Bangladesh vs Pakistan

Living in orthodoxy: Rishad needs to rethink his MO

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain needs to go back to the training ground and rethink how he wants to win games for the Tigers. Because what he has been dishing out in Bangladesh’s consecutive T20I tours of the UAE and Pakistan has been nothing short of ordinary.

Bangladesh hammered by seven wickets in third Pakistan T20I

Bangladesh skipper Litton Das lost the toss and was asked to bat first in the third and final T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.

Shoriful ruled out of third Pakistan T20I

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam will not be available for tomorrow’s third and final T20I against Pakistan and will be out of action for at least two weeks due to a muscle injury, a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release confirmed today. 

BCB receives government clearance for Pakistan tour

A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official on Thursday said that they have received clearance from the government regarding the Tigers' upcoming tour of Pakistan later this month.

BCB unaware of Mustafizur's IPL call-up

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that the board is unaware of Mustafizur Rahman’s call-up to the Indian Premier League. 

BCB seeks government clearance to finalise Pak tour

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will seek government clearance before finalising their upcoming tour of Pakistan, which includes five T20Is scheduled for later this month.

Liton open to Pakistan series if BCB deems it safe 

Bangladesh’s newly appointed T20I captain, Liton Das, stated that the national team would have no objections to touring Pakistan later this month if the conditions are deemed favourable by the authorities.

Experience used as an excuse: BCB reverting to old ways?

Reporters present during the Bangladesh squad announcement in Mirpur yesterday, ahead of the upcoming T20I series against the UAE and Pakistan, may have felt a strong sense of deja vu.

No ODIs in Bangladesh-Pakistan series in May and July 

Bangladesh and Pakistan cricket boards have decided to remove ODIs completely from the upcoming bilateral series between the sides in May and July, respectively, Pakistan Cricket Board’s media and communications director Sami Ul Hasan confirmed to The Daily Star on Sunday.  

June 4, 2025
June 4, 2025

Living in orthodoxy: Rishad needs to rethink his MO

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain needs to go back to the training ground and rethink how he wants to win games for the Tigers. Because what he has been dishing out in Bangladesh’s consecutive T20I tours of the UAE and Pakistan has been nothing short of ordinary.

June 1, 2025
June 1, 2025

Bangladesh hammered by seven wickets in third Pakistan T20I

Bangladesh skipper Litton Das lost the toss and was asked to bat first in the third and final T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.

May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

Shoriful ruled out of third Pakistan T20I

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam will not be available for tomorrow’s third and final T20I against Pakistan and will be out of action for at least two weeks due to a muscle injury, a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release confirmed today. 

May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

BCB receives government clearance for Pakistan tour

A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official on Thursday said that they have received clearance from the government regarding the Tigers' upcoming tour of Pakistan later this month.

May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025

BCB unaware of Mustafizur's IPL call-up

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that the board is unaware of Mustafizur Rahman’s call-up to the Indian Premier League. 

May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025

BCB seeks government clearance to finalise Pak tour

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will seek government clearance before finalising their upcoming tour of Pakistan, which includes five T20Is scheduled for later this month.

May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025

Liton open to Pakistan series if BCB deems it safe 

Bangladesh’s newly appointed T20I captain, Liton Das, stated that the national team would have no objections to touring Pakistan later this month if the conditions are deemed favourable by the authorities.

May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025

Experience used as an excuse: BCB reverting to old ways?

Reporters present during the Bangladesh squad announcement in Mirpur yesterday, ahead of the upcoming T20I series against the UAE and Pakistan, may have felt a strong sense of deja vu.

March 23, 2025
March 23, 2025

No ODIs in Bangladesh-Pakistan series in May and July 

Bangladesh and Pakistan cricket boards have decided to remove ODIs completely from the upcoming bilateral series between the sides in May and July, respectively, Pakistan Cricket Board’s media and communications director Sami Ul Hasan confirmed to The Daily Star on Sunday.  

March 1, 2025
March 1, 2025

'Good teams score not just with boundaries'

Bangladesh’s spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed is close to signing a two-year contract extension with the Tigers. The former Pakistan spin wizard left to be with his family in Lahore after Bangladesh’s final ICC Champions Trophy group-stage fixture got washed out in Rawalpindi but had a chat with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about Bangladesh’s disappointing campaign in the global event and some of the factors that contributed to it. The excerpts are as follows: