South Africa refuse Bangladesh’s offer for cricket series
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have refused Bangladesh’s offer for a cricket series in May citing hectic schedule of its national cricketers. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had offered to pay the full cost of a series comprising Twenty20 and ODI matches either at home or in South Africa. “Unfortunately there are too many practical obstacles that [...]
Kamal postpones Pak tour finally; Announcement comes hours after HC stay order
April 20, 2012 1 Comment
By: The Daily Star Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday postponed its national team’s tour of Pakistan following a High Court stay order on the tour for four weeks. Bangladesh was scheduled to tour Pakistan, which has been a no-go land for international cricket teams since the 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan team [...]
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Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has returned as the number one ranked all-rounder in the latest Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after a series of strong performances in the Asia Cup. The left-hander’s 237 runs with the bat have put him in a career-best 12th position, up by 14 places. He slipped one place [...]
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by Press Trust of India Pakistan regained the Asia Cup title after a gap of 12 years as they pulled off a nail-biting two run victory against Bangladesh who came agonisingly close to a historic triumph but ran out of steam in the dying moments here on Thursday. Pakistan were restricted to a modest 236 [...]
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Bangladesh 212 for 5 (Tamim 59, Shakib 56, Nasir 36*) beat Sri Lanka 232 (Kapugedera 62, Nazmul 3-32) by five wickets by D/L method NEW DELHI: India received a major setback as they failed to qualify for the Asia Cup final after Bangladesh registered a sensational 5-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their last league match of the [...]
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Despite Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th ton, Bangladesh beat India by five wickets, making India’s next match versus Pakistan, on Sunday, crucial for the team. Sachin Tendulkar on Friday became the first batsman in history to score 100 international centuries, adding another milestone in his record-breaking career. Tendulkar, who turns 39 next month, achieved the feat when [...]
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Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain admitted that his casual attitude cost him his wicket against Pakistan in their opening game of the Micromax Asia Cup which ultimately led to the Tigers’ downfall. Nasir made 47 and was involved in a fabulous 89-run sixth-wicket stand with Sakib al Hasan, which raised the hopes of the hosts of [...]
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Opener Tamim Iqbal’s return to form augurs well for Bangladesh and may prove to be an added advantage for Bangladesh in their Asia Cup journey where they are eager to prove themselves on their home soil. Arguably the best batsman in the country at the moment, Tamim Iqbal hit back in style defying immense on [...]
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The Bangladesh cricket team will take on Pakistan in the opening game of the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. This is the eleventh edition of the regional competition and has returned to the country after 12 years. Bangladesh were hosts in 1988 and 2000 previously. Defending champions India and Sri Lanka have [...]
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By Nazmus Saquib Chief selector of Bangladesh national cricket team Akram Khan is all set to tender his resignation letter to BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board) this morning to protest against what he said, ‘unilateral decision’ in team selection. Akram Khan was disappointed when the Bangladesh team squad for the upcoming Asia Cup Cricket was announced [...]
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Tickets for the eleventh edition of the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament will go on sale today (Tuesday). This time the ticket will be sold only through City Bank Limited. The bank is the ticket selling partner of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the Asia Cup 2012, Bangladesh. A total of 13,881 daily tickets out [...]
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On 29 February, the final of the first edition of the Bangladesh Premier league (BPL) was held at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Star studded Dhaka Gladiators saved their best for this all-important encounter of the BPL T20 by becoming its inaugural champions. The franchise of the country’s second largest division took just 15.3 [...]
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