Rangpur Riders pressed for a direct local signing along with two overseas signings for the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) during the ongoing meetings between the tournament’s governing council (GC) and franchises yesterday.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) yesterday announced squads for next month’s only Test against Bangladesh and the T20I tri-series involving Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, with leg-spinner Rashid Khan as captain in both formats.

With Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan insisting on a rotation policy to inject fresh blood into the national side, the selectors are keeping a close eye on the High Performance (HP) squad to identify promising youngsters for the upcoming home series.

Bangladesh’s newly-appointed head coach Russell Domingo and bowling coach Charl Langeveldt arrived in Dhaka yesterday.

Simon Helmut was not very happy after his HP team succumbed to a 186-run at the hands of their Sri Lankan counterparts in the first one-dayer of the three-match series at BKSP on August 18. He informed that national team players such as ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza spoke to the players from the HP side in order to get them mentally ready for the second one-dayer tomorrow.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Governing Council (GC) has started discussions with tournament franchises with the intention to resolve disagreements and set rules for the new four-year cycle of the tournament.

After observing the players’ condition yesterday, the first day of the conditioning camp in Mirpur, with Bangladesh’s one-off Test against Afghanistan and the following triangular T20I series featuring hosts Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe next month in

Russell Domingo, the newly-appointed head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team was excited at the opportunity to coach the Tigers and players of the quality of Shakib Al Hasan.

Senior Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad issued a clarification to refute reports of a rift with the Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan during the ICC World Cup.

The BCB High Performance team suffered a massive 186-run defeat at the hands of their Sri Lankan counterparts in the first one-dayer of the three-match series at BKSP yesterday.

Mahmudullah Riyad’s shoulder injury rendered him unable to bowl at the recently concluded World Cup and he struggled to perform with the ball during the recent series against Sri Lanka. He was happy to be back to bowling and was also looking forward to working with new head coach Russell Domingo and the support coaching staff of the Tigers.

Senior Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad posts a video on his Facebook page, refuting the notion that there is a rift between himself and Bangladesh Test and ODI skipper Shakib Al Hasan.

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called up 35 cricketers for a conditioning camp ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan and the following T20I tri-nation series featuring Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Interestingly, Bangladesh ODI skipper

All speculation regarding the head coach position of the national cricket team were put to rest when Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan announced the appointment of former South Africa coach Russell Domingo to the post during a press conference in Mirpur yesterday.

Ever since Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said he would think about retirement after the World Cup, there have been whispers about when that day would come.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) calls up 35 cricketers for a conditioning camp ahead of the one-off Test match against Afghanistan and T20i tri series involving Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is also included in the 35-member long-list though there is no ODI matches in the upcoming series.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan announced the appointment of Russell Domingo as the new head of Bangladesh cricket team during a press conference in Mirpur today. Nazmul also cleared the air about organizing a one-off ODI to give ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza a grand farewell.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appoints former South Africa coach Russell Domingo as the head coach of the Tigers.The 44-year-old South African agrees to a two-year contract with the BCB and is expected to arrive in Dhaka on 21 August to take charge of the National Team.

Ravi Shastri’s reappointment to the hot seat of Indian cricket means that another candidate, well-respected former New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson, is free to look for a similar position in other countries.