Especially since the India-Bangla series is going on, i thought it would be nice to have a special thread for cricket.:)

(comments moot)

so we got nicely thrashed by Sri Lanka. It was fun watching a match in Dhaka on television. It seems like BD taking a backward step since the World Cup. What's up with that?

so we got nicely thrashed by Sri Lanka. It was fun watching a match in Dhaka on television. It seems like BD taking a backward step since the World Cup. What's up with that?

Well BD Cricket has always been inconsistent, so not a surprise at all. But overall, they are still headed more up than down.

We need a good coach.

Harmer first on BCB’s list
The Australian to be interviewed on August 29

The Bangladesh Cricket Board will resume the process of appointing the coach for the national team coach with Australian John Harmer first in line to make a presentation before officials on Wednesday.

Harmer, one of the three short-listed candidates for the post, which fell vacant in June following Dave Whatmore’s departure, is expected to arrive in Dhaka on the same day, said sources within the BCB.

The other two short-listed candidates – Australian Jamie Siddons and Zimbabwean Dave Houghton, will also be interviewed by September, said BCB officials. Former Zimbabwe captain and coach Houghton could be second person to be interviewed after Harmer, added officials.

However, a final decision in this regard is unlikely before the end of next month as the third candidate Siddons, who as of now is the first choice of the BCB officials, will not be available for the interview before the end of ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

Siddons, will be accompanying the Australian team, of which he is an assistant coach, in South Africa during the Twenty20 World Cup, which runs from September 11-24.

‘Australians are the firm favourite to win the tournament; naturally they expect to play in the final on September 24 in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In that case we cannot interview him before the end of month. It may even go in October,’ said a BCB official asking not to be named.

The interim Board officials, who took over barely a month ago, managed to get in touch with Siddons only a few days ago after Mahbub Anam, the general secretary of the committee that government dissolved last month, extended his cooperation, sources said.

The new BCB officials had earlier put the search for a coach on hold as they had no contact details of the short-listed candidates. ‘Now we have a detailed profile of all three candidates,’ said an official.

The 65-year-old Harmer, first coach to be interviewed, has been working at the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in Brisbane since 2003, according to BCB officials. Previously he was at the helm of the Australia and England women’s cricket teams.

Harmer led the Australia women’s cricket team to three World Cup finals in his eight years in charge of the squad from 1992-2000, winning the 1997 World Cup in India.

An Australian Level III coaching certificate holder, Harmer, has authored a number research works on cricket coaching and biomechanics, according to Cricinfo in his profile.

http://www.newagebd.com/spt.html#1

finally we are getting a coach. We need one badly.

guys twenty20 world championship is coming up... Bangladesh got giant West Indies and South Africa in the group.. I don't think this time our team will be able to do something good...

Bangladesh shaping up well for Twenty20

Bangladesh have warned opponents not to underestimate them during the forthcoming Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa, lest they suffer the fate of India and South Africa, whom they surprisingly beat in the World Cup earlier this year.

Bangladesh finished their preparations for the tournament with a number of practice matches in Mirpur and Mohammad Ashraful, the young captain, is happy with the way his team is shaping up.

"Very few people gave us the chance when we played in the World Cup but we beat both India and South Africa. As the game becomes shorter, I think we have a good chance of doing well and progressing into the second round," he said. I am quite satisfied with our preparations and hopeful about doing well in the competition."

Bangladesh are in a tough Group A, with hosts South Africa and West Indies for company. Before the tournament begins, they will play in a four-nation tournament in Nairobi with Pakistan, Uganda and Kenya. Shaun Williams, acting coach since Dav Whatmore left in May, believes the warm-up series could make a difference.

"In the main event, I think we have to score at least 160-170 runs to give ourselves any realistic chance of winning. The encouraging fact is that we will have another four to five matches in Kenya before the main competition and that will definitely help us. I am hopeful about putting up a good performance in this World Cup," said Williams.

"Our performance in the first few [practice] matches was not good enough. We were struggling to get 140 but finally our batting clicked in the last practice game. I am pleased because the boys displayed a strong performance as both teams scored 190 runs," he added.

Mashrafe Mortaza, vice-captain and leading fast bowler, also sounded bullish a day before Bangladesh's departure for Nairobi, urging his side to play their natural game. "South African condition will be totally different than in the West Indies but I think that will hardly matter in this type of cricket. We have the ability to beat any team and we just need to play our natural cricket".

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/308698.html

couple of wins against lesser known opponents already for Bangldesh. May be we can produce an upset or two in this upcoming 20/20.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Bangladeshi Tigers on beating West Indies. Way to go boys!!

Great job by Bengal tigers................way to go Bangladesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just checked the scores, well played Bangladesh!

great win!!

Mohammed Ashraful scored the fastest Twenty20 half-century off just 20 balls!

Yeah!We did it!! Second round...Here we come!

poor batting against South Africa. I hope the bowlers bowl well.

poor batting against South Africa. I hope the bowlers bowl well.

In Twenty20 very difficult to defend poor total since opposing batters have even less reason not to take risks.

Showdown against Australia today I hope :D

Showdown against Australia today I hope :D

Well, we were nice and let them win this time...we are keeping our energy for the final :D

Well, we were nice and let them win this time...we are keeping our energy for the final :D

I think we lost cleary due to instructions from the team management to the team to play carefully etc.It just doesn't happen if you dont let players play their natural game.Our players are better when they are super aggressive than the time they are super defensive.Lets hope the Wise instructors will learn from this and let players be themselves in the future.

why are our bottom end players so bad at batting? Do we not have a single all rounder? Every bowler we have stink at batting. Once top order batsmen are gone we usually have no hope.

That's how it is with most teams. After the fifth wicket is down - the team will lose the rest of the wickets before you know.

Long long time ago all-rounders were rare. About 20 to 25 years ago, there were quite a few all-rounders. They are in decline again. Looks like - once again - batsmen are just batsmen .... and so on.

why are our bottom end players so bad at batting? Do we not have a single all rounder? Every bowler we have stink at batting. Once top order batsmen are gone we usually have no hope.

Actually I remember many occasions (not in this tournament) when our batsmen were all out in quick succession, and then our bowlers gradually brought up a respectable total.

What is awful is that our players swing the ball and miss it many a times. They have to be more accurate.

From BBC:

Bangladesh name Siddons as coach

Australian Jamie Siddons has been named as the new coach of the Bangladesh national team.
He replaces compatriot Dav Whatmore, who stepped down following the World Cup in the Caribbean earlier this year.

The way was cleared for 43-year-old Siddons when rival candidate John Dyson, another Australian, recently accepted the job of West Indies coach.

Siddons said he was "thrilled" by the opportunity but full details of his contract have yet to be finalised.

A versatile sportsman who also played Australian Rules football, he made more than 11,000 runs for Victoria and South Australia during his playing career but his only international recognition came in a one-day game against Pakistan in 1988.

Siddons has the task of building on the progress the young Bangladesh team showed at the World Cup, where they achieved surprise wins over India and South Africa.

They also reached the Super 8s at the recent ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa after defeating West Indies, but that was their only win of the tournament.

Their next assignment is a tour to New Zealand in the New Year for two Tests and three one-day internationals, to be followed by a home series against South Africa.

who is this Siddons character? Never heard of him. Is he any good?

Good finally we have a permanent coach... but I think Shaun Williams was also doing well in the twenty20 WC...

Ireland in Bangladesh, 2008

Bangladesh to host Ireland ODI series



Ireland are to tour Bangladesh for three one-dayers next March and April.

Ireland, who in addition to beating Pakistan in that memorable World Cup match earlier in the year also defeated Bangladesh, will also play two four-day warm-ups against local teams.

"As we are not yet in the ICC's Future Tours Programme, we have to look for matches against the teams close to us in the ODI rankings, such as Zimbabwe, Kenya, West Indies and Bangladesh," Warren Deutrom, the Ireland Cricket Union's chief executive told Cricket Europe.

