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ICC aims for 1 million more girls to play cricket in the next year
Mar 13, 2020The International Cricket Council today launched 100% Cricket, a 12-month campaign dedicated to the promotion of women’s cricket to build on the momentum of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. 100% Cricket will showcase the... -
Australia to visit Bangladesh in June for two-match Test series
Mar 11, 2020Cricket Australia is all set to visit Bangladesh for a two-match Test series in June, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in a press release on Wednesday. The two-match series, the fourth visit of the Australia... -
Tamim named as Bangladesh’s ODI captain
Mar 8, 2020Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed Tamim Iqbal as the ODI captain on Sunday, ending the speculations hovering over the country’s cricket fraternity. The BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon declared the outcome after a four- hour long... -
Oshane Thomas took five wickets as West Indies inflicted Sri Lanka in T20
Mar 5, 2020Oshane Thomas took five wickets for 28 runs with his rapacious fast bowling as West Indies inflicted Sri Lanka’s sixth straight defeat in Twenty20 internationals on Wednesday. Lendl Simmons hit an unbeaten 67 as West Indies,... -
Bangladesh Under-19 team to be accorded heros welcome at home
Feb 10, 2020The champions Bangladesh Under-19 team will be accorded hero’s welcome at home as the government is set to organize a ‘public reception’ to celebrate the country’s first World Cup triumph. This was Bangladesh’s first silverware in... -
Hardik Pandya out of Indian Test team against New Zealand
Feb 1, 2020Resplendent Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the forthcoming Test series versus New Zealand over fitness concerns, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said Saturday. The 26-year-old underwent successful surgery for... -
Bangladesh should win the series in Pakistan: Shakib
Jan 22, 2020Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan insisted that the Tigers should claim the three-match T20 International series against Pakistan, considering the hosts’ recent performance in this format. Though Pakistan is ranked as No.1 team, they had... -
Tigers’ World T20 mission begins with Pakistan tour
Jan 22, 2020Bangladesh will have an eye to fix their team combination for the World T20 later this year in Australia when they would start playing three-match T20 International series against Pakistan. The Tigers is set to leave... -
Australia win toss, bat in ODI decider against India
Jan 19, 2020Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat in the third and deciding one-day international against India in Bangalore on Sunday. The tourists have made one change to the side which lost the... -
England star Stokes happy to swap 2019 success for father’s good health
Jan 1, 2020England’s Ben Stokes has insisted he would trade all the personal success he has enjoyed in 2019 if it meant his father was no longer in hospital. Stokes’s participation in this month’s first Test against South...