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Khettarama bites back as Bangladesh unravel in magnificent fashion

The pitch was meant to be more batting-friendly than usual, and seemed so for a while, but then changed character and one team bore the brunt more than the other

03-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rebuild, resurrect, recalibrate - Mehidy has an unenviable task as ODI captain

With Bangladesh languishing near the bottom of the ODI rankings, Mehidy Hasan Miraz has his task cut out as they eye direct qualification for the 2027 World Cup

01-Jul-2025•Mohammad Isam

Freed from the burden of captaincy, Shanto could relaunch his career

His batting suffered after he became the all-format captain. But now he once again has the freedom to express himself as a batter

29-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

How captain Dhananjaya is turning Sri Lanka into an image of himself

He has been one of cricket's most laidback vibes for years but in leadership is revealing some of his more intense, driven, and occasionally unforgiving forms

27-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The Taijul light shines bright on Bangladesh's day of gloom

He scored crucial runs down the order and took five wickets but the visitors are still staring at an innings defeat

27-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

Don't jump off the Nahid Rana hype train just yet

On a pitch better suited, on a day with more luck, he could have bowled exactly as he did on day two and finished with several wickets

26-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Focused Shanto regains form despite instability all around him

He could have taken being sacked as ODI captain poorly but didn't, and went on to make major contributions in Galle

21-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

The mystique of Kolkata 2001 is still unbeatable

Leeds 2019 and Brisbane 2021 made strong claims to the crown, but Kolkata 2001 still prevailed among the fans as the greatest Test match of the 21st century

21-Jun-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sri Lanka left waiting for their next great spinner

They used to rule Galle Tests. This one, against Bangladesh, is going against them

20-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mushfiqur summons vintage performance to show he's still got it

He's 38 and was coming into this series without a fifty in his 13 previous Test innings, but he's roared back with a 163 against one of his favourite oppositions

18-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Galle becomes Bangladesh's happy place again as top-order finds form

Despite the late collapse, Bangladesh find themselves well placed at the end of day two with Mushfiqur, Litton and Shanto scoring runs

18-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

SL's newest spinner brings two arms to a format with one foot out the door

Bowlers like Tharindu could redefine their craft, while batters like Shanto could carve new Test legacies. But how many opportunities will they get?

17-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Could Jaker Ali be Bangladesh's secret sauce?

The wicketkeeper-batter has pulled his side out of many a hole in all three formats with his big-hitting prowess

14-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

The changing game: bowlers rise, batters fall, Tests get faster and shorter

The format of the WTC discourages defensive cricket, and that has made Test matches look and feel very different to what they were - the story in numbers

07-Jun-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

Anatomy of a fall: How the BCB presidency changed hands

It happened with surprising speed, and the new BCB president Aminul Islam has plenty to do to improve the state and image of Bangladesh cricket

02-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

Bright starts, familiar flaws - Takeaways from Bangladesh's Lahore malfunction

Openers impress, but tactical errors, spin struggles, and lack of pace-bowling allrounders remain key issues for Bangladesh

02-Jun-2025•Mohammad Isam

Five reasons Bangladesh couldn't pass the UAE test

Bangladesh couldn't counter the dew, and that wasn't their only problem in Sharjah

23-May-2025•Mohammad Isam

Haider's miserly spell and a record chase in UAE's series win

All the key numbers as UAE come from 1-0 down to take the T20I series against Bangladesh

22-May-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

Bangladesh are all systems go for two-game face-off against T20I-happy UAE

UAE are returning to their favourite format after a poor run in ODIs, while Bangladesh are gearing up for a busy season against some strong teams

16-May-2025•Mohammad Isam

What is the latest in an innings a batter has come in to score a fifty in the IPL?

And who is the youngest Test centurion?

13-May-2025•Steven Lynch

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