"Bangladesh are sending me an itinerary for the tri-series and after that they have also agreed to play us in three ODIs and a four-day game - an ideal pre-season programme for the coach and players."

The tour gets underway from March 16.

Bangladesh in New Zealand Schedule

December 2007
Wed 19 - Fri 21
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT Northern Districts v Bangladeshis
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sun 23
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT Northern Districts v Bangladeshis
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Wed 26
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT 1st ODI - New Zealand v Bangladesh
Eden Park, Auckland

Fri 28
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT 2nd ODI - New Zealand v Bangladesh
McLean Park, Napier

Mon 31
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT 3rd ODI - New Zealand v Bangladesh
Queenstown Events Centre

January 2008
Fri 4 - Tue 8
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT 1st Test - New Zealand v Bangladesh
University Oval, Dunedin

Sat 12 - Wed 16
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT 2nd Test - New Zealand v Bangladesh
Basin Reserve, Wellington

New Zealand, Bangladesh plan cyclone charity match

New Zealand and Bangladesh are in discussions to play a Twenty20 charity cricket match to raise funds for survivors of Cyclone Sidr, which devastated the South Asian country last week.

Although Bangladesh officials said Saturday the match would be played in New Zealand on December 23, just before the start of a one-day series between the teams, a New Zealand spokesman said discussions were ongoing.

A warm-up one-day match between Bangladesh and Northern Districts had been scheduled for that date.

More than 3,400 people died in the November 15 cyclone and hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless and facing a severe water, food and medicine shortage.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3q8arkxHCUt6tx85j_LUVFRVhOA

I hope BD plays a little better against NZ. This should be a tough challenge for the young BD squad.

another huge loss to New Zealand. Our batting is embarrassing!

another huge loss to New Zealand. Our batting is embarrassing!
you were expecting a win? :ugh:

another huge loss to New Zealand. Our batting is embarrassing!

Actually we had the game on our control and after Mohammad Ashraful got out (i believe it was 150's for just 3 wickets) then we just lost it; we lost our wickets one by one. Hopefully we play the next two games with a much cooler head. Anyone else watching the next games?

That's how it is with most teams. After the fifth wicket is down - the team will lose the rest of the wickets before you know.

Long long time ago all-rounders were rare. About 20 to 25 years ago, there were quite a few all-rounders. They are in decline again. Looks like - once again - batsmen are just batsmen .... and so on.

Back in the late 70s and 80s, when I was a little kid and a huge cricket fan, India used to be like what Bangladesh is today. So perhaps in time, they will shape up but, at the same time, they have been playing "professionally" for over 20 years. So, what's the solution.

I don't know whether sports is viewed simply as "sports" in Bangladesh but in order for the professionals to excel, they have to take sports as serious business because of its tremendous money making potential. Just like an NBA player is a fulltime professional player and that is all he does, Bangladesh star cricketers have be to turned into fulltime cricket player and be paid for it. I could be wrong but I don't think such is the case now.

some photos of BD getting their butts whipped by New Zealand at Eden Park Stadium.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/2142309846_4b782a7cc1_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/2142325588_24fb9c1976_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/2142325338_1f3ce21624_b.jpg

Nice piks.

the nz odi series was a big shame.. let's see if we can come back from tests....

the nz odi series was a big shame.. let's see if we can come back from tests....

same crap, just a different wrapper.

Hello from New Zealand. Gotta say we are enjoying having Bangladesh play here. Is it on free to air tv there or satellite tv? Very nice amicable series between our countries. Quite different to what is happening between both of our big neighbours. As has been said, India werent that great in the 70's and nor were Sri Lanka in the 80's yet look at those teams now. This should bode well for your national side- hang in there and keep giving them your support!

yea its same crap again.... i thought when tamim and junaid made a good 1st innings partnership, we could have made a lead of 300-350.... but our top and middle order batting was so shameful... but good thing about the 1st test was that our bowling was not that bad and we can see that mashrafe is doing well again....

Milan Luka.... yeah i hope that after 2010 BD team will start winning some matches and make some good impression... anyway thanks for your comments...

Hello from New Zealand. Gotta say we are enjoying having Bangladesh play here. Is it on free to air tv there or satellite tv? Very nice amicable series between our countries. Quite different to what is happening between both of our big neighbours. As has been said, India werent that great in the 70's and nor were Sri Lanka in the 80's yet look at those teams now. This should bode well for your national side- hang in there and keep giving them your support!

you are right. BD has ways to go to catch up to Sri Lanka or India. Thanks for the comments.

i still can't believe that BD has not learnt anything from the first test vs. NZ.... the same poor batting...

2nd test was worse than the 1st one. BD should stop going on tours for a year. It's embarrassing.

^^ Yeah if this is their current form they are better served playing against more equivalent nations like Kenya until they get back in rhythm. Otherwise there will be more meaningless clobberings to come.

necesitamos un bueno coach.

necesitamos un bueno coach.

That dummy Whatmore got greedy...now he is without a job and we are without a coach :ohno:

Bangladesh not worth it

Bangladesh is gone, and thank goodness for that.

All platitudes aside, why ICC continues to persist with Bangladesh as a Test playing nation is beyond me.

Clearly it has something to do with the cash that can be generated from the Asian region, because it has absolutely nothing to do with their cricketing ability.

And please spare me the 'potential' tag that has propped up the claims of some on Bangladesh cricket.

Since their first Test match v India in 2000, Bangladesh has one Test victory to its credit - against a bunch of schoolboys from Zimbabwe.

Progress is not being made and although the country has a high population and a love of the game, it is clear the infrastructure within the cricket environment is not producing the goods.

Until that is in place, then the ICC is doing no-one any favours by continuing to include Bangladesh.

Favours were given however to the Black Caps as the light work-out over the past couple of weeks will have helped with confidence.

Dan Vettori stood with a trophy aloft, and that would have felt quite good.

The batsmen showed enough to cement places in positions, although Mathew Sinclair and Craig Cumming will have one eye on the form of Scott Styris and Jamie How.

And the bowling unit overcame a series of cerebral explosions at the beginning of the second Bangladeshi innings in Dunedin to show that a return to the basics is often the best policy.

Now John Bracewell can consider the wholly greater threat of England.

In what presents itself as a make-or-break opportunity for Bracewell to prove his worth, the series with England should be captivating.

True Test cricket beckons. A pleasant prospect given the one-sided, and largely meaningless fare of the past weeks.

http://sportal.co.nz/Cricket-opinion-display/bangladesh-not-worth-it-41652

Bangladesh not worth it
Bangladesh is gone, and thank goodness for that.

DISS!!!!

^^ I must say it's true though, we haven't justified our inclusion. ICC of course has one eye on Bangladeshi market which in future will give it a lot more money than New Zealand or England combined.

Bangladesh not worth it

Bangladesh is gone, and thank goodness for that.

All platitudes aside, why ICC continues to persist with Bangladesh as a Test playing nation is beyond me.

Clearly it has something to do with the cash that can be generated from the Asian region, because it has absolutely nothing to do with their cricketing ability.

And please spare me the 'potential' tag that has propped up the claims of some on Bangladesh cricket.

Since their first Test match v India in 2000, Bangladesh has one Test victory to its credit - against a bunch of schoolboys from Zimbabwe.

Progress is not being made and although the country has a high population and a love of the game, it is clear the infrastructure within the cricket environment is not producing the goods.

Until that is in place, then the ICC is doing no-one any favours by continuing to include Bangladesh.

Favours were given however to the Black Caps as the light work-out over the past couple of weeks will have helped with confidence.

Dan Vettori stood with a trophy aloft, and that would have felt quite good.

The batsmen showed enough to cement places in positions, although Mathew Sinclair and Craig Cumming will have one eye on the form of Scott Styris and Jamie How.

