Bangladesh's tour of India under threat as players announce boycott
Cricket | October 21, 2019 16:17 ISTSenior players like Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmadullah were among others who were present at the National Cricket Academy in Dhaka on Monday.
Senior players like Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmadullah were among others who were present at the National Cricket Academy in Dhaka on Monday.
Bangladesh's star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has lashed out at the board, saying that the cricketers are 'suppressed' in the country.
Shakib Al Hasan has assured the Bangladesh fans that the team will bounce back to where it was after a series of inconsistent performances.
Bangladesh Cricket Board's chief Nazmul Hassan has said that the side's Test captain, Shakib Al Hasan is not interested in playing the longest format of the game.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has reiterated his wish to leave captaincy but added that he understands why he needs to carry on in the role.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who enjoyed a stellar World Cup individually, said that Mashrafe Mortaza's poor form played a huge role in the side's failure in the tournament.
Bangladesh on Wednesday suffered a 0-3 whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka in the one-day series in the island nation.
Ellyse Perry beat now retired Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi and Bangladesh talisman Shakib Al Hasan to be the first cricketer to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is.
Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the latter's backyard in three ODIs, which will be played on July 26, July 28 and July 31 at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
Out of a total of 31 centuries being scored in this edition, we have picked out the top five centuries, which have stood out.
Shakib Al Hasan, who has been in excellent form throughout the 2019 World Cup, registered his name in the history books.
A win for India will seal their semi-finals berth and knock Bangladesh out of the tournament while a loss for the Men in Blue will mean they have to beat Sri Lanka in their last game to be certain of a last-four spot.
After Bangladesh's dominating win over Afghanistan, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan feels that the Bangla Tigers are ready for India and can create a major upset when the two teams clash on June 2 in Birmingham. India are unbeaten at the moment and face West Indies and heavyweights England before the Men in Blue square off against rivals Bangladesh.
Bangladesh's spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi was in awe of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's phenomenal run in the World Cup and described him as a "legend" of the game
Bangladesh believe they are capable enough to beat India but will have to play their best cricket on July 2 in Edgbaston.
Shakib Al Hasan became only the second player to score a 50 and take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match.
Shakib Al Hasan first scored 51 off 69 balls and then went on to take five wickets for 29 in his 10 overs against Afghanistan to help Bangladesh win by 62 runs.
In Bangladesh's dominating win over Afghanistan, Shakib became only the second cricketer after India's Yuvraj Singh to score a fifty and take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match.
Shakib, who already has two hundreds to his name in the competition, also became the 19th player overall to achieve the feat.
Out of the 22 ODIs played between Australia and Bangladesh, the Bangla Tigers have won just one game -- in Cardiff in 2005
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