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The World Test Championship: A blessing for Test cricket

Shajedul Rahin 2022-07-27 16:15:34

A new term ‘Bazball’ has recently been included in the dictionary of cricket as England has taken Test cricket to a whole new level, scoring with aggressive intent and chasing mammoth tota...

Is Liton the best wicketkeeper-batsman in the world now?

Neel Rahman 2022-06-13 17:21:30

Liton Das was an enigma for Bangladesh fans. Since his international debut in 2015, and even before for the followers of the domestic cricket of Bangladesh, Liton was something the country’s cri...

Shakib’s coincidental hat-trick of captaincy

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-06-13 14:42:06

Bangladesh’s greatest ever all-rounder is set to commence on his third stint as Bangladesh captain and as a miraculous coincidence, it's West Indies yet again against whom Shakib will be startin...

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...

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...

Australia's negligent attitude towards Bangladesh needs to end

Abrar Chowdhury 2022-01-17 14:14:07

Rakibul Hasan, The current captain of Bangladesh Under 19 team was only 9 months old when Bangladesh last toured Australia to play Test cricket back in 2003.  The young generation of the Banglad...

Where does Virat Kohli rank among the greatest Test captains?

Ayman Chowdhury 2022-01-16 15:24:44

Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as the captain of India’s Test team brings the curtains down on a memorable stint in India’s Test history which saw them rise from number seven in...

Does Naim Sheikh fit into the Test side?

Samin Zarif 2021-12-01 16:31:53

After losing to Pakistan in the first test of the two-match series, Bangladesh is hoping to give a fightback in the second and last encounter.  Facing defeats in their last nine international ga...

How India built a deadly pace attack

Ayman Chowdhury 2021-10-09 12:42:45

In a year when India’s formidable trio of Kohli, Rahane and Pujara have all struggled with the bat, it was the bowlers who helped India script memorable wins in foreign conditions in Test cricke...

Iraq deploys counter-terrorism forces to protect Baghdad buildings

Reuters 2019-10-27 14:08:30

Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Sunday it had deployed in the streets of Baghdad upon Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s orders to protect important state buildings while sec...

Chile president dismisses whole cabinet after protests

-- 2019-10-27 10:54:22

Chile's President Sebastian Piñera has dismissed his whole cabinet in order to form a new government and introduce social reforms demanded by protesters. "I have put all my ministers on notice...