And the bowling unit overcame a series of cerebral explosions at the beginning of the second Bangladeshi innings in Dunedin to show that a return to the basics is often the best policy.

Now John Bracewell can consider the wholly greater threat of England.

In what presents itself as a make-or-break opportunity for Bracewell to prove his worth, the series with England should be captivating.

True Test cricket beckons. A pleasant prospect given the one-sided, and largely meaningless fare of the past weeks.

http://sportal.co.nz/Cricket-opinion-display/bangladesh-not-worth-it-41652
ditto!

ICC are the ones to decide on that not the cheap reporters online.... we don't need anyone's opinion.... Bangladesh will surely put up a big fight soon.... keep watching!!!!

ICC are the ones to decide on that not the cheap reporters online.... we don't need anyone's opinion.... Bangladesh will surely put up a big fight soon.... keep watching!!!!
when? and how long shall we be watching? its 2008 not 1955 things have changed a lot

ICC are the ones to decide on that not the cheap reporters online.... we don't need anyone's opinion.... Bangladesh will surely put up a big fight soon.... keep watching!!!!

I'm with you, Khalek.... but.... in order to do that WE need to wake up.

yep thats right bro... we need to wake up now and play with patience and skills...

South Africa in Bangladesh 2008

February 2008

Fri 22 - Tue 26
10:00 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Test - Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Fri 29 - Tue 4
10:00 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - Bangladesh v South Africa
Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong

March 2008

Sun 9
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 1st ODI - Bangladesh v South Africa
Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong

Wed 12
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 2nd ODI - Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Fri 14
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

South Africa in Bangladesh 2008

ohh god...do we really need this?

ohh god...do we really need this?
well the bcb wants everyone to hop aboard the banglabashing bandwagon!

S Africa stumble in Bangladesh
First Test, Mirpur:
Bangladesh 192 v South Africa 76-4, day one

South Africa's Morne Morkel claimed a maiden five-wicket haul but the first Test against Bangladesh looked even after 14 wickets fell on day one.

Despite losing the toss, South Africa made a flying start with the ball, Dale Steyn removing both openers early.

Aftab Ahmed (44) and Saqibul Hasan (30) put on 70 before Morkel (5-50) returned to mop up the hosts for 192.

Shahadat Hossain and Mohammad Rafique took two wickets apiece late on to reduce the tourists to 76-4 by stumps.

It ensured the game remains firmly in the balance as the South Africa batsmen failed to come to terms with an unfriendly pitch.

Shahadat found good swing and seam in removing openers Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie with just 19 on the board.

Rafique produced two excellent off-breaks to end a brief partnership between Hashim Amla (25) and Jacques Kallis (17).

Earlier, Morkel combined with Steyn (3-27) and spinner Johan Botha (2-57) as South Africa swept through the home batting line-up.

Ahmed and Saqibul were well supported by a typically aggressive innings from skipper Mohammad Ashraful, whose 34 came off just 27 balls.

But wickets kept tumbling and only a late slog from Mashrafe Mortaza (29) took the score near 200.

Highlights of the 1st Day

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We need a coach.....

I'll keep saying that till we get one.

I'm very proud of the team. I didn't think they could do this much at this point :cheers:

Tigers in charge against S Africa
First Test, Mirpur:
Bangladesh 192 & 125-4 v South Africa 170, day two

Bangladesh ended day two of the first Test in the unusually strong position of 147 runs ahead of South Africa with six second-innings wickets standing.

Shahadat Hossain's career-best 6-27 helped bowl the tourists out for 170, with AB de Villers' 46 the top score.

With an advantage of 22, the Tigers were soon in trouble as Dale Steyn quickly grabbed three wickets.

But Junaid Siddique (64no) helped them to 125-4 to boost their chances of a first win against a leading nation.

Only Zimbabwe (in January 2005) have previously succumbed to Bangladesh in a Test, and their neighbours will need to perform considerably better from here on in to avoid that fate.

Ashwell Prince was run out in the second over when Saqibul Hasan threw to wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim from cover to take advantage of a mix-up.

De Villiers fell in unusual circumstances after putting on 68 with Johan Botha (25), skying a return catch to Mohammad Ashraful after the ball bounced twice before reaching him.

He initially stood his ground but the rules state the delivery is legitimate - three bounces or more are not allowed - and umpire Steve Bucknor correctly sent him on his way.

Shahadat trapped Botha lbw and then polished off the tail to put his side on top, only for Steyn to rock them.

The speedster bowled Tamim Iqbal before winning lbw verdicts against Shahriar Nafees and Habibul Bashar, although replays showed Bucknor might have erred with the latter one, which appeared to be going down leg-side.

Siddique dug in to add 56 with Ashraful, and though the skipper edged behind, the home side will be more than satisfied with the match situation.

"The game is very much on," paceman Shahadat said after play ended early because of bad light.

"There is not much pace and movement in the wicket and it will all depend on the morning session on Sunday."

De Villiers added: "The morning is very important for us. If we can keep them below 200 it would be nice to chase."

Excellent performance by the team!Lets just pray they can keep it up and do something in this match.

yet another loss....why do they bother playing against these teams?

yet another loss....why do they bother playing against these teams?

Well they exceeded our expectations so I think they proved us skeptics wrong to good extent. We all thought it would be a rout but they gave SA a run for its money.

Well they exceeded our expectations so I think they proved us skeptics wrong to good extent. We all thought it would be a rout but they gave SA a run for its money.

it was no where near a close match. South Africa had one poor inning, that's it. They limited BD to less than 200 runs in both innings. They reached their desired target very comfortably in the 2nd inning. It was yet another poor, pathetic performance by our batsmen. These guys don't belong in the big leagues. BD is no longer a newcomer anymore. No more excuses. I wish they would stop playing these test nations.

........BD is no longer a newcomer anymore.......

Very true

it was no where near a close match. South Africa had one poor inning, that's it. They limited BD to less than 200 runs in both innings. They reached their desired target very comfortably in the 2nd inning. It was yet another poor, pathetic performance by our batsmen. These guys don't belong in the big leagues. BD is no longer a newcomer anymore. No more excuses. I wish they would stop playing these test nations.
bd plays the "it took india 20 years to win their first test match" card

bd plays the "it took india 20 years to win their first test match" card

Well then, by that token, they should win at least one match in any series against most countries. Hasn't been 20 years Bangladesh has been playing cricket?

Even after playing for so many years, they are yet to:

* have a great coach
* have a strategy for building a team, squad, group of players
* have the stamina and temperament for test match

To me, Bangladesh test matches are ho-hum affairs ... call me if they win ... sort of a thing.

Test 2, Inning 1.......how embarassing!

We are going to help set a new world record :D :D

Africa openers close to record
Second Test, Chittagong: South Africa (405-0) v Bangladesh, day one

South Africa openers Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie put on a unbeaten 405 on day one of the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

Smith (223) and McKenzie (169) need nine runs to beat the world record opening partnership in Test cricket.

Choosing to bat first, the pair raced to 92 by lunch and continued to punish Bangladesh bowling attack thereafter.

Smith's fourth double ton is a South African record, while McKenzie's century was his first in seven years.

And on a pitch seemingly custom-made for the batting team, Smith and McKenzie look well poised to surpass the 413 set by India's Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad against New Zealand in Chennai in 1956.

"There are a lot of boys in there happy we won the toss," said Smith.

On a day of records, Smith passed 5,000 Test runs and broke his own record for the biggest opening stand in South African history, which he had set with Herschelle Gibbs against Pakistan in 2003.

McKenzie scored his first century for seven years and looks likely to participate in South Africa's biggest partnership for any wicket.

That mantle is currently held by Jacques Rudolph and Boeta Dippenaar, who put on an unbeaten 429 for the third wicket against Bangladesh in 2003.

