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Domingo excluded from T20 plan

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon finally made clear that Russell Domingo will not be in charge of the Bangladesh T20I team.
22 August 2022, 10:03 AM

Shakib pampering stems from failure in doing the basics

But there were not many who expected a result in line with ‘fundamental principles’. Past experiences had led to a different story when it came to handling disciplinary issues surrounding the country’s most celebrated cricketer.
19 August 2022, 18:02 PM

New coach for Tigers in Asia Cup, T20 World Cup

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Sridharan Sriram, a former India cricketer and a long-term assistant coach of Australia, to lead the Bangladesh national team in the forthcoming Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup.
19 August 2022, 03:52 AM

Stars of 2016 reduced to bit part roles

The last and only time that the Asia Cup followed the T20 format was in 2016 and after over six years, the upcoming 15th edition of the continental tournament is once again set to be played in the UAE from August 27 in the shortest format.
18 August 2022, 18:03 PM

'Drastic changes' imminent?

Current Bangladesh head coach Russel Domingo is slated to arrive in Dhaka from South Africa today to get the Tigers into full swing ahead of the Asia Cup, which begins August 27.
18 August 2022, 18:02 PM

Shakib to terminate contract with Betwinner News

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan wrote to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that he will terminate his contract with Betwinner News – a sister concern of betting site Betwinner. 
11 August 2022, 13:13 PM

No ties with BCB if Shakib stays under Betwinner contract: Papon

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president, Nazmul Hassan Papon, said Shakib Al Hasan will be excluded from the Bangladesh squad for the upcoming Asia Cup if the all-rounder's sponsorship deal with Betwinner news -- a sister concern of betting site Betwinner -- is not revoked.
11 August 2022, 10:39 AM

‘T20 is becoming more important than the 50-over format’

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) cricket operations chairman said that they feel globally T20 is gaining more ground and becoming more important than ODI format. Jalal said the BCB are keen to take T20Is seriously going forward.
8 August 2022, 11:20 AM

Injuries put Asia Cup plans in limbo

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has requested the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to extend the deadline for submission of the Tigers’ final squad for Asia Cup.  
6 August 2022, 13:47 PM

Shakib again in hot water

The focus ahead of the sixth board meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was who will be named the Tigers' T20I skipper for the upcoming Asia Cup tournament slated to be played in UAE. However, no captain was announced in the media conference following the board meeting, with BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon suggesting they have not decided on a captain yet.
4 August 2022, 17:35 PM

Neither experimentation nor solidity

If the squad in the Zimbabwe T20Is was an actual attempt at finding players, Mahmudullah's inclusion did not make sense. More worrying is the fact that if BCB seems to know what senior stars are capable of, why did they bring in someone whose own lack of form had seen him rested and shorn of captaincy just before the series?
3 August 2022, 19:15 PM

Sujon urges for ‘professional attitude’ from cricketers 

Arranged by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations committee, the national team cricketers had a lunch meeting at a hotel in the capital today ahead of their white-ball tour of Zimbabwe later this month. 
25 July 2022, 13:13 PM

You have to plan for a new team, says Papon

BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that they will start to think anew in terms of building a new T20 side.
19 July 2022, 16:12 PM

Regional Cricket Associations finally in the making

Following an AGM (Annual General Meeting) today, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that the constitutional changes have been made to enact the Regional Cricket Associations (RCAs), a long unfulfilled promise of the current BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon.
19 July 2022, 13:49 PM

Law, Jaffer to focus on red-ball cricket initially

Stuart Law, who had served as head coach of the Bangladesh national team in 2011-2012, was appointed as under-19 team’s head coach, and yesterday he spoke to the media during a press conference.
17 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Sporting fraternity to celebrate Padma Bridge inauguration

With the inauguration of the Padma Bridge only hours away, the sporting bodies of Bangladesh are also set to be a part of history and will celebrate the much-awaited event.
24 June 2022, 16:41 PM

No broadcasters for Windies series but BCB still hopeful

Even just a day before the first Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and West Indies in Antigua, it remains uncertain whether the Tigers’ fans would be able to watch the matches live on TV.
15 June 2022, 12:45 PM

Taskin included for WI T20Is; delighted to be bowling again

Paceman Taskin Ahmed has undergone a very positive transformation over the course of the last two years. Since missing out on the ODI World Cup in England, Taskin has slowly but surely become the mainstay of Bangladesh's pace unit.
7 June 2022, 12:03 PM

No replacements for Minhajul, Bashar 

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could not find any replacements for selectors Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar, and hence, the tenure of the selection panel including the two former Bangladesh skippers along with the other selector Abdur Razzak is set to be extended till the 2023 World Cup.
2 June 2022, 15:27 PM

What 'process' behind Mominul’s U-turn in 47 days? 

Bangladesh cricketer Mominul Haque's declaration to quit Test captaincy may not have shocked the cricketing fraternity, given his persisting off-form with the bat. However, those who have been following what Mominul had said of late, would know that the decision does guarantee a few raised eyebrows.  
1 June 2022, 06:06 AM