Desk Report: Morning does not always predict the day! The surprise that Pakistan showed at the beginning of the innings, there was no ‘C’ in that surprise at the end. Or the nightmare that India started by losing three wickets for 20 runs in pursuit of the target, the Indian batters first showed resistance and then aggression. The fact that one team could not maintain it despite a good start, or the other team could turn the situation in their favor even after a bad start – this is what…
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I couldn’t play for Bangladesh anymore because of him: Shakib
Desk Report: I couldn’t play for Bangladesh anymore because of him: Shakib Shakib Al Hasan wanted to retire from Tests with a match against South Africa in Dhaka in October last year at home. He was also included in the squad for that match. But he could not return to the country. He still has that regret. The all-rounder is indirectly blaming Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan for this. While cricket fans are immersed in the India-Pakistan Maharan in Dubai, Shakib and Asif’s reactions were seen on…
Read MoreSoumya replaces Liton in Afghanistan series
Desk Report: Liton Das could not play the last two matches of the Asia Cup due to injury. That injury will not allow him to play in the T20 series against Afghanistan. Bangladesh was forced to make a change in the Asia Cup team. Soumya Sarkar has been called up in place of Liton Das. The left-handed batsman last played a T20I against the West Indies in December last year. Regarding Liton’s injury, national team physio Bayezidul Islam Khan said, “He (Das) could not play the last two matches of…
Read MoreFormer Bangladesh youth coach to head Indian cricket
Desk Report: Mithun Manhas to be the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – This news has been heard for a few days. Finally, it is true. Former coach of Bangladesh Under-19 team Manhas has taken over as the head of the Indian cricket governing body. The post of BCCI President has been vacant since Roger Binny resigned last month. Vice-President Rajiv Shukla was serving as the interim President. Today, Manhas was elected as the President unopposed at the 94th Annual General Meeting of the…
Read MoreDhaka Metropolitan City lost to Soumyas too
Desk Report: Dhaka Metropolitan could not win against Chittagong despite scoring 185 runs yesterday. At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Chittagong chased down 186 runs and won with 19 balls in hand. Within 24 hours, Dhaka Metropolitan led by Nayeem Sheikh lost again. This time, Khulna defeated them. Dhaka Metropolitan won against host Rajshahi by 7 wickets on September 14 in Rajshahi. Dhaka Metropolitan has won only one match in the tournament so far. Nayeem Sheikh’s team has lost two consecutive matches since then. After losing to Chittagong by 8…
Read MoreBangladesh prepare for World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in a tense match
Desk Report: The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match has now taken on a different dimension. Not only boys’ cricket, but also women’s cricket is equally contested. Last night, Sri Lanka played till the last ball at the Cricket Club Ground (CCG) Stadium in Colombo, but could not defeat Bangladesh led by Nigar Sultana Jyoti. The Women’s ODI World Cup will begin with the India-Sri Lanka match at the Barjapara Stadium in Guwahati the day after tomorrow. The teams are completing their preparation phase before entering the main phase. The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match…
Read MoreNepal has never had such a great occasion of happiness.
Desk Report: From Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jhapa to the summit of Mount Everest and the Annapurna Range. Nepali cricketers have done the impossible. These two sentences are taken from Cricinfo commentary. What better way to analyze Nepal’s victory over the West Indies in Sharjah last night! Nepal created history by defeating the West Indies by 19 runs in the first T20I of the series in Sharjah last night. After defeating a Test-playing team for the first time, Nepal’s fans and supporters started celebrating the victory. From start to finish, Nepal fought…
Read MoreChittagong’s Dapute wins in Joy-Dipur clash
Desk Report: To win, you need to score 186 runs. This would be considered a big target by any standard. But in the National Cricket League (NCL), Chittagong made light of this target set by Dhaka Metto. They defeated the Rajdhanipara team by a huge margin of 8 wickets. This victory for Chittagong came thanks to the batting prowess of Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Shahadat Hossain Dipu. Both of them got fifties. Dipu remained unbeaten on 64 runs off 36 balls. This top-order batter hit 2 fours and 5 sixes…
Read MoreShant surprised by Razzak’s resignation
Desk Report: Abdur Razzak was on the selection panel for a long time with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu. Razzak resigned from the post of selector today. Razzak has decided to participate in the BCB elections. The star left-arm spinner of Bangladesh will be selected from Category-1 as the councilor of Khulna Divisional Sports Organization. Hasibul Hasan Shanto, who has just joined the selection panel, confirmed Razzak’s resignation to Ajker newspaper. Shanto expressed surprise at Razzak’s sudden resignation. Because, the three-match T20 series between Bangladesh…
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