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Are the Bangladeshi batters ready for a carnage?

Are the Bangladeshi batters ready for a carnage?

Shajedul Rahin 2022-06-08 15:48:49

It has been a poor run in Tests for Bangladesh since their first victory in 2022 against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. Although a failure in Test cricket implies being inferior to the opposition in...

From 'root' to the top

From 'root' to the top

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-08 13:55:43

Joe Root flips the ball to mid-wicket; the ball kept running and so did he. Ajaz Patel stopped the ball but couldn’t stop a couple of runs for Root. A couple of runs to reach his 26th Test cent...

New Zealand changed the ball and lost the game

New Zealand changed the ball and lost the game

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-07 15:56:12

The 1st Test between England and New Zealand had all the reasons to be remembered for Joe Root only. However, the game was enthralling even keeping Root out of the picture.  The game of extremel...

Shakib again: The right call or the necessary one?

Shakib again: The right call or the necessary one?

Neel Rahman 2022-06-03 13:51:15

Shakib Al Hasan, for the third time in his career, has been appointed as the Test captain of the Bangladesh national team. The first time was an emergency appointment turned permanent, the second time...

The world is waiting for a Kohli comeback

The world is waiting for a Kohli comeback

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-06-02 13:27:48

In Virat Kohli’s 11 incredible years in international cricket, his individual achievements will arguably place him as one of the modern greats of the game. Over 23,000 international runs, 70 in...

It was all about confidence for Liton Das

It was all about confidence for Liton Das

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-05-30 15:48:44

Liton Das is enjoying the form of his life right now. Batting had never seemed to be as easy for any Bangladeshi batter as it is for Liton Das now.  He is now the highest scorer in this calendar...

24 years of the historic 'Mohammad Rafique Show'

24 years of the historic 'Mohammad Rafique Show'

Shajedul Rahin 2022-05-17 16:25:13

The year 1998. Winning an ODI against any team was a hard row to hoe for Bangladesh. For 12 long years, Bangladesh had never won a single ODI match, having played 23 in that time period, until May 17,...

Adios, Roy - the man of big stages

Adios, Roy - the man of big stages

Shajedul Rahin 2022-05-15 17:11:02

As a tragic car crash takes the life of Andrew Symonds, the cricket world mourns in utter disbelief and shock.  The former Aussie all-rounder was a two-time World Champion and a man who used to...

Another spin-test awaits Mominul and co.

Another spin-test awaits Mominul and co.

Shajedul Rahin 2022-05-12 17:12:12

Bangladesh are all set to take on Sri Lanka in the 2-match Test series starting on 15 March 2022.  The matches will be played at ZACS, Chattogram and SBNCS, Dhaka, and as in the Test matches in...

Evolution of Test cricket: More challenge or comparative ease?

Evolution of Test cricket: More challenge or comparative ease?

Shajedul Rahin 2022-05-07 00:58:52

Test cricket has historically been the most perfect 'Test' for cricketing abilities. A team has to be superior in terms of temperament, mentality, dedication, endurance and intelligence along with tec...

What to expect from Nayeem Hasan

What to expect from Nayeem Hasan

Shajedul Rahin 2022-04-28 15:41:59

As Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka having injured his finger during a Dhaka Premier League match, the young off-spinner, Nayeem Hasan has been named as his re...

Necessity of offence in modern-day Test cricket

Necessity of offence in modern-day Test cricket

Shajedul Rahin 2022-04-26 15:11:12

There is a popular concept that batting in Test cricket is all about patience and a defensive mindset. It is necessary to be defensive, to bat as long as possible pushing the possibility of losing a m...

Bijoy eyes 1000 runs in record-breaking DPL season

Bijoy eyes 1000 runs in record-breaking DPL season

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-04-23 13:22:25

Anamul Haque Bijoy is having a dream Dhaka Premier league, already scoring 878 runs in the tournament with two centuries and seven fifties from 12 innings.  He has the opportunity to reach 1000...

We are not looking at the right problems to solve

We are not looking at the right problems to solve

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-20 16:53:21

The loss against South Africa in Tests added with shambolic 4th innings performances in both Tests has rattled Bangladesh’s recently brewing confidence in Test cricket. The scenario, showered wi...

How could Mohammedan not see this?

How could Mohammedan not see this?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-18 17:28:01

The stage is set for the Super Six now in DPL. The best six teams from the round-robin will face each other for the title this year. One heavyweight absentee from these six is Mohammedan, who got only...

