As part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), Bangladesh are set to lock horns with Sri Lanka in a three-match series scheduled to begin in October. Ahead of the much-anticipated red-ball series, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 27-man squad for the upcoming series. Mahmudullah Riyad and Mustafizur Rahman along with many young
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10:33 AM GMT SLC has told the BCB that the Bangladesh contingent will have to be quarantined for a week on reaching Sri Lanka, before they can step out of their hotel to train, according to BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury. Initially there had been reports of the team perhaps not having to quarantine at
6:31 PM IST Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan and Nick Lee, the team’s new strength and conditioning coach, have both tested positive for Covid-19 following the first round of tests conducted by the BCB on Monday. Both members of the squad will go into self-isolation until they get tested again. Hassan, who made his Test debut
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has not provided the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to its premier fast bowler, Mustafizur Rahman, for featuring in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The BCB director confirmed on Friday. The cricket operation chairman, Akram Khan suggested that the decision had been made keeping an eye on
12:06 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The Bangladesh Cricket Board has denied an NOC to Mustafizur Rahman for IPL 2020, a BCB director said on Friday. Akram Khan, the cricket operations chairman, said that Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka in October and November was the reason for the denial. ESPNcricinfo understands Kolkata Knight Riders we’re interested
2:59 PM IST Craig McMillan has said that in his new role as Bangladesh’s batting consultant he would look to build relationships with the players rather than making wholesale changes. McMillan, who was appointed on Bangladesh’s support staff last week for the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, will be joining the squad next
7:41 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Former New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan has been appointed as Bangladesh’s batting consultant for their upcoming tour to Sri Lanka. He takes over from Neil McKenzie who had resigned on Thursday. The BCB stated that McMillan will work with the Bangladesh side only for the Sri Lanka series although Akram
4:37 PM IST Neil McKenzie has resigned from his position as Bangladesh’s batting coach, citing family reasons for his decision, which he conveyed to the BCB through a letter on Thursday. “Yes, I’ve resigned, only reason being time away from the family. With Covid, the schedule, and doing all formats, the time away from my
8:09 PM IST The ICC might believe it had already somewhat levelled the monetary playing field with its fresh revenue distribution model in 2017, but Colin Graves, the outgoing chairman of ECB, says the global governing body can “recut the pot” to make it a much more equitable for the 12 Full Member countries. In
11:25 AM IST Bangladesh U-19 player Iftekhar Hossain has tested positive for Covid-19 during the second batch of tests at the Shere Bangla National Stadium’s academy building on Monday. Hossain was among the 15 cricketers who were tested for the virus ahead of their month-long training camp in BKSP which begins on August 23. The
After a thrillingly epic encounter that the first Test of the ongoing England vs Pakistan series turned out to be, something similar was expected from the second one too. But, the incessant rain and bad light conspired together to play a spoilsport at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. In five days of cricket, less than
August 15 is a noteworthy day for all the Indians as on this very day India got independence from the British rule back in 1947. Now in the coming years, August 15 will hold a special place among Indian cricket fans for one more reason as India’s most successful captain MS Dhoni called his time
11:23 AM IST Bangladesh’s domestic cricketers have been driven into more financial uncertainty after BCB president Nazmul Hassan said on Saturday that the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh would determine whether they can allow the Dhaka Premier League to take place in the coming months. In March, the outbreak of the coronavirus had forced the domestic
5:04 PM IST BCB president Nazmul Hassan is hopeful that Bangladesh will not miss out on most of their postponed international matches during the Covid-19 pandemic, except the two-match Test series against Australia at home, which was supposed to be held in June. Since the Bangladesh government announced a general holiday in March due to
India faced off against New Zealand and Bangladesh during the practice matches ahead of the kickoff to 2019 ODI World Cup in England. Bangladesh locked horns with India in the practice game held at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The match is remembered for KL Rahul and MS Dhoni’s respective tons, which propelled India’s score to
5:15 PM IST Bangladesh’s first three-Test series in six years has been confirmed, with the BCB saying that its Test squad, as well as the high-performance side, are going to leave for Colombo on September 23 or 24. The board has also said that it will bear the expenses of the two travelling squads for
For several years, Indian cricket has received a massive following and adulations from its neighbours, Bangladesh. Many players have also represented top-notch franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bangladesh’s talismanic all-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan had been an integral part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) before making a move to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Also, Mustafizur Rahman turned
10:29 PM IST Shakib Al Hasan is likely to make an immediate return to the Bangladesh team after his suspension deadline ends on October 29, with Sri Lanka the assumed venue of his comeback. Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka is all but confirmed and given how the tour schedule is shaping up, it is more
Bangladesh allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin has opened up on his recurring back injury that has ravaged his cricketing plans, ruled him out of the multiple series and also shattered his dream of playing the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL). Saifuddin was a crucial member of Bangladesh’s squad in the ICC World Cup 2019. He grabbed eyeballs
The cricketing world is slowly coming back to normalcy due to the commencement of English summer and the announcement of some domestic T20 tournaments all around the world. It all started with the Test series held between England and West Indies in the second week of July. After the Windies Tests, England played a One-Day
9:06 PM IST Shakib Al Hasan‘s return to international cricket is slowly starting to take shape with his mentor Nazmul Abedeen telling ESPNcricinfo that the Bangladesh allrounder is preparing to undergo a full-fledged training camp at his alma mater, the BKSP facility in Savar. Currently under a one-year suspension by the ICC for failing to
2:58 PM IST The original Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, comprising three Tests, could now become a combination of Tests and an additional three T20Is, possibly beginning in mid-October, pending the necessary approvals from the Sri Lankan government and health ministry. While the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants three Tests and as many T20Is to
Aug 3, 2020 The BCB has promised to pay unpaid players from the 2018-19 BPL season in full, after a FICA report highlighted that the BPL is one of the six global leagues where players have had payment trouble. ESPNcricinfo understands that Nicholas Pooran and Gulbadin Naib await their payment from Sylhet Sixers for the
9:09 PM IST Bangladeshi left-arm fast bowler Qazi Onik has been banned for two years for failing a dope test during last season’s National Cricket League. He had failed the test in November 2018, after which he was removed from every BCB programme that he was part of. According to a BCB media release, Onik
8:10 AM IST Shakib Al Hasan has admitted to having “made mistakes” that led to his ongoing ban from international cricket. In an interview on ESPNcricinfo’s Cricketbaazi series, hosted by Deep Dasgupta, Shakib said he wanted to serve as a cautionary tale for other players. Last October, Shakib accepted three charges of breaching the ICC
6:51 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh men’s pending three-Test series against hosts Sri Lanka could be rescheduled to October, if talks between the BCB and SLC come to fruition. The tour, Bangladesh’s first three-match red-ball series in six years and part of the World Test Championship, was originally scheduled for July-August but had to be
2:08 PM IST Only one player is allowed to train inside the stadium at a time, with just one trainer with him, both maintaining fair distance. Separate seats, water bottles and toilets for them. No groundsmen or board official allowed inside the ground. A second player can only enter the ground once the first player
9:47 PM IST Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza confirmed on Tuesday that he is Covid-19 negative. His wife Sumona Haque, however, continues to test positive. Mortaza, who is also a Member of Parliament representing the ruling Awami League party, was diagnosed with the virus three weeks ago, on June 20. “I heard the results of
7:11 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The 2020 edition of the Asia Cup stands cancelled, the tournament’s governing body confirmed on Thursday, ending weeks of speculation. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is looking at a window in June 2021 to host the tournament. The T20 tournament was to be played in Sri Lanka in September after
9:02 AM IST Mominul Haque plans as Bangladesh’s new Test captain have had to take a backseat due to covid-19, which has led to the postponement of eight matches across five series. The latest in the long list of series to be deferred is Bangladesh’s three-Test tour of Sri Lanka. Bangladesh has been badly affected