England opener Jason Roy is desperate to get back to playing cricket, even if matches have to take place behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ex-ODI Captain Mashrafe brings harvesters for Narail farmers
Dhaka, May 03 – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has arranged some combined harvester machines and other equipment for the farmers of his home district Narail, where sufficient numbers of labour are not available due to lockdown, following deadly Covid-19.
ODI skipper Tamim may bid for Mushfiqur’s bat at auction
Dhaka, May 03 – Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said he might bid to buy the bat what Mushfiqur Rahim announced to put on the auction to raise money to help the poor people who are left stranded due to…
Bangladesh retain No.9 Test ranking as Afghans face no match
DHAKA (BSS)-Bangladesh could retain their ninth position in the latest ICC Test rankings but largely because Afghanistan is yet to play enough matches to figure on the rankings table. Afghan’s rating point at this moment is 57 while Bangladesh has…
Shakib reveals name of his 2nd daughter
Shakib Al Hasan has revealed the name of his second daughter Errum Hasan, eight days after her birth. The Bangladesh star all-rounder and his wife Ummey Roman Ahmed (Shisir) were blessed with another baby girl on the first day of Ramadan (April…
Taylor Kiwi cricket’s top gong, eyes World Cup exit in India
WELLINGTON (BSS/AFP) – Veteran batsman Ross Taylor won New Zealand Cricket’s top award for the third time Friday and vowed to bat on until the 2023 World Cup in India. The 36-year-old was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in…
Australia become world’s top Test and T20 side
NEW DELHI (BSS/AFP) – Australia have deposed India in the world Test rankings and Pakistan in the Twenty20 standings, the International Cricket Council said Friday. Just two points separate Australia (116), New Zealand (115) and India (114), who slipped to…
Bookie involved in Shakib case banned for two years
DHAKA (BSS)-The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned an individual named Deepak Agarwal from all cricket for two years, with six months of that suspended, after he accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Agarwal was involved in Bangladesh…
Shakib remains by far best cricketer of Bangladesh: Tamim
DHAKA (BSS)-When it comes to select the greatest Bangladeshi cricketer for all time, Tamim Iqbal chose Shakib Al Hasan without any reservation even though he also himself possessed an envious cricketing career. Tamim Iqbal, the ODI captain of Bangladesh, has…
May be I lack passion and patience to thrive in Test: Rubel
DHAKA (BSS)-The way fast bowler Rubel Hossain thrived in the ODI and T20 cricket and established him as one of the best pacers in those two formats in the country, he simply can’t translate this performance in the longer version…
BCB’s plan to keep players match-ready in post pandemic era
DHAKA (BSS)-The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling to arrange enough practice matches and tour for the players to keep them match-ready if the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is finally called off for this season. There is possibility that the…
Tamim extends support to 91 disadvantaged sportspersons
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal extended helping hands to the sportspersons around the country who are struggling during the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Tamim provided with the financial aid to 91 athletes…
Pakistan’s Umar Akmal banned for three years: PCB
LAHORE, Pakistan (BSS/AFP) – Controversial Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was banned Monday from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches, the country’s cricket board announced. Umar, who turns 30 in May,…
Lack of fitness may cost cricketers place in national team
DHAKA (BSS)-Akram Khan, the cricket operations chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) advised the players to be fully strict on their training and fitness regardless of what happening around them. He said that once the coronavirus pandemic is over,…
Four more cricketers to put their cricketing kits up for auction
DHAKA (BSS)-Following the footsteps of the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, four more cricketers-Taskin Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Anamul Haque Bijoy and Mohammad Saifuddinn decided to auction their cricketing memorabilia to raise fund for the Covid-19 affected people in…
Mashrafe to auction favourite things he possesses for 16 yrs
DHAKA (BSS)-While he has been in forefront to help the people severely affected by Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) with some innovative idea and activities, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza now decided to put some of his favourite cricketing kits that he possessed for…
Shakib, Shishir blessed with another baby girl
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and his wife have been blessed with another baby girl. The new guest to the family was born at a hospital in the USA on Friday, said Shakib’s mother Shirin Akter. Shakib flew to…
Dhoni won’t play for India again, says IPL teammate Harbhajan
NEW DELHI (BSS/AFP) – Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he doesn’t think Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for India again, adding to the guessing game over the future of the superstar former captain. Dhoni, 38, has not appeared for club…
Dhoni won’t play for India again, says IPL teammate Harbhajan
NEW DELHI, April 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he doesn’t think Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for India again, adding to the guessing game over the future of the superstar former captain.
Cricket chiefs still planning for T20 World Cup this year
Global cricket chiefs said planning for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia was still going ahead as scheduled after they discussed the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday.
Star all rounder Shakib’s World Cup bat sold for Tk 2 mn
Dhaka, April 23 – Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s World Cup bat has been sold for Tk 2 million to a buyer identified as Raj, a Bangladeshi expatriate living in the USA.
Cricket all rounder Shakib decides to put his bat on auction
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided to put his bat with what he played in the World Cup 2019 in England, on auction aiming to raise fund to help the people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Shakib is the…
Cricket chiefs to discuss virus-hit global calendar on Thursday
LONDON (AFP) – Cricket chiefs will this week discuss the future of some of the sport’s biggest events as they try to find a way through the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s conference call will bring together the…
Bangladesh fast bowlers to find a way to shine the ball without saliva
DHAKA – The Bangladesh fast bowlers tried to find out a way to shine the ball without using saliva as the procedure may have been deemed risky after the Covid-19 pandemic. Saliva has long been used as a way of…
Mushfiqur puts historic bat up for auction to raise funds against virus
Dhaka – One of the country’s favourite cricketers, Mushfiqur Rahim, is planning to auction his most cherished bat to raise funds to fight the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country. The money from the auction will be spent to…
What now for cricket in 2020?
Cricket has seen international series postponed, the Indian Premier League put on hold and the T20 World Cup in Australia thrown into doubt by the coronavirus pandemic.
Ex-England quick Malcolm laments father’s death from virus
LONDON (BSS/AFP) – Former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm said Tuesday it was “really difficult” to come to terms with the death of his father from the coronavirus after being unable to visit him in hospital. Malcolm’s father Albert, who…
IPL awaits Indian government verdict on lockdown extension
NEW DELHI (BSS/AFP) – The fate of this year’s Indian Premier League rests in the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country’s cricket board said Monday. The world’s richest Twenty20 tournament has been postponed until Wednesday, which coincides with…
Pandemic claims BD v AUS: Mominul takes it in stride
Dhaka — Bangladesh’s Test captain Mominul Haque has said he is not disappointed over the postponement of the two-match Test series at home against Australia, that was scheduled to take place in June . Mominul said considering the current situation…
Coronavirus: Australia’s Bangladesh tour 2020 postponed
Dhaka — The coronavirus pandemic has forced Australia’s Test tour of Bangladesh, scheduled for June, to be postponed indefinitely. In a press release on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the development. The BCB and Cricket Australia (CA) will now…