Dhaka: “2007 is a long way in the past. Thinking of it is not going to help us.” And with that, Mashrafe Mortaza consigned one of his country’s most celebrated cricketing achievements to the back pages.Just as well too, given that what happened halfway across the world at Queen

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Mortaza on Wednesday said the Tigers do not have anything to be afraid of even though momentum is with India.The Tigers skippers said: “There is no reason to fear. India have momentum as they have won a lot. For us, we are playing as per

DHAKA: India have been in absolutely fine form in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. They’ve won all their six games in the group stages, beating big boys like Pakistan and South Africa. Now their next target is Bangladesh. But Shakib-al Hasan’s team are a different beast this

DHAKA: Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly said “India should not take Bangladesh lightly, although on paper and just by statistics India are a far better side than Bangladesh.”He made this advice for his national team at an article on the match between India and

DHAKA: South Africa, for the first time, won a knock out game at a World Cup and confirm their spot as a semifinalist beating Sri Lanka by 9-wicket in first quarter final at Sydney Cricket Ground Wednesday.The Proteas chased down a meager target of 134-run losing the wicket of Hashim Amla

DHAKA: South Africa started batting after Imran Tahir and Duminy had restricted Sri Lanka to a low 133 runs total in first quarter final of World Cup at Sydney Cricket Ground.Tahir bagged four wickets, Duminy three while Steyn, Abbott and Morkel got one each to put Sri Lanka in a

DHAKA: Favorites South Africa and Sri Lanka are set to face each other at the 1st Quarter-Final of the ICC World Cup on Wednesday morning in a battle to reach the semi-final of the tournament.The match will kick off at Sydney Cricket Ground around 9:30am Bangladesh time.South

DHAKA: Australia reached World Cup Semifinal beating Pakistan by six wickets when chased 214-run target given by Pakistan in semifinals at Adelaide Oval Friday. Australia managed to score victory runs losing four wicket in 33.5 over and will face India next.Smith, Watson and Maxwell

Hungry tigers are always angry. Bengal tigers which now have wisdom teeth are looking hungry for success. Playing wonderfully well Bangladesh has already qualified for the quarterfinal and is now looking hungry for further success no matter which team comes on their way. Three

DHAKA: Pakistan left-fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of ICC World Cup with a stress fracture of the pelvis, team physiotherapist Brad Robinson said on Tuesday.Pakistan’s team management will call for a replacement only if the team wins Friday's quarter-final, against Australia

DHAKA: Bangladesh will have to play fearless cricket to reproduce their shock 2007 World Cup win over India and knock the defending champions out in their quarterfinal, Shakib Al Hasan said on Tuesday. The star all-rounder hit a pivotal 53 as the Bangladeshis ran down India's 191 to win

DHAKA: Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha said India will face a defeat, if Bangladesh play their best in the ICC World Cup 4th quarters-final clash at Melbourne on Thursday.As Mashrafe Mortaza and other members of his team give everything at practice sessions and plot the downfall

DHAKA: On March 19 (Thursday), defending champions India face Bangladesh in the second quarter-final of ICC World Cup 2015. Unbeaten India start favorite in this clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).India cruised into the knockout stage with a clean sheet in Pool B - winning all

DHAKA: Bangladesh has got their new star in the World Cup now. The star is Mohammad Mahmudullah (MM). The boy from Mymensingh had caught the attention of the cricket world by scoring two back to back hundreds in two different countries, a feat nobody had achieved in the history of

DHAKA: The quarter-finals line-up in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was confirmed on Sunday after the West Indies defeated the UAE in Napier and Pakistan beat Ireland in Adelaide on the last day of the pool stage matches.These results mean India has finished on top of Pool B, followed

DHAKA: With the stunning unbeaten ton of Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan entered the World Cup quarterfinals beating Ireland by seven wickets in Pool B match Sunday. Ireland scored 237 runs losing all wickets in stipulated over and in response Pakistan scored 241 runs losing only three wickets.

DHAKA: West Indies finally confirmed their entry into quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2015 by beating United Arab Emirates (UAE) by six wickets at Napier Sunday.A haul of four and three wickets by Jason Holder, and Jerome Taylor respectively coupled with Johnson Charles’ and

MELBOURNE: So, we will meet India at MCG. Would it have been better if we met South Africa instead? There has been a lot or analyses, discussions and predictions going around. Lots of ‘buts’, ‘ifs’, ‘however’ etc going around from mouth to mouth. Does it really matter

DHAKA: The eight-day Squash Training cum Tournament, organized by the Squash Federation, ended on March 14 at the Army Squash Complex in city. Muhammad Faruk Khan, MP and also President of Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation, was present on the final day and to witness the tournament

DHAKA: Defending champion India’s highest successful run-chase in a World Cup match beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in their last match of group stage of ICC World Cup 2015 at Eden Park, Auckland Saturday.They chased down a moderate target of 288-run losing four wickets in 48.4-over.