Friday, 25 Apr, 2025

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Cricket Australia decides to cancel Dhaka tour

DHAKA: Australia's tour of Bangladesh is set to be called off on Thursday. Cricket Australia (CA) is going to officially announce the two-Test series has been abandoned because of security concerns.When contacted, Cricket Australia confirmed the matter to banglanews through an e-mail

Teams confirmed for ICC Champions Trophy 2017

DHAKA: Bangladesh will return to the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2006 after the eight sides were confirmed for the 2017 tournament, which will be hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) from June 1 to 18.Bangladesh has replaced the West Indies, which finished

Aussies asked to rejoin state squads

DHAKA: Cricket Australia (CA) has directed its Test squad players to re-join their state squads for training ahead of the Matador Cup as deliberations on the proposed tour of Bangladesh continue.The 15 players lead by new skipper Steve Smith had been expected to fly out on Monday morning

Can Bangladesh Salvage Some Pride?

Bangladesh “A” Vs India “A” Unofficial Test Match at Bengaluru.Score Card at Stumps Day Two:Bangladesh “A” trailing by 147 runs with 8 second Innings Wickets at hand.Bangladesh “A” First Innings 228 All Out (Sabbir Rahman 122*, Shubhgato Hom 62, Nasir Hossain 32, J Yadav

Bangladesh assures VVIP security to Aussies

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday assured that the Australia cricket team will be provided with VVIP securities during their visit to Bangladesh.He is also hopeful about Australia’s visit to Bangladesh to play the two-match Test Series.The home minister was

CA security officer to visit Bangladesh

Cricket Australia will make a decision on whether to proceed with the Test tour of Bangladesh after its security manager Sean Carroll meets with officials in Bangladesh over the coming days. Australia's players were due to fly out for Bangladesh on Monday morning but that departure has

Messi injured

Lionel Messi was taken to hospital after pulling up injured after just nine minutes of Barcelona's La Liga clash with Las Palmas.The Argentine superstar appeared to take a knock to his left leg in the first five minutes against the newly-promoted side.And although he returned to the field

Australia surprise Bangladesh

Cricket Australia putting on hold scheduled test tour of the Australian Cricket team to Bangladesh suddenly at the very last minute has caught the Bangladesh Cricket community on the surprise. The players were due to depart for Bangladesh on Monday.CA informed that they postponed the tour

Australia delay Bangladesh tour

Cricket Australia has delayed the departure of its team for Bangladesh after the Australian government raised security concerns. The Australian board's CEO James Sutherland said the decision was taken based on advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He said the

Bengal Tigress the Torch Bearers

Bangladesh Women’s national cricket team is set to tour Pakistan soon. BCB President Nazmul Hasan MP has announced the formal decision of the board. Ministry of Youth and Sports earlier conveyed positive government decision. It was only a mere formality that BCB would have endorsed

Sourav Ganguly new CAB chief

DHAKA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya.The announcement of Ganguly was made by West Bengal Chief Minister

No spin against Australia in warm-up match

DHAKA: The visiting Australia cricket team will not get a taste of Bangladeshi spin in the only three-day tour match from October 3.The national selectors picked a BCB XI squad of 13 devoid of any genuine spinners but included four pace bowlers for the docile Fatullah pitch.National

Farewell to a Friend in Need

Jagmohan Dalmiya, President of BCCI, great friend and well-wisher of Bangladesh Cricket has breathed his last on Sunday night at BM Birala Hospital Kolkata. We on behalf of cricket community of Bangladesh like to record our sincerest respect to the soul of the great cricket personality

Raina and Rain Sink Bangladesh

Bangladesh “A” Vs India “A” Third ODI Played at Bangalore on September 20, 2015India A 297/6 ( Suresh Raina 104 ,Sanju Samson 90, UBT Chand 41 , Shafiul 2/56) beat Bangladesh A 141/6 in 32 Overs ( Shabbir 41* , Mominul 37, S Aravind 2/14 ,Kuldeep Yadav 2/29) by 75 runs on D/L

India A win ODI series

DHAKA: Scoreboard: India A 297 for 6 (Raina 104, Samson 90, Chand 41) beat Bangladesh A 141 for 6 in 32 overs (Sabbir 41*) by 75 runs (D/L method)In a game that was continually interrupted by rain, Suresh Raina's century underpinned a solid all-round performance from India A as they

Raina, Samson help India A to 297

DHAKA: Suresh Raina and Sanju Samson helped India A to set a 298-run target for Bangladesh A in the third and series decider match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.The hosts scored 297 runs for six in 50 overs as Raina struck a brilliant century off just 91 balls while

What Can Happen In Final ODI?

Touring Bangladesh A cricket team will appear against India A in a very interesting series decider ODI in Bangalore. India A won the first match comfortably by 96 runs. Bangladesh A bounced back in the second ODI outplaying India A by 65 runs. Now with honors even now the third match is

Smith prepared to ‘bore’ Bangladesh out

DHAKA: Australia captain Steven Smith is prepared to shelve his attacking mindset and “bore” the Bangladesh batsmen out if that is what is needed to succeed in his first full series as Test captain, in Bangladesh in October.Bangladesh and Australia will play two Tests in Chittagong

Sparkling Nasir Piloted Tigers Win

Bangladesh A vs India A Second One-dayer played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreBangladesh A 252 /8 (Nasir Hossain 102*, Liton K Das 45, Anamul Haque 34, Soumya Sarkar 24, R Dhawan 3/44 and KV Sharma 2/40) beat India A 187 All Out ( UBT Chand  56, MK Pandey 36, Gurkeerat Singh 34 ,

Nasir leads Bangladesh A to level series

DHAKA: Bangladesh A won the second one-dayer against India A by 65 runs, leveling the unofficial three-match series 1-1 in Bengaluru of India on Friday.    At the end of 27 overs India A were cruising at 118 for one requiring 133 off 148 deliveries for victory at that stage. Then Nasir