With less than a month to go before the ICC T20 World Cup begins on February 7, the national team players should be using the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to iron out their flaws before the big dance. Instead, they are left in limbo, uncertain whether they will even take part in the tournament.

Rishad finished with impressive figures of three for 26 from his four overs, surpassing his previous best of three for 33 against Perth Scorchers last month. His three-wicket haul played a key role in Hobart’s commanding win.

Bangladesh former captain Tamim Iqbal said on Thursday that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) needs to consider the interests and future of Bangladesh cricket before making a decision regarding the T20 World Cup. The BCB has conveyed that it wants Bangladesh’s matches to be held in Sri Lanka instead of India.

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Most of Bangladesh's top players are currently in Sylhet for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20, receiving updates amid uncertainty, heightened after Indian Premier League's (IPL) Kolkata Knight Riders released Mustafizur Rahman from their squad.

Bangladesh U-19 team left for Zimbabwe early Monday to take part in the 16th ICC U-19 World Cup, scheduled from January 15 to February 6 in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Captain Azizul Hakim Tamim spoke to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan about preparation, expectations and challenges ahead of departure.

The decision was made in an emergency meeting held in the afternoon today.

The development overshadowed a scheduled rest day in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20.

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Rishad Hossain continued his impressive run in the Big Bash League on Friday, producing his best figures of the season to set up a four-wicket victory for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Perth Scorchers at Perth Stadium.

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The defending World Test Champions showed exactly why they hold the crown with a spectacular all-round display in a 2-0 series victory away to India.

Bangladesh batter Tawhid Hridoy paid an emotional tribute to Sharif Osman Hadi following the latter’s burial on Saturday, remembering the Inqilab Moncho spokesperson and frontline figure of the July uprising through a heartfelt Facebook post.

It was already evening at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, but that did not deter the national team stars as their practice continued under lights, with head coach Phil Simmons also present. The aim of the skill camp, which ended yesterday, was to place a sharp focus on the development of a few players in specific areas, while others were participating in the recently-concluded National Cricket League (NCL) or were on vacation.

At the trophy ceremony, participating players expressed relief but also lamented the absence of colleagues.

The domestic arena of Bangladesh cricket has long been mired in controversies and irregularities, despite repeated calls from experts and the media to strengthen its core in order to improve the country’s cricketing structure. That crisis appears to have deepened this season, with four of the five opening-day fixtures tomorrow expected to result in walkovers as several clubs could skip the games in protest against alleged irregularities in the most recent Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections.

India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi produced a dominant display of power-hitting as India stormed to a 234-run victory over hosts UAE in their U-19 Asia Cup opener at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Friday.

Bangladesh won the last two tournaments in the Gulf, defeating UAE and India respectively in the finals in 2023 and 2024.