Bangla Tigers upset England!

Bangladesh beat England by 2 wickets in this tenth ODI held at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong . It was yet another defeat for the English side that had lost to associate members Ireland just a few weeks prior.

Mortaza replaces Shakib as Bangladesh captain

Bangladesh Cricket Board, on Monday, removed Shakib Al Hasan as captain and replaced him with all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza for the upcoming tour of England, Ireland and Scotland.

Both Strauss and Shakib want higher standards from their teams

England may have finished off the first test against Bangladesh with a comfortable 8-wicket victory but it was another one of those occasions when the margin of victory masked a match in which Bangladesh made England earn their win for the first four days. But what happened on the final day is characteristic of Bangladesh cricket! They keep getting themselves into good positions and play competitive cricket for a major part of the game but when it comes to crunch situations, they falter.

Strauss wants players to come forward and report match-fixing

With the Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan shocking everyone by saying that he was approached for match-fixing, England test captain, Andrew Strauss, has urged his teammates to be more vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.

Shakib Al Hasan reveals being approached for match-fixing

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan made a startling revelation on Wednesday saying that he was once approached by an individual willing to act as his “sponsor”.

Hussey ends Dhoni’s reign as top ODI batsman

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s reign at the top of the ICC ODI batsmen rankings, which lasted for more than a year, finally came to an end with Australia’s Mr. Cricket, Michael Hussey, grabbing the top spot in the rankings issued on Monday.

Zaheer powers India to a clean sweep

India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan produced a destructive spell of swing bowling to run through Bangladesh with a career-best haul of 7 for 87 as India thrashed the hosts with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in the second and final test to complete a 2-0 clean sweep in the series.

Seamers put India on top in second test against Bangladesh

Despite Mahmudullah Riad’s gritty 96 not out, India bundled out Bangladesh for 233 and took control of the game on the first day of the second and final test in Dhaka.

Sehwag credits bowlers for the win

India’s stand-in captain Virender Sehwag lavished praise on his bowlers for bowling Bangladesh out cheaply in both innings to ensure a convincing 113-run win for the tourists in the first test of the two match series.

Shakib ecstatic after first day’s performance against India

Before the beginning of the first test match against Bangladesh, Virender Sehwag had called it an “ordinary” test side that doesn’t have the firepower of bowling out the Indian batting lineup. Well, with the score line reading 213-8 after the first day’s play, Sehwag may just be eating his words now, while an ecstatic Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that his bowlers just stuck to the basics of maintaining a good line and length and that did the trick for Bangladesh.

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