DHAKA –The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the preliminary ODI and Test squads for the home series against West Indies. Veteran pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza who was the part of ODI team in Bangladesh’s last International series against Zimbabwe…
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BCB’s plan to focus on next WC key in axing Mashrafe
DHAKA – The intensive plan to build a team for the 2023 World Cup is the prime reason for Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s axe from ODI squad, said chief national selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu. Mashrafe will approach towards his 40 when…
BCB unlikely to provide NOC to most players for T-10 league
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is unlikely to provide NOC to most of the players to take part in the T-10 tournament in Abu Dhabi in UAE. As many as six players from Bangladesh– Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Taskin Ahmed,…
BCB upbeat to organize West Indies series successfully
DHAKA—Emboldened by their experience of organizing two tournaments, keeping a huge number of players and stakeholders in bio-bubble, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remains upbeat to successfully host the West Indies in next January-February. With the series against the Caribbean…
BCB mourns death of eminent footballer Badal Roy
DHAKA— Former national star footballer of the Eighties, national sports award winner Badal Roy passed away on Sunday afternoon while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is deeply saddened at the death of legendary…
BCB mulling to reduce one Test from West Indies series
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling to deduct one Test from the West Indies series after the visitors made a request to shorten the tour, considering to stay inside bio-bubble for a long time would be tougher…
BCB announces name of 5 teams of Bangabandhu T20 Cup
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the name of the five teams of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup on Saturday. The country’s five big companies is sponsoring the five teams which are representing five divisions –Fortune Barishal, Beximco Dhaka, Minister Group…
BCB not worried about Shakib’s fitness
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not worried about the fitness of Shakib Al Hasan even though he would have to attend the fitness test to prove that he is in good shape to play a competitive tournament like Bangabandhu…
BCB gets good response for team sponsors of T20 Cup
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expected to finalize the team sponsors of the Bangabandu T20 Cup within some days as they have got a good response from some reputed companies of the country to sponsor the team. The Bangabandhu…
BCB waiting for Mashrafe’s fitness report
DHAKA — Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who is set to return to cricket with the upcoming Bangbandhu T20 tournament, sustained a hamstring injury, leaving him in an uncertain state to make a comeback to cricket. Mashrafe sustained the…
BCB wants International broadcast for T20 tournament
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants International broadcast for the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 tournament in a bid to make it a more gorgeous event. A total of 75 local cricketers will take part in the five-team competition. BCB…
One year after strike BCB’s relations with players remain cordial
DHAKA—One year has passed since Bangladesh saw an unprecedented strike of the cricketers over 13 points demand. The players announced an 11-point demand first in an impromptu press conference on October 21, 2019 and later added two more points to…
BCB mulling to start DPL in January next year
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is contemplating to kick-start the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) in January next year sans any national player who will be busy with International commitment. West Indies will visit Bangladesh in January, effectively keeping…
BCB to find players capable for national team
DHAKA – The BCB President’s Cup is the platform for the players to justify their capability to adapt to different roles for the national team, said chief selector Minhajul Abdein Nannu. He said the players should emphasize on the tournament…
Impeccable Rubel steals the show
DHAKA – The long hiatus from cricket, forced by the Covid-19 couldn’t hamper the bowling skill of Rubel Hossain, who proved him to be more accurate and dangerous in the ongoing BCB President’s Cup. He went wicket-less in the first…
BCB to select aged-level players by watching video
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to begin the activities of selecting the aged-level players in some different way. The cricket apex body will select the players by watching the videos in a bid to avoid the public gatherings…
BCB rules out possibility of BPL this year
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ruled out any possibility of hosting the popular event Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) due to the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The cash-rich tournament was scheduled to be held in November-December this year…
BCB to run five-team T20 tournament
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will run a five-team T20 tournament at its own expense if they are unable to find a corporate body to buy the team, said BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon. The tournament is set to start…
BCB President’s Cup champions to get BDT 1.5 million
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced attractive prize money for the BCB President’s Cup which kick-starts tomorrow (Sunday) as a part of the continuing initiatives of the board aimed at a gradual resumption of normal cricketing activities. A…
BCB to organize Mujib 100 T20 in favourable time
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling to host two Twenty20 International matches between the Asia XI and the World XI in favourable time to mark the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
BCB announces three-team competition
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a three-team 50-over completion on Tuesday in a bid to bring back competitive cricket in the country after a gap of six months. The competition features national cricketers, players from the High…
BCB won’t allow Shakib and others to play LPL
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon hinted that Shakib Al Hasan and other Bangladeshi players won’t be allowed to play the Lankan Premier League (LPL) as the players would have to take part in the…
BCB to celebrate PM’s birthday with various programmes
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will celebrate the 74th birthday of honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by arranging various programmes. Sheikh Hasina, the eldest of the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa,…
BCB still optimistic amid clouds over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is still optimistic about Sri Lanka tour as they await a response from the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) regarding a revised tour guideline even though the hosts nation made it clear without following strict…
BCB announces 28-member primary squad for U19 team
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) called up 28 players to form a primary squad of the Under-19 team, which will begin a four-week skill camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) from October 1. With this skill camp, Bangladesh…
BCB postpones Tigers second official corona test for SL tour
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) postponed the Sri Lanka bound players second official corona test, which is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow (Friday). The second test was due to be done 72 hours before boarding the plane for…
BCB ready to make any adjustment if needed for SL tour
DHAKA — The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is yet to respond on revised health guidelines, making it tougher for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to leave the country for the tour scheduled on September 27. The delay of journey means…
BCB conducts first official corona test of players
DHAKA — Even though the Sri Lanka is yet to respond on quarantine period issue, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is moving forward with everything positive and with that goal in mind, the first official COVID-19 test of the cricketers…
Cricketers to undergo corona test amid uncertainty over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will conduct the COVID-19 test of 27 cricketers who were given GO (Government Order) for the tour of Sri Lanka. The corona test of those 27 cricketers will be held on Friday as the…
BCB positively waiting for Sri Lanka’s reply
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket (BCB) is still positive about the upcoming three-match Test series in the Island nation even though Sri Lanka is yet to make any move. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is yet to inform whether the quarantine…