Smith, leading the Proteas for a record 54th time, completed his 14th Test century by cutting Shakib Al Hasan through point.

McKenzie reached his third Test hundred when he smashed Mohammad Rafique for six over long-off.

Rafique dropped McKenzie, on 131, off his own bowling but otherwise the 32-year-old provided Smith with faultless and emphatic support.

Bangladesh, whose captain Mohammad Ashraful used seven bowlers, looked lost for ideas and Smith brought up his double ton by working Mashrafe Mortaza through midwicket for four.

"I have got quite a few double hundreds now, so I know how tough it is to get there," said Smith. "You have to concentrate really hard all the way through

Slow left-armer Shakib Al Hasan was the only bowler to emerge with any credit, his 10 overs going for just 33.

"The wicket played really well. Once you get in, it is all about making every run count."

Bangladesh paceman Shahadat Hossain was all praise for the way the South African openers exploited the conditions.

"There was nothing in the wicket for the bowlers. They batted brilliantly throughout the day and did not give us any chances.

"Although we tried very hard, it was simply not our day. Nothing worked for us. We will have to start afresh tomorrow."

Abdur Razzak signed with Bangalore Royal Challengers (IPL) for $120,000/yr
currently the only BD player selected for the Indian Premier League

-how does this compare with his current salary? Anyone knows?

I think BCB is not paying enough to players, but if i had to guess it probably be something like 15,000 taka p/m. Even if they got paid 50,000 taka a month i would say not enough by virtue of the fact that they are a test playing nation.

Bangladesh launched nationwide pace hunt competition last year and the prize money for the fastest bowler was 1 lakh taka. Now 1 lakh taka is not very enticing for middle class and high class is it, they probably wont even get out of bed for that money.
A rickshawwala's son might enter the competition just to pass his time. The point i'm trying make is BCB should increase the prize money for all competitions so that the entire nation is awed and lure all available talent into taking part.

15,000 per month!!! are you serious??

15,000 per month!!! are you serious??

you sound shocked, is this too little or too much? anyway i'm assuming it's that much.:)

its too little man... i bet indian, pakistani and SL players get 50,000 at least per month...

its too little man... i bet indian, pakistani and SL players get 50,000 at least per month...

In order to pay decent salaries BCB needs to encourage corporate sponsors. Also create some endowments.

In order to pay decent salaries BCB needs to encourage corporate sponsors. Also create some endowments.
the pay is way more with respect to their performance on the field.

It's been a long time no one posted in this thread :ohno:

Well we have had many poor series under the captaincy of Ashrafool but our bowling was looking good in the recent Aussie tour. Only Tamim and Shakib were impressive with the bat, no other batsmen could stand up and seal a Cardiff win for us.

It's been a long time no one posted in this thread :ohno:

Well we have had many poor series under the captaincy of Ashrafool but our bowling was looking good in the recent Aussie tour. Only Tamim and Shakib were impressive with the bat, no other batsmen could stand up and seal a Cardiff win for us.

If you still want to talk about Bangladesh cricket go to banglacricket.com You guys probably know about it

If you still want to talk about Bangldesh cricket go to banglacricket.com You guys probably know about it
cricket is one ghey sport mang, tiz a waste of money unless you are desi knaw mean

6 national cricketers sell out to ICL
Azad Majumder

Six national players, dealing a major blow to Bangladesh cricket, retired from all forms of international and domestic cricket on Sunday, reportedly to participate in the breakaway Indian Cricket League.
The decision of the six players — Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Dhiman Ghosh, Farhad Reza and Mosharraf Hossain — was made following a report that at least 14 leading cricketers were going to join the ICL.
All the Bangladeshi players will form a team, named the Dhaka Warriors, to play in the third edition of the Twenty20 competition slated to begin from October 10.
The other cricketers linked with the competition are Alok Kapali, Nazim Uddin, Mohammad Rafique, Manjurul Islam, Tapash Baishya, Mohammad Sharif, Mahbubul Karim and Golam Mabud.
Apart from Karim and Mabud, all of them have represented Bangladesh in Tests or One-Day Internationals. But only seven are still contracted players of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Of the seven contracted players, excepting Nazim Uddin, six have now severed their ties with the BCB. Unconfirmed sources said Nazim too had reportedly sent a letter through fax from his hometown Chittagong, seeking retirement.
The other players came to the BCB to submit their letters of retirement in the morning at a time when there was no one to receive them. The players later left the BCB office, leaving the letters at the reception.
The officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, after coming to know of the sudden retirement, rushed to the office at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and called an emergency meeting.
‘We are astonished at the sudden decision of the players. It was totally unexpected. We called them over the phone, sent text messages, but no one responded,’ the dumbfounded chairman of the cricket operations committee, Gazi Ashraf Hossain, told reporters at a press briefing.
‘Officially we don’t know why they have taken such a decision; all of them have mentioned “personal grounds” in their letters, which were all written in the same language. We have called them to the BCB at 2:00pm on Tuesday. Hopefully they will revoke their decision,’ said Gazi Ashraf.
Ashraf read out the letter from all-rounder Farhad Reza which said, ‘I have taken the decision to retire from all international, first-class and club cricket. This is totally my personal decision and I wish Bangladesh cricket team all success.’
Among the retired cricketers Farhad and Dhiman were in the Bangladesh squad for the three-match series against Australia. They are now expected to sign a contract with the ICL authority shortly.
Ashraf said they would follow the ICC guideline in dealing with the players joining the ICL, a league that failed to get approval from the the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The players who participated in the earlier editions of the league have been banned from playing international cricket by their respective national cricket boards.



http://www.newagebd.com/2008/sep/15/front.html#2

^^ I haven't been following things very closely of late...is ICL the same as the Indian Premier League, or different? Pity this had to happen before the next WC...chances are that we are going to get pasted in front of the home crowd, unless there are big changes.

^^ At least these cricketers will bring back $200,000 each! That's the best that they have ever done for the country after WC 2007.

^^ I haven't been following things very closely of late...is ICL the same as the Indian Premier League, or different? Pity this had to happen before the next WC...chances are that we are going to get pasted in front of the home crowd, unless there are big changes.
lawl they'll loose miserably anyway

^^ At least these cricketers will bring back $200,000 each! That's the best that they have ever done for the country after WC 2007.
new remittance channel??

^^ I haven't been following things very closely of late...is ICL the same as the Indian Premier League, or different? Pity this had to happen before the next WC...chances are that we are going to get pasted in front of the home crowd, unless there are big changes.

IPL is a competitor to/of ICL.

new remittance channel??

That would be a positive, would it not?

That would be a positive, would it not?
werd!

Whats the big deal if these guys leave? Its not as if we would have been World Champions had they stayed.

Whats the big deal if these guys leave? Its not as if we would have been World Champions had they stayed.
my point exactly.

my point exactly.

Can't argue with that. So what's all the fuss about? Moreover, why should they pass on the opportunity to be financially secure?

Not sure about others but we will definitely miss Aftab and Nafees..

Aftab is a good ODI and T20 batsman and Nafees is a good Test batsman ...

If you still want to talk about Bangladesh cricket go to banglacricket.com You guys probably know about it

Yeah infact I am an active member there...

And I have seen some of your posts too :D

Can't argue with that. So what's all the fuss about? Moreover, why should they pass on the opportunity to be financially secure?
thats what i am wondering too..

I only feel sorry for the guy is hiring these "cricketers(!)" with so much money. What was we thinking hiring people from a team which barely manages to score a total of hundred! Bangladesh cricket team was already in a pathetic condition and its not humanly possible to go worse than that.

To be honest I am really feeling sad for Bashar, he was very disappointed with the 10 year ban... But I guess he knew what was coming to him... He said he will try to explain things to the board but I guess we will never see him playing for BD ever again ..

