Mohammad Ashraful was always a bit of a reluctant messiah. Ever since he exploded onto the scene in 2001 with that exquisite century on debut against Muttiah Muralitharan at his peak in Colombo, expectations have tended to weigh heavy on
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
A single run hassle by Elias Sunny making the Umpire call the delivery dead for a moment nearly caused heart-breaks of millions of cricket fans in the country, but a smashing boundary through the point by Nasir stroke the party
Friday, December 14th, 2012
From September 18 to October 7, the cricketing nations are all set for some absolute crackers. After all, it is the T20 world cup. The warm-up, India versus Pakistan, match was enough give us an idea what is waiting ahead.
Friday, September 21st, 2012
A Tuesday that will be remembered by the whole nation because on that day, cricket in Bangladesh took a new turn and losing the unpredictable dark horse tag, became truly a professional team.
You don’t have to be a cricket fan
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
At the time of this writing, there seems to be a genuine happiness among people despite all the economic and social problems that exist in Bangladesh right now. The reason is none other than the glory brought to us by
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
The BPL’s descent into farce was completed with amazing disgrace on the night of the last round robins. While the tournament has provided a good 20-days’ evening entertainment, no fool can deny that part of its attraction has been the
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The sheer rot that has robbed cricket in Bangladesh of a once-cherished respectability has taken centre stage this week, with the start of the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League. Merely the latest in the merry-go-round of T20 tournaments that have sprouted
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
The first time I met Tiger Pataudi was October, 1961, nearly fifty years ago. We met in his rooms at Balliol College in Oxford. He had invited some friends to listen to some Indian classical music. He provided the accompaniment
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Towheed Feroze
For Bangladesh, the days of tension and calculations are over. We are not going to the last eight, but seriously, did we, in a state of logical mind, expect to end up in the quarter finals? The truth is
Friday, April 8th, 2011
