Bangladesh News

Qatar Cricket Association General Secretary Manzoor Ahmad with other officials pose with Pak Shamaa School and College players after their win in the Qatar Schools Cricket Tournament at the West Bay Grounds Pak Shamaa School College capped its impressive display by bagging the Qatar Schools and Colleges Cricket Tournament title.

At the moment, it seems as though nothing can stop Shakib Al Hasan. With two 'man-of-the-tournament' awards in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Asia Cup, a vital contribution in the Indian Premier League and a possible signing with former English county champions Essex, Shakib, unlike the Magura Express, is on a roll this year.

Nishat Majumder and Wasfia Nazreen have proved that in spite of living in an oppressive society like Bangladesh, they have the courage and potential to fulfil their dreams.

Leicestershire crawled to 199 for six on the opening day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match at Cardiff.

Kolkata, May 29 : An estimated 150,000 fans lustily cheered on the roads and at the historic Eden Gardens as the city virtually came to a standstill to watch Indian Premier League Champions Kolkata Knight Riders' victory parade culminating in a gala felicitation Tuesday.

Mick Newell has withdrawn from the running to be the next Bangladesh coach. Newell, the director of cricket at Nottinghamshire, had been shortlisted as a candidate to replace Stuart Law in the role but has now informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board that he is not available for family reasons.

Pakistan are hoping to build on their impressive record over the past year when they take the field during the full tour of Sri Lanka starting later this week, reports NDTV.

Sources were quoted as saying Monday said that captain Misbahul Haq, senior batsman Younus Khan and Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez had already held discussions on the issue soon after the new central contracts and retainers were announced on Friday night.

He finds Test matches overlong for this day and age and T20 a tad short for his taste, but try keeping him away from a match featuring his favourite Kolkata Knight Riders! If Gautam Gambhir held all the aces at Chepauk on Sunday night, grandpa held the remote at the Tandon household in Salt Lake.

Kent are considering signing Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful for their Friends Life t20 campaign, which gets underway in two weeks.

Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters England won the second Test, and with it the three-match series, just as they had threatened to do ever since West Indies were 136 for six on the first afternoon.

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The smile across Ajmal Shahzad's face says it all - he is loving life at Lancashire.

Sources said that Discussions were held on the omissions of Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Talha from the list of contracted players.

Kolkata Knight Riders found a surprise hero in Manvinder Bisla to bag the maiden Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in the thrilling final on Sunday.

Zimbabwe are a strong team in their home ground but they are not too strong enough to beat the Tigers in the upcoming tri-nation T20 tournament, believes former Bangladesh captain and current selector Minhazul Abedin.

EVEN a careful, if non-scientific, trawl through West Indies cricket history could not unearth two simultaneous performances as crucial to the players involved, quite apart from the immediate position of the team, as those by Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy with their individual hundreds and their record 204-run partnership over the first two days ... (more)

First unexpected compliment When I got the captaincy, Steve Waugh called me. He found my number from somewhere.

It was a month and a half spent on the other side of the rope for Tamim Iqbal who even thought of getting his teammates to sign his substitute's bib rather than the jersey.

New Zealand Cricket need to secure Mike Hesson's coaching and management services while they are available - be it as head coach, general manager or as part of a wider team.