I only feel sorry for the guy is hiring these "cricketers(!)" with so much money. What was we thinking hiring people from a team which barely manages to score a total of hundred! Bangladesh cricket team was already in a pathetic condition and its not humanly possible to go worse than that.

I don't think it matters much to the owners if their ventures (ICL/IPL) are successful, wildly beyond their expectations. They are probably looking for diversity and variety, thereby assuring a great following by all countries of the subcontinent.

I don't think it matters much to the owners if their ventures (ICL/IPL) are successful, wildly beyond their expectations. They are probably looking for diversity and variety, thereby assuring a great following by all countries of the subcontinent.
they are all in it for the marketing and the audience, cricket is like a religion in the sub continent esp india, think about the advertising appeal it has in this region that gujju dude ambani paid $100 million us for a team, he a dude who wont spend a rupee unless theres profit to be maid.

^^ At least these cricketers will bring back $200,000 each! That's the best that they have ever done for the country after WC 2007.

In the last 3 years Aftab Ahmed, Habibul Bashar and Shahriar Nafees have each earned more than $150000 from BCB. Don't you think this is enough for them to live a healthy life in BD?
They are simply traitors and nothing else!:bash:

^^ Well it's not like they don't want to play for Bangladesh, they just want a job that pays them better. It's the national boards especially India that need to iron out their differences with ICL...players are simply doing what most of us would do in our professions if we had the chance, though we would typically not be thought of as traitors.

^^ Well it's not like they don't want to play for Bangladesh, they just want a job that pays them better. It's the national boards especially India that need to iron out their differences with ICL...players are simply doing what most of us would do in our professions if we had the chance, though we would typically not be thought of as traitors.


On the mark, tan.
Looking back in history, Kerry Packer was a man detested by most, yet the popularity of cricket in its present form (limited overs, day long events as opposed to traditional test matches) is owed to him. In the day, many cricketers were banned and ostracized as well.

^^ Well it's not like they don't want to play for Bangladesh, they just want a job that pays them better. It's the national boards especially India that need to iron out their differences with ICL...players are simply doing what most of us would do in our professions if we had the chance, though we would typically not be thought of as traitors.
werd, i wonder why they are making such a fuss out of it

if a major can be the boards cheif and earn extra cash why cant the players??

^^ I don't agree that they are traitors. They have found a better opportunity, just what Tanzirian has pointed out. I hope that the Dhaka Tigers can play some good cricket in the ICL.

I don't find this justifiable

We needed a major change in our cricket team anyways. Lets just hope the new guys who'll get their chances can prove their worth.

I only feel sorry for the guy is hiring these "cricketers(!)" with so much money. What was we thinking hiring people from a team which barely manages to score a total of hundred! Bangladesh cricket team was already in a pathetic condition and its not humanly possible to go worse than that.

The ICL is making very smart moves by including teams from countries other than India. We had Lahore compete in the inaugural edition of the ICL, and hopefully more teams from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka can be added.

We should have an NHL style T20 league in South Asia, where international borders do not matter, only team loyalties do.

In the last 3 years Aftab Ahmed, Habibul Bashar and Shahriar Nafees have each earned more than $150000 from BCB. Don't you think this is enough for them to live a healthy life in BD?
They are simply traitors and nothing else!:bash:
oh pulease i how are the traitors? if you get a better job abroad with more pay arent you going to take it?

traitors should be those professors of dhaka univ who vacate their posts and go to abroad in the name of higher degree and never comeback yet collect paychecks

how come nobody shouts about them?

traitors are those who while being Bangladeshi apply for a USA DV lottery

DHAKA (AFP) - Zunaed Siddique and Mashrafe Mortaza scripted Bangladesh's first-ever victory over New Zealand in one-day cricket with a comfortable seven-wicket win in the opening match on Thursday.

Left-hander Siddique scored a brilliant 85 for his maiden half-century to anchor his team's successful chase of a 202-run target in 45.3 overs at Shere Bangla National Stadium after paceman Mortaza took 4-44 to jolt the tourists.

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081009/capt.cps.nvp55.091008151527.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg

Mohammad Ashraful notched a return-to-form 60 not out to guide Bangladesh to their first win over the Black Caps in 12 one-dayers, as the home team skipper and Siddique added 109 for the third wicket to upset their formidable opponents..................

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081009/sp_wl_afp/cricketbannzl_081009124500

^^
The celebration may be premature and short lived, if the performance cannot be repeated throughout the kiwis tour.

lawl looks like they got their assess whooped and pwned and served on a silver platter

I thought Bangladesh was going to win the second match! NZ was 117/7 at one point!

So close to achieving victory, yet so far!

^^
Inconsistent is the middle name of Bangladesh cricket team.

^^
Inconsistent is the middle name of Bangladesh cricket team.
werd!

Anyone know if they are gonna show todays match on any other channel except Btv?

sad sad sad

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bdeshvnz/engine/match/361757.html

Bangladesh is a very inconsistent team.

In the first test against New Zealand, at end of Day 3, Stumps, we are leading by 250+ runs with 2 wickets in hand. Let's hope we can win our first test against a top 8 team.

You guys won an ODI against Sri Lanka and not even one post in this thread?

Congrats by the way.

You guys won an ODI against Sri Lanka and not even one post in this thread?

Congrats by the way.
Thank you, for the good news.

I got so mad at our team after our performance in Chittagong that I decided not to follow the game and wait for somebody else to tell me the score.

You guys won an ODI against Sri Lanka and not even one post in this thread?

Congrats by the way.

Don't know about others but I am not really into cricket....Anyways

http://www.tigercricket.com/pgallery/SHT_0082_14109.jpg

http://www.tigercricket.com/pgallery/SHT_0110_14109.jpg

http://www.tigercricket.com/pgallery/afterwin_14109.jpg

^^
Yet another fluke?

^^fluke is not the word. inconsistency is our middle name

You guys won an ODI against Sri Lanka and not even one post in this thread?

You got it. Current BD cricket team doesn't inspire much. They will prolly follow this up with a 500 run loss :)

You got it. Current BD cricket team doesn't inspire much. They will prolly follow this up with a 500 run loss :)

I'd rather watch my team play and try to win, rather than not playing at all, like Pakistan. Ashraful is starting to show some consistency, and Shakib Al Hasan has been amazing in the past series or two.

they are improving, you guys should support them a bit more. :yes:

Thank you, for the good news.

I got so mad at our team after our performance in Chittagong that I decided not to follow the game and wait for somebody else to tell me the score.

What??We WON?????

Cooool:banana::banana::banana:

too bad i missed the game


But CONGRATS TO THE TEAM:cheers:

I'd rather watch my team play and try to win, rather than not playing at all, like Pakistan. Ashraful is starting to show some consistency, and Shakib Al Hasan has been amazing in the past series or two.

they are improving, you guys should support them a bit more. :yes:

you know you are right. we have our full support for our team.

that means the next win is another six months away


knaw mean

It would be good if we would legalise the ICL players. That way we could have Kapali and Aftab back.

close final guys!!! anyways u guys have improved a lot!:)

I cant believe we were 6 for 5 and then lost with Murali scoring. This just strengthens my belief that we need to build more consistency and take out the players who hit once ina blue moon.

close final guys!!! anyways u guys have improved a lot!:)

Thanks man,and congrats on the win

bd cricket teams motto, "win one, loose 20 on the trot badly and then start all over again"

If Bangladesh wants to improve, it needs a strong domestic cricket league structure, with big companies supporting such leagues.

Actually, in today's game we can say that Sri Lanka fluked it. I don't know where Murli came fromw ith that beastly knock but it happens once in a blue moon. Congrats to Lanka though, they kept their never in the tense situation.

Maybe Ashraful should learn something from this. How could he give Rubel a second over when he had conceded 20 in his 1st over of that spell!

Maybe Ashraful should learn something from this. How could he give Rubel a second over when he had conceded 20 in his 1st over of that spell!

