On one side was veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, on the other side was Mahmudullah and in between the two was captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto. This was a part of the seating arrangement in Mirpur for the official photo session of the team announced for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup. Both the players were the […]
Veteran cricketer Mahmudullah and fast bowling all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin, who has been recalled to the squad against Zimbabwe after a long absence of 18 months, have been included in the World Cup squad, various sources said. A 15-member team will have to be sent to ICC by May 1. However, changes can be made to […]
However, Mushfiq said that if the clubs have the right to have a say, it is not because of Shathira Zakir JC being a woman, but it may arise from their dissatisfaction that an umpire is debuting in such an important league match . “It was not about gender, but a question would have also […]
Kyle Mayers played a strong inning of 46 runs in 30 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes, while the opening partnership of 76 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Mehdi Hasan laid a solid foundation. After the first wicket partnership, Barishal maintained the momentum throughout the chase. Winning the toss and electing […]
The deadline to announce the 15-member squad for the T20 International World Cup ends on May 1. There is no obligation on the part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to declare the primary team before this. However, any changes to the team announced on May 1 must be made by May 25. The World […]
Bangladesh XI: Liton Das (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Tanzeem Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Tauheed Hridayoy, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan (wk), Nasum Ahmed, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib, Mustafizur Rahman. New Zealand XI: Finn Allen, Will Young, Chad Bowes, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Cole McConchie, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson (c), Trent Boult
“Winning a series for the country is always a big achievement. We will not play just to showcase individual talent. A five-wicket haul or a century does not matter if the team does not win. And of course, the preparations for the World Cup are underway. .The players will be very serious,” he said. Liton, […]
Time for Tamim, Mahmudullah to step up
But the biggest disappointment of all has been not being able to find a finisher for the World Cup. Bangladesh tried two players, Shamim Hossain and Afif Hossain, for this role in the Asia Cup. Shamim got more opportunities than Afif, because he got to play four matches while Afif got two matches. But their […]
So, Mahmudullah fans should not scoff at young players like Afif, Mahedi and Shamim. These youngsters did not replace Mahmudullah in the team, Mushfaq did. Mahmudullah’s long-time teammate and brother-in-law Mushfiqur Rahim was going through a rough patch in ODIs in 2022. He averaged 23.00 and had a strike rate of 71.65 in 11 ODIs. […]
Mohammad Naeem returned to the national team with the series against Afghanistan. In that series, he was picked in two matches where he scored nine and 0. Nevertheless, Nayeem made it to the Asia Cup. “Since Naeem has international experience, we decided to give him another chance. He also did well in the Emerging Asia […]
Afif, Mahmudullah and Co. scramble for slot number 7
Khalid Mahmood said, “He was an essential part of the Bangladesh team, which won many matches for Bangladesh.” “But, to be honest, I don’t see a place for him in the national team anymore, especially, I don’t see him in Bangladesh’s World Cup squad.” As Bangladesh prepare to participate in the upcoming World Cup in […]
Anamul, Mahmudullah take Barisal to 156-7 against Dhaka
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Nurul Hasan Sohan got Test and T20 contracts, while batsman Mominul Haque, left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, fast bowlers Ebadat Hossain, Khalid Ahmed got contracts in Test format only. As usually medium pacer Mustafizur Rahman would get contracts in ODI and T20 cricket, as the team management was reluctant to include him […]