Shakib Al Hasan

Tamim ‘still disappointed’ despite win

"We were really looking forward to this game. We wanted to finish on a high. Still disappointed because we lost the series. The first game was a killer. Praise must go to England and the way they played,” Tamim said during the post-match presentation.
6 March 2023

Shakib stars as Tigers win final ODI by 50 runs to deny England clean sweep

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan delivered with bat and ball as they beat England by 50 runs in the third one-day international to earn a consolation win and deny the tourists a clean sweep in Chattogram on Monday.
6 March 2023

‘Bangladesh should be investing in younger players now’

“A strong domestic system is obviously the perfect springboard for the international side. Pitches are really important in age-group cricket, leading into first class cricket. The coaches are important and I believe employing some senior successful players and coaches will help set this,” he said
6 March 2023

A Shakib Al Hasan biopic in the works?

Speculation swirls as the supposed OTT platform might be Chorki as the platform’s CEO Redoan Rony was recently spotted sharing the frame with Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan
5 March 2023

Blucheez fan fest with Shakib Al Hasan

Blucheez, an apparel brand that never fails to create a buzz in the clothing industry, hosted a grand event — ‘Blucheez Fan Fest- Meet and Greet Shakib Al Hasan — on 2 March, 2023, at a renowned hotel in Dhaka. This event has been organised to celebrate the first anniversary of Blucheez with its loyal customers.
4 March 2023

No late plot twist as Shakib signs for Mohammedan

Shakib Al Hasan signed for the traditional powerhouse Mohammedan Sporting Club to play in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) as the Bangladesh megastar cricketer arrived at the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) office on Saturday morning and completed the formalities.
4 March 2023

Papon visits team hotel at Shakib’s request but Shakib busy elsewhere

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon visited the Tigers' team hotel in the capital on Thursday at Shakib Al Hasan's request but could not meet the star all-rounder, who was reportedly busy fulfilling a commercial commitment elsewhere.
2 March 2023

I kept dreaming of another chance: Rony

Bangladesh opener Rony Talukdar's stellar run in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League for the Rangpur Riders earned him a comeback to the Tigers T20I squad gearing up to face England in the three-match series next week.
2 March 2023

BPL performers get T20I call-up

Rony Talukdar and Shamim Hossain returned to the squad while Towhid Hridoy, Rejaur Rahman Raja, and Tanvir Islam received their maiden T20I call-up for the England series.
1 March 2023

Now is not the time to talk about Shakib-Tamim

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha was not interested to talk about the Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal issue. He wanted to look forward to the future leadership of Liton Das and Mehidi Hasan Miraz. The 54-year-old veered away from those issues and in the build-up to the series asserted that Bangladesh would have the upper hand in the contest.
28 February 2023

Players going straight to president is bad practice, says Lipu

Bangladesh's first-ever ODI captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu opined that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon could have waited till the end of the upcoming England series to give rise to the new talk of the town, relating to the previously assumed strained relationship between two Bangladesh stalwarts -- Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. 
28 February 2023

A masterstroke from the BCB boss 

After having the media analyse and scrutinise the now-confirmed ‘strained relationship’ between Tamim and Shakib that had gone on to ‘stale the dressing room environment’, Hassan performed a stunning U-turn on his words on Monday, just a day after Tamim denied any ‘unhealthy environment for the past 15 years in the dressing room’ in a pre-series presser in Mirpur.
28 February 2023

‘You don’t need to be friends to go out and be a team’

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes the rumoured rift between two senior players won't affect the team's performance on the pitch.
28 February 2023

Everything is fine in the dressing room: Tamim

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has claimed that everything is fine within the team as he tried to brush aside president’s claims of a rift between him and Shakib Al Hasan, during a press conference on Sunday.
26 February 2023

No longer ‘best friends’

The bitter relationship between ‘best friends’ Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal has been festering for quite some time now and has remained something of an open secret in the nation’s cricket fraternity, but the topic came squarely to the forefront after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon admitted that the relationship between the two national stalwarts was strained during an interview with Cricbuzz on Saturday.
25 February 2023

Papon admits rift between Shakib and Tamim

Previously, a lot of rumours surrounding the issue circulated, especially from outside the team management
25 February 2023

Imranur likes Shakib, admires Bashar as leader

Replying to a question about his sporting idols, Imranur said: “My sporting idol outside of athletics is boxer Mohammad Ali,"
25 February 2023

Shakib could play for Peshawar Zalmi today

After the departure of Fortune Barishal from the Bangladesh Premier League, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to feature in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Peshawar Zalmi.
14 February 2023

'You expect Shakib to come as a king and perform as a king'

Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Mortaza acknowledged the resurgence of former Tigers teammate and Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan saying that it wouldn't come as a surprise if the ace all-rounder manages to better his performance after a stellar run ahead of the Sylhet-leg of the Bangladesh Premier League.
26 January 2023

Zakir, Mahmud rewarded with central contract

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released the list of 21 cricketers under central contracts for the year 2023.
21 January 2023