Desk Report: Mushfiqur Rahim made his Test debut against England at Lord’s Cricket Ground in 2005. The wicketkeeper-batsman is on the verge of playing his 100th Test match. He has played 98 matches in plain clothes so far. If all goes well, the former captain of the Bangladesh team will play his 100th Test match against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh will play two Tests and three T20Is against Ireland at home in November-December. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today released the schedule for the…
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‘Test batter’ Sadman’s first T20 century
Desk Report: Sadman Islam Anik is in great form in the National Cricket League (NCL). He missed out on a fifty for one run in the previous match against Sylhet. Today, the Bangladesh cricketer made up for that loss quite well against Barisal. He scored a century with excellent batting. This is Sadman’s first century in his T20 career. On the day of his century, Barisal did not get any attention from Dhaka Metropolitan. Rakibul Hasan’s team lost to them by a huge margin of 96 runs. Barisal’s innings ended…
Read MoreIndia replaces Rohit with Gill as ODI captain
Desk Report: Along with the ODIs, the BCCI has also named a team for the 5-match T20I series against Australia. As usual, India will play under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. It was not easy for BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar to remove Rohit from the ODI captaincy. Even then, his selection panel has taken a new decision considering the team. Agarkar said, “We have to see what is ahead. We have to consider the interests of the team. We have to try to take a decision as soon as…
Read More48 clubs including Abahani-Mohammedan threaten to boycott league if BCB elections are not cancelled
Desk Report: The heat surrounding the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections has increased further. The election fight is on tomorrow. The game of accusations and counter-accusations seems to be showing no sign of stopping. This time, big clubs like Abahani and Mohammedan have warned of boycotting the league if the elections are not canceled. Organizers of 48 clubs in Dhaka have called a press conference at Mohammedan Sporting Club in Motijheel today. In their eyes, the BCB elections seem like a ‘farce’. Masuduzzaman, who had contested the BCB elections from…
Read MoreMarsh’s century lifts Australia to series win over New Zealand
Desk Report: The slightest chance of winning the T20 series against Australia has already ended. The second T20 of the series at Mount Maunganui was abandoned due to rain yesterday. The third T20 held at the same ground today was a series-saving battle for New Zealand. However, the Kiwis could not save the series. Mitchell Marsh could not do it even though he had the chance to score a century in the first T20 of the series at Mount Maunganui on October 1. He was unbeaten on 85 runs off…
Read MoreIt didn’t take India even three days to crush West Indies.
Desk Report: West Indies were completely unstoppable in the first Test of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Lokesh Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, and Ravindra Jadeja scored centuries. Indian bowlers also played like batters. India, who dominated batting and bowling, won the match by an innings and 140 runs. The first Test of the two-match India-West Indies Test series began the day before yesterday. However, it did not take three days for the results of this match to come out. In total, 217 overs and 2 balls were…
Read MoreBangladesh clinch series with thrilling win with Sohan-Shariful batting
Desk Report: Nurul Hasan Sohan bowed his head and paid tribute to Shariful Islam. No, not for the bowling, but for the four he hit Azmatullah Omarzai with the first ball of the last over at mid-on. Those four stopped the beating of hearts and brought the taste of winning the series. Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 2 wickets in the second T20I in Sharjah today. With this thrilling victory, the series was confirmed with one match to spare. This is the first series win against Afghanistan on foreign soil. The…
Read MoreElection preparations in full swing, regrets about Tamim
Desk Report: There are only three days left for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. In the meantime, the BCB building is getting busier around the election. Now, the discussion is about who will defeat whom, which panel is ahead – but one thing is on everyone’s lips, the withdrawal of the candidacy of former captain Tamim Iqbal and the 16 club organizers with him. On Wednesday, Tamim and the organizers withdrew their nomination papers together, accusing the government of exerting influence. As a result, the heat of the election…
Read MoreAnother dominant day for India with 3 centuries
Desk Report: The second day of the Ahmedabad Test is another reflection of where West Indies cricket is heading. They are playing a Test against India after losing the T20 series to ICC partner Nepal. The Caribbeans are also going through a difficult time in red-ball cricket. India has shown dominance against them on the first two days of the Ahmedabad Test. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, West Indies were bundled out for just 162 runs. In reply, the hosts ended the first day’s play with…
Read MoreShakib’s Atlanta blows away New Jersey
Desk Report: Despite being out of international cricket for a year, Shakib Al Hasan is not far from competitive cricket. He is playing in the PSL, Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as well as the T-10 tournament. The star all-rounder of Bangladesh is also seen in the United States Minor League Cricket (MILC). Shakib is playing for Atlanta Fire in MILC. Yesterday, Atlanta Fire played against New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers in the Super Eight of the tournament. Although this match was bittersweet for Shakib, he left the field as a winner…
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