The Friday Column

Bangladesh botch up their Test act again

Jun 29, 2007: Bangladesh have developed into a competitive ODI unit - especially in favourable conditions - but in Tests they continue to flounder

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Penney rues dropped catches

Jun 27, 2007: Stand-in coach Trevor Penney said that there there are no excuses for dropping so many catches

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Bangladesh resistance delays the inevitable

Jun 27, 2007: The hope Bangladesh held out early was however frittered away towards the end

World Cup 2007

Mashud left out of Bangladesh squad

Feb 13, 2007: Bangladesh have named their 15-man squad for the World Cup and, as widely predicted, they have left out their experienced wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and chosen Mushfiqur Rahim

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 5th ODI, Harare

Nafees ton takes Bangladesh home

Aug 6, 2006: On the back of some parsimonious bowling by their spinners and a Shahriar Nafees hundred Bangladesh managed to salvage some pride to defeat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the fifth ODI at Harare

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Harare

Magnificent Taylor leads Zimbabwe to victory

Aug 2, 2006: In a match that bettered Saturday's series opener for pure adrenalin, Brendan Taylor single-handedly took Zimbabwe to a 2-1 series lead in another thriller at Harare

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 1st day

'Huge effort needed with the ball' - Whatmore

Apr 17, 2006:

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 1st Day

Second fiddle, first class

Apr 16, 2006: Stuart MacGill rarely looks happy. Not when he delivers the ball, not when he is hit for four, not when he beats the bat and certainly not when an appeal is turned down

Australia v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Fatullah, 2nd day

The zest of youth lifts Bangladesh to new heights

Apr 10, 2006: Even now this doesn't seem real. For two days there has been just one team in this Test match. Bangladesh have done everything asked of them and more to manoeuvre themselves into a winning position

Australia v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Fatullah, 2nd day

Bangladesh apply the pressure on fantastic day

Apr 10, 2006: Bangladesh enjoyed their most thrilling day of Test cricket as they racked up 427, grabbed six Australian wickets, and allowed every Bangladeshi fan to dream beyond Sophia Gardens 2005

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Chittagong

Victory puts Bangladesh back in the series

Jan 26, 2005: The left-arm spinner Manjural Islam Rana bowled a dream spell, finishing with a career-best 4 for 34, as Bangladesh kept their five-match one-day series alive with a win in the third game at Chittagong

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh

Saleh to lead BCB XI in tour game

Dec 29, 2004: Rajin Saleh will lead the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) squad for the three-day warm-up match against Zimbabwe

India in Bangladesh 2004-05

Mortaza and Jubair back in squad

Dec 5, 2004: Bangladesh have brought back Mashrafe Mortaza and Talha Jubair into their 13-man squad for the forthcoming two-Test series against India

Bangladesh v South Africa, Edgbaston, Pool B

'Anything can happen in a one-dayer' - Rajin Saleh

Sep 11, 2004: Bangladesh kick-off their Champions Trophy campaign with their match against South Africa at Edgbaston on September 12

ICC Champions Trophy 2004 - Pool B

Down on their luck

Sep 8, 2004: Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool B of the Champions Trophy

Replacing Habibul Bashar

Rajin Saleh named captain

Aug 26, 2004: Rajin Saleh has been named the new Bangladesh captain for next month's Champions Trophy in England after Habibul Bashar was ruled out with an injured thumb, according to an AFP report

West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st Test, St Lucia, 5th day

Khaled Mashud defies the Windies

Jun 1, 2004: Bangladesh have taken the most significant step yet in their coming-of-age as a Test nation, as the West Indian bowlers were first beaten back and then brushed aside on the final day in St Lucia

West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st Test, St Lucia, 4th day

Bangladesh stutter after taking lead

May 31, 2004: Tino Best and Ramnaresh Sarwan transformed the first Test in St Lucia with four wickets in as many overs, as Bangladesh suffered a crippling bout of vertigo on the fourth afternoon of the match

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Harare

Complacency costs Zimbabwe dear

Mar 10, 2004: Bangladesh deservedly won their first one-day international since the 1999 World Cup, 47 matches in the past, when they defeated Pakistan, when they overcame a somewhat complacent Zimbabwe by 8 runs, taking a one-nil lead in a series now reduced by

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Harare

Bangladesh achieve victory at last

Mar 10, 2004: Bangladesh have won their first international fixture since achieving Test status, after inching to an eight-run victory over Zimbabwe in a thrilling finish at Harare