For that to happen, his brain needs to be connected first. Ones his worked on the connecting his brain, maybe then he could finally go on attempting to use it. Honestly Ashraful pisses me off, someone with that much natural talent letting it go to waste because of stupidity is quite sad to see.

Ashraful's excuse this time:

9SOuPE1qO9o

Sakib on top of the world
Azad Majumder

Bangladesh’s Sakib al Hasan has climbed to the top of the ICC’s world rankings for one-day all-rounders following his consistence performance with bat and ball in the recent matches against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Sakib began the three-match series against Zimbabwe from number three position in the all-rounders’ chart and claimed 3-11 in the first one-day match, the best ever economic bowling for Bangladesh, that helped him move into the top.
He is now well ahead of New Zealand’s Jacob Oram and England’s Andrew Flintoff, who held the second and third positions respectively. While Sakib has 380 rating points, Oram and Flintoff respectively have 368 and 366.
The top 10 all-rounders also featured Shoaib Malik, Jacques Kallis, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Yuvraj Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya and Paul Collingwood.
The ICC updates the list after every international game but normally releases the rankings after the conclusion of every series or tournament, which means Shakib will have to wait until the ongoing three-match series against Zimbabwe ends to get his formal recognition.
‘I am not sure how to celebrate the number one position. Maybe I will feel after the Zimbabwe series. At the moment winning the series is the most important thing for me,’ Sakib told New Age.
Sakib is also close to making the top-10 in the bowlers’ chart being the only the second Bangladeshi cricketer after fellow left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak. Razzak, who is currently banned from bowling for flawed action, was in number eight position last year.
Sakib has now moved to number 12 position and a spectacular performance in the final one-day match today can easily take him to the top 10. Sakib is also the highest-ranked one-day batsman for Bangladesh at 34th position.

Source:http://www.newagebd.com/2009/jan/23/front.html#4

^^yep... here is the report.

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Smile now

:cheers:

Congrats to Sakib and the team for the Zimbabwe win. Are we turning a page? Here's hoping we can achieve consistently good effort...regardless of outcome...against the bigger teams.

Comments after Bangladesh series win against Zimbabwe
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hey guiss new to this forum...... a lot of u know me from the aviation forum of Bangladesh also a crazy cricket fan

you are all over, rinathq. who do you think you are?

:jk:

these threads are as much yours as anybody else 's.

Congrats to Sakib.... he is the best,,, though as bangladesh doesnt have any tours coming up soon, his position might not stay despite of the big difference........
Ashraful needs to stay off from the national team fr a while..... his performance has moved out of international status.... and aftab, kapali, shahriar nafees needs to come back , also abdur razzaq,,, the best spinner of bangladesh right now....

Also Bangladesh needs to get rid of some "fresh of the boats" lik Junnayed siddique, Imrul Kayes and Naem Islam.... Also Rubel Hossain, (For who bangladesh lost their golden chance to be the champion on the tri series)

Also Bangladesh needs to get rid of some "fresh of the boats" lik Junnayed siddique, Imrul Kayes and Naem Islam.... Also Rubel Hossain, (For who bangladesh lost their golden chance to be the champion on the tri series)
whats that gotta do with being a fob?

hey guiss new to this forum...... a lot of u know me from the aviation forum of Bangladesh also a crazy cricket fan

Welcome Rinathq...I was actually hoping to see members from the Civil Aviation part post in other threads as well.Glad to have you with us:cheers:

Welcome Rinathq...I was actually hoping to see members from the Civil Aviation part post in other threads as well.Glad to have you with us:cheers:

Yup I wish more members of the Aviators' Club would come outside the airport every now and then :)

Yup I wish more members of the Aviators' Club would come outside the airport every now and then :)

And I wish the same for the others, who seldom come out of their tall buildings! :)

And I wish the same for the others, who seldom come out of their tall buildings! :)

Hey now, I frequent most threads except the aviation one...for two reasons - that there is too much to keep up with given time commitments for my work and other obligations, and also that I would have go back a few years and read everything that has been written to understand what you all are talking about anyway. On the other hands...most of our wonderful aviators - you excluded - stay exclusively in that one thread.

........................there is too much to keep up with given time commitments for my work and other obligations, and also that I would have go back a few years and read everything that has been written to understand what you all are talking about anyway. On the other hands...most of our wonderful aviators - you excluded - stay exclusively in that one thread.

That is my problem too. I read the posts in aviation thread, but i hardly ever comment on anything. Even though I had been involved in avaition for good 10 years with aviation - i am wayyyy behind on the subject now. I am in the process of updating myself by reading the posts made by our aviator team.

How were you linked with aviation?

If only there were more Shakibs in the team. Him and Mashrafe who made it to the top 10 bowlers list are the only ones in bangladesh who play consistently. The rest just wat for a blue moon.

congrats guys...your bowler goes for $600,000 in ipl..... even though his reserved price was $50,000.. he will play for kolkata knight riders now....:cheers:

congrats guys...your bowler goes for $600,000 in ipl..... even though his reserved price was $50,000.. he will play for kolkata knight riders now....:cheers:

Yes, I just read about it a while ago. Good for Mortoza. Hope he does well and the knight riders their money's worth.

That is my problem too. I read the posts in aviation thread, but i hardly ever comment on anything. Even though I had been involved in avaition for good 10 years with aviation - i am wayyyy behind on the subject now. I am in the process of updating myself by reading the posts made by our aviator team.

What? A "choopa rustum"? Inquiring minds would like to know what were you doing and why you exited the field, Majhibhai. :)

How were you linked with aviation?

What? A "choopa rustum"? Inquiring minds would like to know what were you doing and why you exited the field, Majhibhai. :)

Dhakaiya asked first and I was thinking today - it's not nice to avoid Dhakaiya's question. Now you.........

I worked for an airline for a few years. Details later.

heyy guys.....there is another tour coming up for Bangladesh....on march...with pakistan....2 t20 and 5 odi 's starting march 09.

Hope Looser Ashrafull has some plans this time...... a whitewash against pakistan would be nothing but shame.....>

heyy guys.....there is another tour coming up for Bangladesh....on march...with pakistan....2 t20 and 5 odi 's starting march 09.

Hope Looser Ashrafull has some plans this time...... a whitewash against pakistan would be nothing but shame.....>
do you think it bothers them?

as long as the pay cheques keep coming they kewl wif it

well yea.....but the viewers do care....i care....

and Is ashraful still a captain??? if i could, i wouldve recomended Ashraful to join under 16 cricket!

wake asharaful and do something to shut up rinathq and dopekhor.



just joking, guys. i know what you are saying.

I would love to see them host the opening ceremony at BNS :banana:


2011 ICC World Cup
Opening ceremony at BNS?


The 'Home of Cricket' might be denied a chance to host the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup with the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) emerging as the front-runner ahead of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium for the showpiece event of cricket's biggest bonanza.

The campaign for the BNS was quite evident when Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB's) senior vice-president Mahbubul Anam on Thursday recapped the ICC decision in Delhi where it was confirmed that the opening ceremony will take place in Dhaka and it would be a fight between three venues --the BNS, the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and the Osmani Stadium in Fatullah -- for the bragging right.

"The opening ceremony does not have any relation with the opening match of the event, and they can be held at different venues," said Mahbub.

"We will want the ceremony to be staged at the BNS (relinquished to football in 2005) as it is the birthplace of Bangladesh cricket."

However as to where the first match will be held, Mahbub stated that Mirpur seems the more viable option. "We want stadiums which have been specifically built for cricket to host cricket matches," he said.

Having just returned from the ICC World Cup 2011 organisers meeting in Delhi, the BCB official revealed that India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have all nominated their venues for the event, with only Bangladesh lagging behind, as their submissions are still subject to government approval.

