second Test on Thursday.
7 August 2025, 17:56 PM

Struggling Test opener Konstas sent on Australia A tour of India

Struggling Test opener Sam Konstas was picked Thursday for Australia A's red-ball tour of India next month, with chief selector George Bailey saying the experience will be invaluable.
7 August 2025, 13:41 PM

Tamim set for return to cricket with NCL T20

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal is set to return to cricket in the upcoming National Cricket League (NCL) T20, scheduled to begin on September 14, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Akram Khan confirmed on Thursday.
7 August 2025, 12:30 PM

Taylor surpasses Mushfiqur with 'debut-like return' to Test cricket

Taylor, 39, debuted in May 2004 against Sri Lanka. 
7 August 2025, 11:09 AM

ECB wary of losing key rivalries in two-tier Test shake-up

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has expressed strong reservations about a proposed two-tier World Test Championship (WTC), warning that relegation could cut them off from marquee matchups against India and Australia -- fixtures crucial to the format's commercial and historical value.
7 August 2025, 09:00 AM

Woakes 'gutted' to have not presented England with 'fairytale' win

All-rounder Chris Woakes is still processing the shock after England fell agonisingly short of a "fairytale" series victory despite his remarkable act of bravery in the fifth and final Test against India.
7 August 2025, 07:00 AM

Preliminary Asia Cup squad exposes shallow pipeline

A little over a year ago, all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin inadvertently exposed the sorry state of the players' pipeline in Bangladesh when he told the media, "To be honest, there are 20-25 players in Bangladesh who are capable of playing international cricket… Opportunities will come if I can stay fit."
7 August 2025, 03:00 AM

Fox steals the show in Hundred opener

In one of the more unusual interruptions seen in the game’s storied history, a fox stole the spotlight during the opening fixture of The Hundred 2025, momentarily halting play and delighting a full house at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Tuesday.
6 August 2025, 14:16 PM