Sunday, 22 Dec, 2024

Sports

Bengal Tigers in Lion’s Den 

Bengal Tigers will travel to the den of Lankan lions soon. The battle between two evenly matched teams is promising of a mouth-watering contest. The test squad for series has just been announced with the only surprise of Shuvagata Hom being preferred over tried and tested Nasir Hossain.

Defeated But Not Disgraced

Bangladesh lost the one off test by 250 runs the first ever played on Indian soil 17 years after it got its official test status in 2000. By the margin it may sound one sided. But those who followed ball by ball progress of the match will tend to agree with me that Bangladesh fought tooth

Defeated But Not Disgraced

DHAKA: Bangladesh lost the one off test by 250 runs the first ever played on Indian soil 17 years after it got its official test status in 2000. By the margin it may sound one sided. But those who followed ball by ball progress of the match will tend to agree with me that Bangladesh

India beat Bangladesh by 208 runs

DHAKA: Host India beat Bangladesh by 208 runs in the one-off test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday (February 13). Bangladesh lost all wickets scoring 250-run in 100.3 overs in the second innings after India declared their second innings at 159/4 and set a

Tigers on the Cusp of Cricket History

Brave tigers fought all the way on day three of their historic one off test against India in India extending the battle to the final day of the test. They have to bat for six hours with 7 wickets at hand on a wearing wicket against arguably the best spin attack and two of the top

Mushfiqur, Miraz fighting back against India

DHAKA: Bangladesh have scored 322 runs losing six wickets at stumps on Day three of the lone test against India at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad Saturday (February 11). Captain Mushfiqur Rahim (81*) and all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz (51*) are fighting back with an

Bangladesh Needs Grinding and Grafting

DHAKA: Bangladesh has its back to wall by stumps of day two. India has reached the peak of ran mountain cruising confronting the friendly fires of a listless Bangladesh attack on a flat deck. Virat (204) continued his sublime form scoring yet another double century which is as many as the

Bangladesh lose 1st wicket after India declare on 687/6

DHAKA: Bangladesh have lost their first wicket in the form of Soumya Sarkar in their response to India’s mammoth first innings total of 687/6 (declared) at stumps on the second day of the lone test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad Friday (February 10). The visitors

India 356/3 at stumps on Day 1

DHAKA: Host India scored a mammoth 356-run losing only three wickets at the end of the first day’s play of the lone test match against Bangladesh at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad Thursday (February 9). Opener Murali Vijay scored his ninth hundred (108) before

Brave Tigers against Top Dog

DHAKA: No one will argue that playing India in India is a huge challenge for any cricket team of the world, especially in test cricket. It is now the number one ICC ranked test team and is playing exceptionally well under changed leadership of Virat Kohli who himself one of the best

England test captain Alastair Cook steps down

Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role after 59 Tests as England Test captain.  Appointed in August 2012, Cook has led the team through more Test matches than any other England captain. His record includes Ashes victories at home in 2013 and 2015 as well as series wins in India

Siddikur places 2nd in Bashundhara Bangladesh Open

DHAKA: Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman finished as runners-up in the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open 2017 at Kurmitola Golf Club (KGC) in Dhaka Saturday (February 4). The 31-year-old double Asian Tour winner came back strongly with his performance from 29th place after first round of the

Tigers on a Historic Mission

DHAKA: After a comprehensive series whitewash by New Zealand in New Zealand Tigers embarked on India mission. Whatever be the series outcome, the results did not reflect the true level of the contest in New Zealand. Bangladesh was not absolutely outplayed in tests, ODIs or in T20s. They

Bangladesh face India in opener of World T20 for blind

DHAKA: The opening T20 World Cup Cricket for the blind will start from Monday (January 30) with two matches slated in Delhi when Bangladesh takes on the hosts India and New Zealand with Pakistan. Ten teams, including hosts India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia

Building Castle on Ashes

DHAKA: Bruised and battered Bangladesh cricket team from New Zealand tour is set to leave for India on February 2 for a much-awaited test match against top-ranked India. The test will be played in Hyderabad. Over the last 17 years after getting test status all test playing countries

Cricketer Sunny sent to jail

DHAKA: Cricketer Arafat Sunny has been denied bail and sent to jail in an ICT case on Tuesday (January 24). Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) placed the order in response to a plea by investigation officer sub-inspector M Yeahia to send the cricketer to jail than placing

Balance Sheet of New Zealand Tour

DHAKA: A large contingent of Bangladesh Cricket family returned from Cricket Safari of New Zealand getting comprehensively whitewashed. It also had lost all matches in New Zealand in previous visits. Bangladesh, however, twice whitewashed New Zealand at home in ODI series earlier.

Comprehensive Maori Wash

DHAKA: Nine wickets humiliating defeat of Bangladesh in effectively two and a half days in the second test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch completed the comprehensive white wash of Bangladesh in all three (ODI, T20 and Test Matches) formats of the game. Third day of the test was

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 9-wkt

DHAKA: Host New Zealand whitewashed Bangladesh in the two-match test series by beating the visitors by nine wickets in the second match at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Monday (January 23). The Kiwis chased down the target of 109-run losing one wicket on the fourth day evening session.

Kiwis need 109 in 2nd Test against Tigers

DHAKA: Visiting Bangladesh batsmen scored 173-run losing all wickets in their second innings of the second test against the New Zealand and set a target of 109-run at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Monday (January 23). Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Taskin Ahmed, Kamrul Islam Rabbi and