"The sports minister has said that he will inspect all three venues. Ultimately it's up to the government which venue will be used," he said.

However the bearded organiser when asked was in no illusions as to where he would prefer the opening ceremony to be held.

"BNS is my favourite venue. It is the very fabric of Bangladesh cricket and former players, including me, have a corner in our hearts for the BNS.

"We have suggested that the BNS should hold the opening ceremony, and Mirpur should have the opening match because a ceremony might adversely affect the wicket."

With the event format finalised, Bangladesh is confirmed to host five matches including one quarterfinal.

But with just 24 months remaining before the World Cup rolls around, Mahbub admitted that preparations needed to be accelerated.

"We are lagging behind but we want to do everything professionally. An organizing committee will be formed within the next eight weeks."

BCB grounds committee chairman Shafiqur Rahman was also present at the press conference and he stated that a budget meeting with the sports minister is imminent.

"We have discussed with the minister, that if our budget is passed soon, we can start working immediately. In addition we have asked the ICC for funds and they said that they will look into the matter."

There remains a lot of work to do, and he accepted the task at hand.

"For Mirpur, we have to install floodlights, a giant screen/electronic scoreboard, introduce gallery chairs and make an extension to the corporate box."

Rahman also confirmed that the Bangabandhu National Stadium has been provided as an alternate venue to the ICC alongside the National Osmani Stadium, better known as Fatullah.

Minister for Youth and Sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar visited the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur yesterday and confirmed that he will tour the three venues which are being considered, along with Shafiqur Rahman. However, he too seemed keen on the BNS stating that he would do his best to ensure the opening ceremony is held at the country's all-purpose venue.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is set to kick-off at Dhaka on February 18, 2011 with the opening match scheduled for the following day.

The showcase event will be participated by 14 teams, with the ten Test playing nations joined by four qualifiers. The event will have a total of 49 matches with India hosting 21, Pakistan 14, Sri Lanka nine and Bangladesh five.

Source:http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=76672

:cheers:

Hope the city gets another facelift before the WC as it did before SAARC.

^^ Pity Motijheel is looking pretty shabby these days. At least Baitul Mukarram renovation should be complete and the towers next to it are looking nice and should also be finished.

yess....finally, i am definetely coming to Bangladesh on that time, who knows? Bangladesh might show some miracle!!! "Prithibir Nobom ashchorjo"

dammm,, the pakistan tour is canlcelled............................guys.....
and they are also talking of moving the world cup on Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE WONT LET THAT HAPPEN

Bangladesh are in England to play World Cup T20. Cricket pundits are saying good things about tigers this time. I have good feeling that they may go quite far this time. There is so many different forum about cricket but if you would like to know everything that is going on about Bangladesh Cricket then you should give this website a try. This saturday they are facing mighty India easy picking for them. But dont forget what happened in 2007



:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Raqibul and Shakib inspire first overseas series win

The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

History was calling and Bangladesh showed they were all ears in Grenada. Raqibul Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan shared a thrilling 106-run partnership to charge Bangladesh to their first overseas series win. On an enthralling afternoon's play, Darren Sammy threatened to do the improbable but Raqibul lifted Bangladesh with a plucky innings before the equally aggressive Shakib joined him to clinch a euphoric win.

Set a target of 215, a counterattacking Raqibul, who had walked in at 29 for 2, was joined by Shakib at 67 for 4 and the pair batted bravely to seize back the initiative. Though Sammy took out Raqibul and Mushfiqur Rahim, 14 runs away from the win, Shakib held his nerve to steer the team home. The winning moment came at 5.38 pm and in some style, with Shakib lifting Kemar Roach over long-on.

Though Raqibul fell 42 runs short of the target, it was he who had set up the win with an inspired performance. He had never hit a Test fifty before and he had struggled in the first Test due to his penchant of playing away from the body. However, he had held his own in the first innings here and added a dash of bravado today to lift Bangladesh from a hole. It was a gem of a cameo under the circumstances. Every time, West Indies picked up a wicket and threatened to charge ahead, Raqibul counterattacked to keep the hosts on their toes. He chose to take the adventurous route and didn't waste a single run-scoring opportunity; in fact he created a few chances of his own.

It was risky at times but someone had to seize the initiative back from West Indies and Raqibul decided to shoulder that burden. Apart from Sammy's superb spell, Raqibul's battle against Kemar Roach was the highlight of the session. Roach v Raqibul was the turning point in the first innings as Roach successfully probed a weakness in Raqibul against the bouncers before proceeding to scythe through the rest of the line-up. He was in no mood to buckle down today.

He started with a fierce slash over point and remained audacious against anything that was pitched up to him. It was a tantalizing battle as Roach troubled him a bit with short-pitched deliveries and a couple of jaffas that left the bat late but Raqibul released the pressure with a couple of impish square drives. He flicked Sammy and guided him through to third man boundary and thus, preventing West Indies from deploying close-in fielders. And when Ryan Austin, the offspinner, was brought for the over before tea, Raqibul dispatched him over deep midwicket and in the last session, he unfurled a couple of peachy off drives to further calm the dressing-room nerves.

Thankfully, for Bangladesh, Raqibul found a willing partner in his captain Shakib, who too oozed intent through his knock. He started off a touch shakily with a stab past second slip, an airy drive past mid-off, and an edge past gully but soon settled down to blunt the attack. Now and then, he teased the slip cordon with his slashes but just when it appeared he was living on the edge, he would unfurl a meaty off drive, defend solidly or steal a single to frustrate the attack.

Shakib took on the dominating role in the final session, spanking boundaries almost at will, including a hat-trick of fours against Roach. The first one, an extra-cover drive that brought up his fifty, was followed by a crunching cut and a feisty pull as Bangladesh galloped towards victory. If the final session was almost serene, the second was a dramatic and event-filled. The day had started with a two-hour rain delay and Bangladesh took just 4.1 overs to wrap up West Indies for 209; it was the first time Bangladesh had bowled out the opposition for less than 250 in both innings.

Till Raqibul and Shakib took the bowling on, it was Sammy who stole the show. Every one knows that Sammy is not going to blow the opposition away; his is a gentle art. He builds pressure with cluster of seaming deliveries in the corridor outside off and gently nudges the batsmen into making a mistake. Bangladesh initially stumbled into making fatal mistakes under the pressure of the chase and perhaps, under the strain of making history.

Sammy struck in his very first over, inducing Tamim Iqbal into edging a delivery leaving him before turning his attention to Junaid Siddique. After bowling 14 deliveries - most of them in the off-stump channel - for just one run, he got the next one to curve away from the middle and off line and Siddique tried to flick it rather injudiciously across the line but edged it low to first slip where Floyd Reifer took a sharp catch. Sammy then produced a gem to take out Mohammad Ashraful, who has gifted his wicket previously in the series but was unlucky to get a very good delivery that shaped away from him very late.

Sammy was supported well by Roach, who has been the chief tormentor of Bangladesh in the series so far. Roach, who surprisingly didn't take the new ball, was introduced in the second session and immediately looked menacing with his cocktail of bouncers and full deliveries outside off stump. He followed a lifting delivery with the one angling away to coax Imrul Keyes into edging to slip where Sammy took a brilliant catch, leaping at second slip. For a brief while, when Roach and Sammy operated in tandem, the game appeared to be hanging in balance but Shakib and Raqibul ensured their fans won't lose too much hair or nails.

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bd won?

ah tomorrow its gonna be a color fest in dhaka! arrgh!

I was watching the match minutes ago....4 runs were required to win..and Sakib wrapped it up by hitting a SIX:cheers:

bd won?

ah tomorrow its gonna be a color fest in Dhaka! arrgh!

2 test matches in a row, sweeping the series.

2 test matches in a row, sweeping the series.
yeah! against the west indies c team!

kuddos!

