Bangladesh

Bangladesh Cricket: Crossing the line

Pitch invasion by a fan is nothing new in the sporting world. But in the context of Bangladesh, Sunday night's pitch invasion by what appeared to be an 'emotionally charged' fan while the Tigers were bowling against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI was something unique.
2 October 2016

Bangladesh cricket: Security a necessary distraction

It can be quite a hassle to get to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on match days. A number of roads leading to the stadium are blocked as per the security measures and one often has to walk on foot for quite a distance in order to reach the main gate.
2 October 2016

Mashrafe fan freed

Police last night released the youth who had entered the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium ground during the third and final ODI between Bangladesh and Afghanistan on Saturday.
2 October 2016

Bangladesh Cricket: Pitch-invader being grilled

The individual, who entered the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium ground during the third and final ODI between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is being quizzed by police.
2 October 2016

Saintfiet starts camp with 12

With the ninth round of the Bangladesh Premier League concluding late last night, the national team's head coach Tom Saintfiet
1 October 2016

Five pacers in BCB XI to face England

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced five pacers in its team for the one-day practice match against England set to take
1 October 2016

Siddikur moves up

Siddikur Rahman moves up to 24th position on the leaderboard after a decent effort in the third round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.
1 October 2016

Tigers win 100th ODI, seal series 2-1 against Afghanistan

A century from Tamim Iqbal and a disciplined three-wicket haul from Mosharraf Hossain, who returned to ODI cricket after a gap of eight years, lead Bangladesh to a 2-1 victory in the 3-match series against Afghanistan at Mirpur stadium.
1 October 2016

Cricket: Tamim Iqbal scores most ODI tons for Bangladesh

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal becomes the highest century-maker for his country in ODI cricket when he reached three figures during the third and final match of the series against Afghanistan at Mirpur stadium.
1 October 2016

Tigers reach 100th win, seal series

Bangladesh notch up their 100th win in ODIs when they thump Afghanistan by 141 runs and take the 3-match series 2-1 at Mirpur stadium.
1 October 2016

Andrew Strauss says England ready to focus on cricket after security issues

Director of Cricket for ECB, Andrew Strauss believes England are ready to move on from the controversies that have plagued the build-up to their tour of Bangladesh.
1 October 2016

'No issues with Mushy'

Mushfiqur Rahim may be one of the most consistent and hardworking batsmen of the national team. But in the last year or so he has been making headlines for a few unfortunate reasons.
30 September 2016

Mashrafe keeping it in perspective

Nearly 11 months later Bangladesh are in a bit of a pickle. A fortified territory that some of the world's best teams could not breach last year is now in danger of collapsing against the most unexpected of opponents -- Afghanistan.
30 September 2016

Tigers' last chance to get it right

Bangladesh go into the series decider at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today facing a situation they would not have expected before the series.
30 September 2016

Boys U-18 Asia Cup: Bangladesh lose to India in final

Bangladesh surrendered the lead twice to suffer a shocking 5-4 defeat to India in the final of Boys U-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.
30 September 2016

Bangladesh have the confidence and belief to win: Mashrafe Mortaza

Even though Afghanistan outplayed Bangladesh to level the 3-match ODI series, Tigers captain Mashrafe Mortaza does not want to dwell in the collective failure and allow any negativity to affect his team’s approach for the final game on Saturday at Mirpur Stadium.
30 September 2016

Cricket: Steven Finn makes England ODI squad for Bangladesh tour

Steven Finn has been included in England’s ODI squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh to cap a memorable week for the Watford-born cricketer.
30 September 2016

Cricket: Stokes tipped for England vice captain role in Bangladesh

Ben Stokes is likely to act as vice captain for England's one day international side on the tour to Bangladesh.
30 September 2016

England players look sharp in team suits as they fly to Dhaka

England's players and coaching staff certainly look the part as they jet off for their tour of Bangladesh.
30 September 2016

Did clear thinking expire in 2015?

There was a reason why Bangladesh fans were so eager for the ODI series against Afghanistan and England to start, and that
29 September 2016