Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan is not often enthused about going to press conferences and usually limits his appearances to press meets before and after matches. It was therefore a surprise to see him in the press area after Bangladesh had been dominated by Test rookies Afghanistan on the second day of the ongoing one-off Test in Chattogram yesterday.

While the Bangladesh national team are struggling against Afghanistan in their one-off Test in Chattogram, the young Tigers made a flying start to their Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19s Asia Cup campaign yesterday.

Afghanistan leg-spinner Qais Ahmed believes the visitors are already in a position to win the lone Test against Bangladesh after the second day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was interrupted by a pitch invader in the first session of the second day’s play in Chattogram today. Shakib, who was offered a bouquet by the intruder, says jokingly that he thought he was getting a marriage proposal.

Bangladesh started their innings in the back foot, losing Shadman Islam for naught in the very first over of their innings after Afghanistan added 71 runs to their overnight score of 271 for 5 and were bowled out for 342. Asghar Afghan missed out on a ton, perishing to Taijul Islam for 92 before Afsar Zazai also followed suit after scoring 41. Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan blazed to a 50 before he was the final Afghan wicket to fall.

The Bangladesh Under-19 team will begin their Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup campaign when they take on their counterparts from the United Arab Emirates today at the FTZ Sports Complex (BOI) in Katunayake.

An unbeaten 37-ball 32 from Sanjida Islam helped Bangladesh register a dominant four-wicket victory over their Irish counterparts in an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier match in Dundee, Scotland yesterday.

It was anticipated that the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan would be a battle between the spinners of both sides and that seemed to be what was in store when Tigers’ skipper Shakib Al Hasan opted for an all-spin attack.

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team qualify for their second successive Women’s World Twenty20 in dominant fashion by defeating their Irish counterparts by four wickets in the semifinals of the World T20 Qualifiers

Taijul Islam became the fastest to the mark of 100 Test wickets among Bangladesh bowlers after bagging the wicket of Ihsanullah in the early morning session of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today.

Afghanistan, led by the youngest-ever Test captain Rashid Khan, have won the toss and elected to bat.

Finance Minister and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal apologized yesterday for the statement he made regarding the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday.

After being granted Test status in June 2000, Bangladesh played their inaugural Test against India in November of that year. The match was believed to be an opportunity for Indian batsmen to achieve new heights and set new Test records. Surprisingly, and to the

Reluctant to reveal his plans for the opposition, Shakib did hint that the Tigers were looking to exploit Afghanistan’s weakness, which has remained the batting department, partly due to their aggressive style of play that is more attuned to limited-overs cricket. The

Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan talks about his experience and more during an interview with The Daily Star’s Mazhar Uddin in Chattogram today.

Finance Minister and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal apologized today for the statement he made regarding the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday.

Spinners? Pacers? Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan felt that batting ability is what will make the difference between the two sides when Bangladesh face Afghanistan in a one-off Test tomorrow.

Over the last few years, Bangladesh have banked on their spinners to grind out results in home Tests against strong oppositions. The Tigers have been picking a spin-heavy lineup at home and that meant the pacers had little opportunity to bowl in home conditions. Tigers’ Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan warned that the pacers needed to gain the trust of the team’s think tank to get more chances.

The first day play of the second four-dayer between the Bangladesh High Performance (HP) team and their Sri Lankan counterparts was called off due to persistent rain throughout the day at the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.

The sky became gloomy just as Bangladesh’s training session ended and new Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo was having a chat with skipper Shakib Al Hasan at the centre wicket of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.