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yeah! against the west indies c team!

kuddos!

yep Bangladesh's B team against WI's B team, I say its a fair match.

yep Bangladesh's B team against WI's B team, I say its a fair match.
what happened to the a team of bd?

retired or something?

Time to celebrate :banana:

what happened to the a team of bd?

retired or something?

No captain, loss of players to ICL

No captain, loss of players to ICL
didnt the buira ones go to icl?

didnt the buira ones go to icl?

not everyone.

Time to celebrate :banana:

yep.... include me

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not everyone.
come again?

come again?

we lost couple of good batsman to ICL, so the ban against them is still there for the next 6 months.

Now its time to dispose of Hasina and install Shakib Al Hasan as our new Prime Minister. :colgate:

^^ indeed :D

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No captain, loss of players to ICL

Thats true-we lost a good number of players-plus Mashrafe's injury and OUT OF FORM ashraful:ohno:

But hey..we still WON:cheers:

Cricket-Bangladesh players get cash bonus for series win
Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:16pm BST

DHAKA, July 21 (Reuters) - Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Tuesday it had awarded a cash bonus of $214,000 to the national team which defeated West Indies earlier this week to clinch its first overseas test series win.

"With this win the Bangladesh Cricket Team has fulfilled the dreams and aspirations of millions," BCB president Sina Ibn Jamali said in statement.

"Our continuing effort to develop cricket in Bangladesh will gather more momentum through this victory."

Bangladesh beat West Indies by four wickets at St. Georges in Grenada on Monday to take their two-test series 2-0.

West Indies, who lost the first test by 95 runs, fielded a makeshift side in the series after their first choice players boycotted in a dispute over contracts and payments.

The series winning Bangladesh cricket team would receive the cash payment in addition to their usual winning bonus of two million taka ($28,500), the BCB said.

Bangladesh will also play three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international in the West Indies.

Source:http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKDHA49096620090721

Cricket is probably the only sport that has such financial backing through sponsorship and TV rights..thus they can afford such hefty bonus. Well this will help grow the game in our country...

I hope we get to play the best XI of west indies and beat them aswell in ODIs.

Recently Salhahuddin has been doing really good job in bringing football back into the limelight in Bangladesh aswell.

Looks like the WI players have ended their strike and are back for the ODIs, now we will have our real test!

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Recently Salhahuddin has been doing really good job in bringing football back into the limelight in Bangladesh aswell.

good for salahuddin. footbal always had been number 1 choice of bengalis. footballers used to make a lot more money than cricketers

Looks like the WI players have ended their strike and are back for the ODIs, now we will have our real test!

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Yea we will, there is no Mashrafee!
The ODI will depand on Tamim, Sakib (ofcourse) Ashraful(only for one match if any!!) Razzak, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur and Rasel!:banana:

Tigers enjoying the Caribbeans

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^^they have earned it. keep it up, tigers...... a lot more coming

When they win, they deserve a cheer. I heard this good news only when I entered this forum, I was away to the Saudi for a week.

When they win, they deserve a cheer. I heard this good news only when I entered this forum, I was away to the Saudi for a week.

Welcome back, I hope you had a good time during Umrah!

Lets go Bangladesh Batsmen......
Batting is the only thing we need top be worried about, because i believe our bowling lineup is one of the best..even without mashrafe!

and a question, why is Ash still in the team? how many more chances he will get where someone else could be getting them?? with that many chances, even i couldve done a beter job!

WE WON

BANGLADESH JUST DEFEATED WEST INDIES IN THE FIRST ODI:cheers:

:banana: :nocrook:

^^ woww really??? ALHAMDULILLAH! GO BANGLADESH :D

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Indeed!

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Congratsss!! Even with Tamim getting 0 they still won :)

Congratulations Tigers!!!

Ashraful finally shines! Well played tigers!

Can't wait till Bangladesh comes on its own in Cricket.

T20 world cup next year the final will be:

Pakistan vs. Bangladesh :cheers:

Inshallah

^^ haha Inshallah! btw, I like their new uniform color :)

^^Keep dreaming guys. Even though T20 is Wham Bam cricket and Pakistan may reach the final even with this team. Bangladesh has no chance what so ever.

Ashraful finally shines! Well played tigers!

Ashraful didnt shine.....his strike rate was 55 which brought the whole team down, the score shouldve been 270+

Can't wait till Bangladesh comes on its own in Cricket.

T20 world cup next year the final will be:

Pakistan vs. Bangladesh :cheers:

Inshallah

yep, but only if the team includes, Kapali, Aftab. S. Nafees...they are the T20 pros!:lol:

this should be Bangladesh's ODI squad,
Shahriar Nafees
Tamim Iqbal
Zunaid Siddique
Alok Kapali
Saqibul Hasan
Md. Ashraful
Mahmudullah Riaydh
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mashrafe Mortaza
Abdur Razzak
S. Rasel

Stand by, Rubel Hossain, Shahdat hossain

Ashraful didnt shine.....his strike rate was 55 which brought the whole team down, the score shouldve been 270+

I think we are bit too harsh on Ashraful, he was going through a bad patch and the only way to come back in form is to play yourself into the game. It's much better than hitting all over the park.

yep, but only if the team includes, Kapali, Aftab. S. Nafees...they are the T20 pros!:lol:

Are they in ICL? They should be back soon as ICL went bust.

^^Keep dreaming guys. Even though T20 is Wham Bam cricket and Pakistan may reach the final even with this team. Bangladesh has no chance what so ever.

It will happen one day :)

Karachi and Dhakka will be glueddd to the Television.

Are they in ICL? They should be back soon as ICL went bust.

The ban on ICL players has been removed, but they will only be eligible after 6 months according to the new contract with BCB.

I think we are bit too harsh on Ashraful, he was going through a bad patch and the only way to come back in form is to play yourself into the game. It's much better than hitting all over the park.

maybe not but also i think Ashraful should change his batting line up and come down after 4-5 down, because 1 down is an important and stressful position and ashraful doesnt need it now

WE WON THE SERIES!!! :banana:

WE WON THE SERIES!!! :banana:


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I actually stayed up till Fajr prayers to see the entire match, it was one of Bangladesh's bests, a full team effort.

Congratulations Tigers!!!!!!

Alhamdulillah...... among most of the bad news goin on abt bangladesh, at least we find some good news :D , congrats Tigers, keep it up :)

It will happen one day :)

Karachi and Dhakka will be glueddd to the Television.

Prolly will. But why only Dhaka? Why discriminate against the rest of the country?

Bangladesh is playing Zimbabwe next, so atleast I can be happy for the next few months..before we face England and India later in the year.

^^ haha indeed, this time, we MUST beat the Brits and the mallus :P

Bangladesh is playing Zimbabwe next, so atleast I can be happy for the next few months..before we face England and India later in the year.

i didnt know we are facing England and India this year??

and the mallus :P


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I know you're 16 but you do realize that we have Hindus in our country and in our cricket team to be specific.

^^ yup I do realize that, I was only jokin btw :) ......nuthin serious & no offence =)!

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^^we can use some cheerleaders and those guys are not good for anything else. so, it makes sense

WEEEE WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNN :D YAYAYA!!!

Yeaaaa Whitewash against WI

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BANGLADESH WHITEWASH WESTINDIES:banana:

ODI Series 3-0

Test Series 2-0

:cheers:

:banana::banana::banana:

wow..

enough (virtual) mishti for all?

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Now to clinch the 20-20!

^^ Meghnarmajhi bhai, mishti valoi, tobe amar favorite holo "Comillar Roshmalai" :)

^^
Are the Tigers playing exceptionally well or is the West Indies cricket team really lousy?

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Are the Tigers playing exceptionally well or is the West Indies cricket team really lousy?

There was something about the Windies being weakend by a contract dispute...but that's no real excuse. Congrats BD on job well done. Safe to say those two cheerleader MPs will win reelection?