Desk Report: Bulbul bans mobile phones at BCB board meeting Aminul Islam Bulbul has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the second time. Addressing a press conference today after being elected, he said that from now on, mobile phones will be banned in BCB board meetings. Earlier, many confidential information or various matters of the board directors have been made public. Even screenshots of their own secret messages have been made public. The issue created an embarrassing situation for BCB policymakers during the election…
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Bulbul is BCB president again, surprise in the post of vice president
Desk Report: Bulbul is BCB president again, surprise in the post of vice president Aminul Islam Bulbul has once again become the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The country’s first Test centurion has become the head of the country’s highest cricket governing body without any competition. Bulbul and Tamim Iqbal were in the running to become the president of the BCB. But Tamim withdrew his candidacy on October 1, alleging irregularities. So, for Bulbul, becoming the president was only a matter of time. After the election formalities, he…
Read MoreAfter Pakistan, Shakib is now a champion in the United States too
Desk Report: Despite being away from international cricket, Shakib Al Hasan is playing competitive cricket regularly. He also wins titles regularly. He became the champion for Lahore Qalandars in May this year. The star all-rounder of Bangladesh has now won the title for the United States. Although Lahore Qalandars won the title in May, Shakib was not in the final XI. This time, Atlanta Fire has prepared the eleven for the title-deciding match with him. The Atlanta Fire-Chicago Kingsman final was held at Church St. Park ground this morning, Bangladesh…
Read MoreRishad wants to learn something new from the Big Bash
Desk Report: Rishad Hossain is looking forward to making his Big Bash League (BBL) debut for Hobart Hurricanes. The young legspinner is looking forward to learning something new from Australia’s popular franchise tournament. Hobart had picked Rishad from the players’ draft of the last season of the Big Bash. But due to the busy schedule of the national team and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the cricketer could not go to play in the country across the Tasman. The new season of the Big Bash will start on December 14.…
Read MoreLiton was present at such a happy moment in Bangladesh, even though he was not there.
Desk Report: Abdullah Ahmadzai’s off-stump ball was too wide. Nurul Hasan Sohan picked it up and hit it over the covers. That’s how the Afghans became Banglawash. After such an achievement, Liton Das congratulated Zaker Ali Anik-Tanjid Hasan Tamim on social media. Bangladesh had already secured the series by winning the first two matches. The third T20 match yesterday in Sharjah was a mission for Afghanistan to avoid a whitewash. But is it so easy to defeat Bangladesh, which is in rhythm! Despite winning the first two T20Is with bated…
Read MoreControversial election in the country’s cricket today
Desk Report: Controversial election in the country’s cricket today The most dramatic and controversial election in the history of Bangladesh cricket is going to take place today. Withdrawal of nominations of candidates for the post of BCB director one after another, announcement of boycott of the election, court-court proceedings – the discussed election is going to take place after going through a series of dramatic turns. Although there is an excitement after seeing the banners of the candidates covering the country’s ‘Home of Cricket’, the doubts about the election do…
Read MoreBangladesh takes revenge on Dehradun by whitewashing Afghans in Sharjah
Desk Report: Bangladesh had already secured the T20 series by winning the first two matches. Saif Hasan-Zaker Ali also thrashed Afghanistan by winning the last match in Sharjah yesterday. Chasing a target of 144 runs, Bangladesh won by 6 wickets thanks to Saif Hasan’s fifty and with 12 balls in hand. This is Bangladesh’s first thrashing of the Afghan team in T20s. It is also revenge in a sense. Bangladesh returned from a thrashing in a 3-match series against the Afghans in Dehradun, India in June 2018. The Bangladesh team…
Read More‘I won’t say anything about why Tamim boycotted the elections’
Desk Report: There seems to be no end to the drama and controversy surrounding the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. Tamim Iqbal and Aminul Islam Bulbul were once in the running to become BCB president, but now they don’t have that opportunity. Because Tamim withdrew from the BCB elections a few days ago. Not only Tamim, there have also been cases of withdrawal of names from BCB elections from various districts. Lutfur Rahman Badal, Hasibul Alam, Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan have withdrawn. Meanwhile, the BCB elections are going to be…
Read MoreBangladesh has a chance to whitewash Afghanistan this time
Desk Report: How has the word spread that Afghanistan is the second best team in Asia in T20? Two days ago, Rashid Khan claimed that the comment was made by the media! The Afghans were eliminated from the group stage in the Asia Cup, losing the T20 series to Bangladesh with one match left on their own field. It is difficult to claim that they are the second best team in Asia with this performance. The United Arab Emirates is second home to Afghanistan. It is difficult to find a…
Read MoreWho is Harjas Singh who scored a triple century off 132 balls?
Desk Report: Harjas Singh was a real disaster with the bat in Sydney First Grade cricket. The Indian-origin cricketer crushed Sydney’s bowlers in a 50-over tournament at Pratt Park in Ashfield today. He hit a triple century off just 132 balls. Harjas was born in Sydney in 2005. His parents are Indian. They migrated to Australia from Chandigarh, India in 2000. Harjas, who started cricket at the age of 8, was one of the members of the Australian team in the Youth World Cup last year. In the final, he…
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