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India’s Supreme Court has installed former captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of the country’s cricket board.

Hosts Bangladesh will play their next door rivals and the ICC World Cup Champions India in their 2nd Super 10 match of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket in Dhaka on Friday.

India’s Supreme Court intends to bar Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from this year’s Indian Premier League, which starts on 16 April.

Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Afghanistan’s pacer Dawlat Zadran have been fined for breach of the ICC’s Code of Conduct in the World Twenty20 opener. Both will lose fifty percent of their match fees. The ICC in a press release…

The opening matches of the Indian Premier League will be held in the United Arab Emirates  to avoid a clash with the country’s general election.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith has announced he will retire from international cricket after the third Test against Australia.

Pakistan played Bangladesh in the final match of the last edition of the Asia Cup two years ago in Dhaka. The hosts were heartbroken with a two-run defeat that time. This time the Tigers, exhausted and battered by losing streak,…

Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of the Asia Cup with a side strain. He will be replaced by Shafiul Islam. The injury is a blow to Bangladesh’s campaign because they are already without Tamim Iqbal, who…

Dhaka – Bangladesh were 241 for four wickets at the close of 45 overs against India. Mushfiqur Rahim scored his second century and helped the score ticking. With Tamim Iqbal out of the Asia Cup, Shamsur Rahman and Anamul Haque…

Speedster Lasith Malinga’s brilliant five-wicket haul under pressure and opener Lahiru Thirimanne’s second ODI century helped Sri Lanka script a thrilling 12-run win over Pakistan in a nail-biting opening match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, on Tuesday. Malinga produced a…

The five-nation Asia Cup Cricket begins here tomorrow (Tuesday) with defending champions Pakistan taking on Sri Lanka in the opening match at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. The 50 over-a-side day-night will start at 2 pm. The other…

Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the Bangladesh’s Asia Cup squad. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming competition on Saturday side-lining the opener due to an injury. Experienced left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, allrounder…

Dhaka – A maiden century by opener Kusal Perera enabled Sri Lanka to whitewash Bangladesh 3-0 in the three-match ODI series beating Tigers by six wickets in the day-night basis 3rd and last ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in…

Shakib Al Hasan has apologised to his fans, fellows, BCB and all Bangladeshis on facebook for making an unacceptable gesture during the second one day international against Sri Lanka. The world number one all-rounder has been banned for three matches…

Dhaka – Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for three matches by the BCB for “making an inappropriate gesture on live television” during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.  He has also been fined BDT 300,000 ($3800).…

Touring Sri Lanka clinched the three-match ODI series 2-0 with one match to spare beating hosts Bangladesh by 61 runs in the 2nd ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday. With the day’s feat, Islanders Sri…

Ed Joyce starred with the bat as Ireland earned a famous six-wicket win over West Indies in Wednesday’s Twenty20 clash at Sabina Park, Jamaica.

Dhaka residents will enjoy Wi-Fi on busy roads during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup. The wireless Internet will be available from March on a three kilometre stretch of road from Jahangir Gate to Banani. Advertising agency ‘Vinyl World’ is behind…

Dhaka – Touring Sri Lanka made a good start in the three-match ODI series beating hosts Bangladesh by 13 runs in a low scoring first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday Replying to Sri Lanka’s face-saving…

Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced the final squads of Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams for the ensuing ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014. Announcing the teams, chairman of BCB National Selection Panel Faruque Ahmed described the men’s…

Bangladesh colts thrashed Afghanistan by ten wickets in their opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2014 on Saturday. A maiden over by Abdullah Adil was the only high point of the Afghan bowling line-up as the Bangladeshi openers…

Dhaka – Touring Sri Lanka won the two-match T20 series 2-0 after beating hosts Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the 2nd T20 match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday. Earlier, in the first T20 match, Bangladesh conceded…

Bangladesh were 12 for no loss after Sri Lanka declared with a lead of 466 runs with eight over remaining before stumps on day four of the second Test at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday. Tamim Iqbal (7)…

Twin tons by Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes and a Bangladesh record of 232-run second wicket stand drove the hosts to 409 for eight wickets against Sri Lanka in their first innings of the second Test on Thursday. Mahmudullah (30*)…

Dhaka: Sri Lanka crushed a hapless Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs with more than a day to spare to claim the first test and go 1-0 up in the two-match series on Thursday. The spin-pace duo of Dilruwan…

Australia added the Twenty20 series to their victories in the Ashes and one-day internationals as an eight-wicket win over England gave them a 2-0 lead.