Cricket News from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh wobble in England Test

deepak — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:46:21 +0530

Graeme Swann and debutant Steven Finn shared two early wickets as England tightened the screws on Bangladesh in the opening Test on Monday.

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England on top after Swann's five-wicket haul

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:00:08 +0530

Graeme Swann grabbed five wickets to bowl England into a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

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England take complete command against Bangladesh in Chittagong Test

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:23:41 +0530

England have put themselves in a winning position after declining to enforce the follow-on on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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Bangladesh can be a very awkward team to come across: Collingwood

deepak — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:25:34 +0530

Chittagong, Mar 14 : England all-rounder Paul Collingwood insists Bangladesh is not an easy opposition despite destroying them in the ongoing first Test being played in Chittagong.“Bangladesh are improving all the time and they can be a very awkward team to come across,” The News of The World quoted Collingwood, as saying.

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England in control after Cook's career-best 173

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:22:05 +0530

Alastair Cook hammered a career-best 173 to consolidate England's position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.

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Cook, Pietersen help England take complete command against Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:22:48 +0530

England skipper Alastair Cook scored an unbeaten century on his debut as Test captain and Kevin Pietersen hit 99 to help England reach an imposing 374-3 at stumps on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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Captain Cook hits solid half-century

deepak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:06 +0530

Skipper Alastair Cook hit an impressive half-century to steer England to 104-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Friday.

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Bangladesh put England in to bat

deepak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:54:09 +0530

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to field after winning the toss against England in the opening Test on Friday.England paceman Steven Finn and batsman Michael Carberry made their Test debuts.

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Bangladesh coach hopes "upset" Hasan returns

deepak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:20 +0530

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons hopes young batsman Raqibul Hasan changes his decision to retire from international cricket and returns to the fold.

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Injury-hit England gear up for Bangladesh Te

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:36:39 +0530

England go into the opening Test against Bangladesh on Friday hoping their depleted pace attack delivers and Kevin Pietersen ends his dismal run with the bat.

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Bangladesh's Raqibul Hasan, 22, retires

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:13 +0530

In a shock move, Bangladesh's young middle order batsman Raqibul Hasan has retired from all forms of cricket ahead of the country's first Test match against England, an official said Wednesday.

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Out of form Pietersen to play Test against Bangladesh

deepak — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:39:20 +0530

London, Mar 10 : England cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against Bangladesh.Pietersen managed just 20 in Tuesday’s drawn warm-up match against Bangladesh A.

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Bangladesh drop Ashraful for England Tests

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +0530

Bangladesh have axed experienced batsman Mohammad Ashraful for a two-Test series against England following his inconsistent form, selectors said Tuesday.

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Pietersen flops again in Bangladesh

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:03:20 +0530

Ace England batsman Kevin Pietersen failed to find form ahead of a two-Test series against Bangladesh, scoring just 20 in a drawn warm-up match on Tuesday.

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England's Trott hits ton in practice match

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:52:09 +0530

England's Jonathan Trott regained form ahead of a Test series against Bangladesh with an impressive century in a warm-up match on Monday.

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Tredwell impresses in Bangladesh practice match

deepak — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:14:15 +0530

Off-spinner James Tredwell staked a claim for a place in the England Test squad after picking 6-95 in a three-day tour match against a Bangladesh A side on Sunday.

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England sweep cricket series after Kieswetter's ton

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:47 +0530

Craig Kieswetter smashed a maiden century as England posted a comfortable 45-run win over Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international on Friday to clinch the series 3-0.

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Flower defends England medical staff despite mounting injury worries

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:24:31 +0530

Chittagong, Mar 5: England coach Andy Flower has defended his medical staff despite a growing injury crisis in the team’s fast bowling department.The England team is already without James Anderson, who was rested for the tour of Bangladesh after a knee problem. While, Stuart Broad and Graham Onions are undergoing MRI scans on lower back problems.

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Bangladesh put England in to bat

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:33:43 +0530

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to field after winning the toss against England in the third and final one-day international on Friday.

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"Under scrutiny" Prior confident of continuing with his "good job"

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:43:40 +0530

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior insists he is unfazed by reports that national selectors might be tempted to hand over the gloves to reserve wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter for Saturdays final ODI against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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Morgan fires England to series-clinching win

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:24:18 +0530

Eoin Morgan hammered a gutsy century under pressure to power England to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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Rahim, Kayes prop up Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:04:54 +0530

Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes cracked half-centuries to help Bangladesh post a competitive 260-6 against England in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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England elect to field against Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:42:00 +0530

England captain Alastair Cook elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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England beat Bangladesh by six wickets

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:38:04 +0530

England defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in the opening one-day international on Sunday to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Iqbal century lifts Bangladesh in one-dayer

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:37:09 +0530

Tamim Iqbal cracked an impressive century to help Bangladesh post a competitive 228 against England in the opening one-day international on Sunday.

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England put Bangladesh in to bat

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:29:16 +0530

England captain Alastair Cook elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the opening one-day international on Sunday.

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Kieswetter will take international cricket by storm: Cook

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:28:08 +0530

Big-hitting Craig Kieswetter will take international cricket by storm, believes stand-in England captain Alastair Cook. The South African-born wicketkeeper has been a revelation on England''s tour of Bangladesh and will open the batting in today''s f

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Kieswetter's flair leaves Flower in dilemma over Prior as first-choice wicketkeeper

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:21:19 +0530

England coach Andy Flower has refused to back Matt Prior as his first-choice wicketkeeper for the team. Prior, who played as a specialist batsman, top scored with 64 not out as England beat a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by seven wickets in their final warm-up before Sunday’s first one-dayer against their hosts.

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Afridi to play for Bangladeshi T20 team in Sharjah

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:48:50 +0530

Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi would be seen in action during Bangladeshs T20 championship, Bashundhara Cup, which would be played in Sharjah later this year.

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England cricketer Kieswetter looking ahead to Bangladesh series

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:14:00 +0530

England cricketer Craig Kieswetter, who is a specialist wicketkeeper, is hoping to bring in a different dynamics to his talent during the three-game ODI series against Bangladesh.

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