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Shakib reaches 5000-run mark in ODI

BSS, Dhaka :Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh, the world’s number-one all-rounder in all the three formats of cricket, reached 5000-run mark in ODI while playing against South Africa in the 1st match of a...

ICC unveils long-awaited Test championship

AFP, Wellington :The International Cricket Council unveiled a long-awaited, nine-nation Test championship Friday in a bid to preserve the five-day format’s status following the rapid growth of Twenty20.The Test league was among a raft...

Ireland to make Test debut against Pakistan in 2018

AFP, Dublin :Ireland will play their first ever Test match against Pakistan on home soil next May, the country’s cricket chiefs announced on Thursday.Afghanistan and Ireland became full members of the International Cricket Council...

Mashrafe presence to rejuvenate Tigers

It is expected that Mashrafe Mortaza will be able to rejuvenate the embattled Bangladesh team now touring South Africa after having been capitulated by the home side in the test series.Former national opener Ishtiaque...

England can’t win Ashes without Stokes: Waugh

Test great Steve Waugh says England can’t win the Ashes without Ben Stokes and the bad boy allrounder would have been dumped immediately if he was Australian.England vice-captain Stokes was arrested last month in...

Warm-up match: Bangladesh make 255

Sports Reporter :Bangladesh made 255 runs playing 48.1 overs in their innings against Cricket South Africa Invitation XI in the one-day warm-up match at Bloemfontein in South Africa on Thursday.Bangladesh had a disastrous start...

South African T20 league postponed until 2018

AFP, Johannesburg : South Africa’s planned T20 Global League has been postponed for a year, which could leave a raft of players seeking compensation.The decision was taken at a joint Cricket South Africa and...

5th round of NCL begins tomorrow

The fifth round of four-day 19th Walton Smart Fridge National Cricket league begins on Friday (October 13) at four separate venues across the country.On the day in tier 1 matches, Khulna Division will take...

Australia coach refuses to deny quit reports

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou failed to confirm or deny reports he’s about to quit on Wednesday, raising speculation he’ll walk away even if they qualify for the World Cup.Football Federation Australia chief executive David...

Warner lauds Behrendorff after big T20 win against India

AFP, Guwahati : Australia skipper David Warner hailed Jason Behrendorff after the left-arm quick powered Australia to an eight-wicket series-levelling win over India in the second Twenty20 international on Tuesday.Behrendorff, playing his second match...