Young squad is the way forward for Bangladesh in T20 cricket

Young squad is the way forward for Bangladesh in T20 cricket

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-04-17 17:23:02

When T20 cricket first came into the limelight, many thought it was a format of the game that was solely meant for the young players to express themselves.  As the years have passed, experience...

Taijul is the undeserving victim of Bangladesh's defensive mentality

Taijul is the undeserving victim of Bangladesh's defensive mentality

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-16 13:57:12

Taijul Islam finished the 2nd Test against South Africa with a 5-wicket haul and 9 wickets in the match. Since the lockdown, he has picked up 30 wickets in 6 games. There are three 5-wicket hauls and...

Mominul Haque's chance to redeem

Mominul Haque's chance to redeem

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-11 13:54:39

Mominul Haque is undoubtedly one of the best things that happened for Bangladesh in Tests. Before him, nobody was this much consistent in passing the 150 runs mark. The fact that he has the highest nu...

If Bangladesh want to introduce flat tracks at home, now is the time

If Bangladesh want to introduce flat tracks at home, now is the time

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-04-10 17:17:45

Test cricket is the format that has the ability to assess every aspect of a cricketer starting from their patience, technique and game-plan.  With the growing popularity of limited-over cricket,...

Should Bangladesh rotate the senior players?

Should Bangladesh rotate the senior players?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-09 14:30:31

The highest scorer in the history of English Test cricket is Sir Alastair Cook. The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson and Stuart Broad. These two trivial facts make the 2018 Pataudi Trophy Tes...

Who calls the shots for Bangladesh Test side?

Who calls the shots for Bangladesh Test side?

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-04-07 14:33:56

Experts and fans were baffled when Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the first Test at Durban.The decision to play with only one frontline spinner i...

Is Mominul suitable for Test captaincy?

Is Mominul suitable for Test captaincy?

Tofael Mahmud 2022-04-05 13:08:06

Mominul Hoque was entrusted with the captaincy of Bangladesh’s Test side after the regular captain Shakib Al Hasan received a ban from all forms of cricket in 2019. It was almost an abruptly tak...

Mahmudul Hasan Joy is especial

Mahmudul Hasan Joy is especial

Tofael Mahmud 2022-04-04 14:17:21

Records tumbled as Mahmudul Hasan Joy finished his innings on 137 off 326 balls on the third day of the Durban Test. Joy faced the first ball of the innings and the last ball of the innings as well wh...

Why Bangladeshi players remain ignored in the IPL?

Why Bangladeshi players remain ignored in the IPL?

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-04-03 16:30:43

Ever since the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008, the IPL has cemented its place as the most decorated and influential franchise-based cricket league in the world.  In a lea...

Shadman's problematic footwork and his failures

Shadman's problematic footwork and his failures

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-03 15:20:52

Shadman Islam Aneek came into the scenario of Test cricket in Bangladesh with a lot of hope and promise for the fans. His debut was at a time when Bangladesh was hardly getting an opening partnership...

Bangladesh showing signs of a bright future

Bangladesh showing signs of a bright future

Shajedul Rahin 2022-03-26 21:09:04

The year 2014 was a horrendous one for Bangladesh cricket, and what followed in the next year was a dream for the team.  Apart from the success in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and the bilatera...

The 'Boom Boom' Tamim we love to watch

The 'Boom Boom' Tamim we love to watch

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-03-24 12:15:27

Remember the 18-year-old opener from Bangladesh taking on bowlers like Zaheer Khan down the wicket by showing no signs of respect to the elder statesmen, that too in a World Cup with confidence oozing...

Fahima-Rumana duo demonstrates importance of leg-spin

Fahima-Rumana duo demonstrates importance of leg-spin

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-03-14 18:05:28

The leg-spinning duo of Rumana Ahmed and Fahima Khatun ran through the Pakistan middle- and lower-middle order as Tigresses created history by defeating Pakistan to taste their first World Cup triumph...

Allan Donald puts his eye on Shoriful

Allan Donald puts his eye on Shoriful

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-03-12 12:09:15

Allan Donald, the newly appointed pace bowling coach of Bangladesh used to be affectionately called ‘The White Lightning’ for his lightning quick deliveries. Although not as fast as Donal...

Farewell the 'King of Spin'

Farewell the 'King of Spin'

Shajedul Rahin 2022-03-05 14:38:56

The cricket world wasn’t ready for the early passing of its greatest spinner, Shane Keith Warne. The shocking news came like a flipper that no one could ever read. The influence Warne had on cri...