AHM Mustafa Kamal has announced his resignation as president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) complaining that its constitution has been breached.
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BCB protests to ICC over controversial umpiring in India quarter-final
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially protested to the International Cricket Council over controversial rulings by umpires against Bangladesh during their World Cup quarter-final against India.
Australia takes Cricket World Cup for 5th time in tame final
Michael Clarke hit 74 in his last one-day international to lead Australia to their fifth World Cup title with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in a disappointing final on Sunday. A record crowd of 93,013 at the Melbourne Cricket…
Australia win World Cup in Clarke’s fitting farewell
Michael Clarke signed off from one-day internationals with 74 as a dominant Australia won their fifth cricket World Cup after crushing New Zealand by seven wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Australia take Cricket World Cup for 5th time
Michael Clarke marked his final one-day international with a fine 74 as Australia won their fifth World Cup, beating fellow co-hosts New Zealand by seven wickets in a one-sided final in Melbourne on Sunday. New Zealand, who defeated Australia by…
Australia, New Zealand dream Cricket World Cup final Sunday
Melbourne (BSS/AFP) – Kiwi fans daubed in black came out in droves on Saturday to support New Zealand on the eve of their team’s first World Cup final, against fierce rivals Australia in Melbourne. Fans gathered around the nets outside…
Australia trounce India by 95 runs to reach MCG final
Steve Smith’s sublime century laid the groundwork and Australia’s pace bowlers finished the job to send the co-hosts storming into a seventh World Cup final with a 95-run victory over champions India on Thursday.
New Zealand win thriller against South Africa to reach their first-ever World Cup final
New Zealand’s Grant Elliott struck the premier South Africa strike bowler Dale Steyn for six on Tuesday to give the World Cup co-hosts a tight four-wicket victory with a ball to spare in their semi-final at Eden Park.
Tigers back home: Mashrafe thanks people for support
The Bangladesh national cricket team returned home today (Sunday) after their heroic performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup campaign. The Bangladesh contingent touched down at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:50 pm. A large group of cricket fans…
Martin Guptill hits highest World Cup score in New Zealand victory
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill made the highest score in World Cup history with 237 not out against West Indies to send his team into the semi-finals.
Media protests against India-Bangla match umpiring continue
Rage in social media continued to mount as mainstream Bangladeshi newspapers today castigated the “poor umpiring” in the World Cup cricket quarter final match with India, reflecting a nationwide anger against umpires’ alleged ‘bias’ for Indians. Most Bangladeshi newspapers carried…
ICC chief executive defends umpires, refutes bias charge
International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson has slammed his organisation’s Bangladeshi president for questioning the integrity of umpires, saying allegations he made were “unfortunate” and “baseless”. Mustafa Kamal claimed decisions made by officials during Bangladesh’s 109-run defeat to India…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia beat Pakistan to reach semi-finals
Australia withstood a pulsating spell of fast bowling from Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals.
Suspension, fine for Bangladesh captain Mortaza
Captain Mashrafe Mortaza’s woes after Bangladesh’s exit from the World Cup were compounded by a suspension and fine for his team’s slow over-rate in the losing quarter-final against India. Mortaza was banned for one limited overs international and fined 40…
Painful umpiring mistakes hurt millions of cricket fans
Dubious umpiring decisions against Bangladesh during the second quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at MCG on Thursday apparently snatched away Bangladesh’s grip on the match, raising questions about the decisions that went against Tigers. The negative hype…
India end Bangladesh race, unpairing fault painful
World Cup quarter-final, Melbourne: India 302-6 (50 overs): Rohit 137, Raina 65, Taskin 3-69 Bangladesh 193 (45 overs): Nasir 35, Yadav 4-31 India won by 109 runs Defending champions India coasted into the World Cup semi-finals with a 109-run win…
India beat Bangladesh to reach Cricket World Cup semi-finals
Defending champions India coasted into the World Cup semi-finals with a 109-run win over Bangladesh in Melbourne.
Cricket World Cup 2015: South Africa ease into semi-finals
South Africa cruised into the World Cup semi-finals with a one-sided thrashing of a sorry Sri Lanka in Sydney.
Tigers face India Thursday amid wild speculations
TWO of Bangladesh’s three victories in one-day matches against India have come in big games, in the 2007 World Cup and the 2012 Asia Cup. Vice-captain Shakib Al Hasan says the key to those wins was playing a fearless brand…
Coach tells tigers, overcoming fear is key
Ever since he was appointed as head coach in June, Chandika Hathurusingha has spoken of getting Bangladesh to play without fear. Too often, he must have felt, the team had been worn down by anxiety, a persistent worry of failure.…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland out as Pakistan go through
Ireland were knocked out of the World Cup by Pakistan, who qualified for the quarter-finals with a seven-wicket win.
Cricket World Cup 2015: West Indies win to reach quarter-finals
West Indies secured a place in the World Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable, if unconvincing, victory over the United Arab Emirates.
Quick-fire Australia romp past Scotland
Australia finished second in Pool A after Mitchell Starc bowled the World Cup co-hosts to a seven-wicket victory against Scotland in a match that lasted just 41 overs at the Bellerive Oval on Saturday.Starc (4-14) and Pat Cummis (3-42) set…
Cricket World Cup 2015: England beat Afghanistan in final game
England’s miserable World Cup ended with a low-key nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Sydney.
Tigers concede 3-wicket defeat to New Zealand
Martin Guptill scored 105 as New Zealand faced and only just surmounted the stern test it wanted before the knockout rounds of the Cricket World Cup, beating Bangladesh by three wickets on Friday to finish pool play unbeaten. Mahmudulluh made…
Cricket World Cup 2015: South Africa ease into quarter-finals
South Africa moved into the World Cup quarter-finals with a routine 146-run victory over United Arab Emirates.
Cricket World Cup: Sangakkara scores fourth successive century
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara became the first player to score four successive one-day international centuries as his side beat Scotland at the World Cup.
World cup win brings Rubel Bonanza relief from Happy charges
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket star Rubel Hossain got good news along with his match-winning heroics on Monday at the World Cup as a Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against him said on Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland dealt qualification blow by India
Ireland’s hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals suffered a blow as India sealed top spot in Pool B with a fifth straight win in the tournament.
Bangladesh erupt into celebration
Cricket-mad Bangladesh erupted in joyous celebration on Monday after the national team dumped England out of the World Cup, with fans hailing the dramatic victory as the country’s greatest sporting triumph. Imprompta victory processions broke out across the country, with…