Mohammad Imran Junior set the tone of the innings in the very first ball, when he rattled the stumps of Brandon King with an in-swinging yorker.

Malik announced his wedding with Sana amidst the rumours of his separation with Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.

This is the first time Shakib and Tamim will be facing off on the cricket field since their public falling out before last year’s ICC ODI World Cup.

“I didn’t sleep for last two days,” Najibullah said in the post-match presentation ceremony

Fortune Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal said that he would talk to Bangladesh’s all-format captain Shakib Al Hasan when he was asked whether he would congratulate the all-rounder and former Tigers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on winning the polls in the recently concluded general elections.

This year, most teams have put their faith on new faces to lead their teams

Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) planning and professionalism have often come under scrutiny due to the lack of structure. Comilla Victorians are the most-successful franchise in BPL history and organise themselves better than most in building a star-studded BPL team. Their success is reflected in the way the franchise run their business model but the franchise also has problems with the financial model the BPL is run with. Comilla Victorians owner Nafisa Kamal discussed whether BPL has been a profitable venture, the problems with the tournament’s branding, Comilla Victorians’ brand value, wishing for women’s franchise cricket and most importantly the fact that the owner feels the franchise may not continue in next BPL due to the absence of revenue-sharing model.

The 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will start on January 19, with defending champions Comilla Victorians taking on Durdanto Dhaka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to depart for London today to see an eye doctor, a member of BCB medical department confirmed to The Daily Star.

The main focus would be on getting batters into the flow for the T20 World Cup to be played in the USA and the West Indies.

The frequent shuffle of franchises, and their names as a result, has fans and players alike discussing whether to refer to the individual franchises that represent a given region as their home team.

The Tigers only have eight T20Is lined up this year – three at home against Sri Lanka in March and five against Zimbabwe in April – ahead of the World Cup in the United States (US) and the West Indies, amplifying the importance of this year's BPL.

The cricket grounds have started to buzz with the presence of star cricketers as the players are preparing for the 10th edition of the franchise-based Bangladesh Premier League, beginning January 19.

Mahbub Anam, BCB director and ground committee chairman, is confident that BCB’s current team under Tony Hemming’s guidance is capable enough to prepare the pitches in line with ICC standards ahead of the T20 World Cup, to be staged in the Caribbean islands and the USA in June. 

Six pacers and seven spinners were selected by the Strikers’ coaches out of around 900 cricketers who came at the trial.

The second round of the Bangladesh Premier League will get underway today before the league goes into a two-week sabbatical for the national elections on January 7.

“My plan is to give all my time to the national team. Maybe, I will sacrifice all the franchise tournaments that I used to play,” said Shakib.

While sifting through the wreckage of Bangladesh’s disastrous World Cup campaign in India to find out what caused the team to crash and burn out in the competition, there are many apparent reasons that come in sight.

Failure to become a regular in the Bangladesh national team and then Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clubs snubbing the Bangladesh forward for the upcoming 2023-24 season has left Eleta Kingsley's career hanging in the balance in the country's football. 

Newly promoted Gopalganj Sporting Club have withdrawn from the forthcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) citing plans to further develop their infrastructure before making the jump to top flight.