Cricketer banned for five years over fresh assault threat
July 20th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hamilton (Bermuda), July 20 (IANS/CMC) A Bermuda club cricketer has been banned for five years after being found guilty of a Level 4 offence for the second time this season.Toronto ... Read more...
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ICC calls for worldwide life ban on Kaneria, Westfield
June 27th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Wednesday called for a life-time ban on Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria and England bowler Mervyn Westfield, who were punished ... Read more...
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ICC asks Bangladesh, Sri Lanka to have anti-graft code
June 25th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) Taking strong note of reports of corruption in domestic cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to have an anti-corruption ... Read more...
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South Africa refuse Bangladesh’s offer for cricket series
April 26th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, April 26 (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) have refused Bangladesh's offer for a cricket series in May citing hectic schedule of its national cricketers.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had offered ... Read more...
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Pakistan out of sight, Bangladesh look to South Africa
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi/Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladesh have approached South Africa for a series in May after the postponement of a series in Pakistan. Due to its prior commitments, the Bangladesh Cricket ... Read more...
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Pakistan sore at Bangladesh canceling cricket tour
April 20th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistani cricket officials and fans were left disappointed after Bangladesh decided to cancel its team's planned tour later this month due to security concerns.Bangladesh Cricket Board ... Read more...
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Pakistan is safe place for cricket: PCB chairman
April 19th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 19 (IANS) Stating that Pakistan was a safe place for cricket, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has said the success of the upcoming Bangladesh series in ... Read more...
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ICC agrees to split roles for president, chairman (Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 16 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally agreed to go for a constitutional amendment to spilt the role of the president by creating a new post ... Read more...
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ICC agrees to have split roles for chairman and president
April 16th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 16 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally agreed to go for a constitutional amendment to spilt the role of the president by creating a new post ... Read more...
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Bangladesh will tour Pakistan: ICC
April 15th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 15 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday that Bangladesh has agreed to tour Pakistan for a One-day International and one Twenty20 international at the Gaddafi Stadium ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to protest against Cheema’s obstruction
March 25th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) over the collision between Mahmudullah ... Read more...
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Pakistan tour: Bangladesh Cricket Board satisfied with security
March 5th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Mustafa Kamal says he is satisfied over the security situation in Pakistan for international events and expressed his willingness to send ... Read more...
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Ashraf confident Pakistan will host visitors in 2012
November 29th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) newly-appointed chairman Zaka Ashraf is confident of hosting international cricket teams in the strife-torn country and hoped neighbours India to tour soon ... Read more...
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Rampaul keen to prove mettle away from home
October 8th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Fatullah (Bangladesh), Oct 8 (IANS/CMC) West Indies pacer Ravi Rampaul says the Bangladesh series will be an important one for him as he seeks to excel in an away tour following ... Read more...
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No DRS for Bangladesh-Windies series
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 2 (IANS/CMC) The controversial Decision Review System (DRS) will not be used during the West Indies' tour here this month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said.BCB media chairman ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Cricket Board director questions Shakib’s axing
September 18th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS/CMC) Bangladesh Cricket Board director Enayet Hossain Siraj has questioned the axing of Shakib Al Hasan as captain, as the authorities begin shopping for a new skipper ahead ... Read more...
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Dates of West Indies-Bangladesh series announced
September 13th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 13 (IANS/CMC) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Sunday announced the itinerary for the home series against the West Indies in October.West Indies are scheduled to arrive Oct 4 ... Read more...
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Umpire abandons match after being abused by players
September 6th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hamilton (Bermuda) Sep 6 (IANS/CMC) A Jamaica-born umpire abandoned a Premier Division match Sunday after being verbally abused by players.Lester Harnett, a long-time Bermuda resident, pulled up the stumps in the ... Read more...
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Law set to join Bangladesh after England tour
June 27th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka's head coach Stuart Law is likely to resign from his post after the team's cricket tour of England to take up a coaching job ... Read more...
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Bangladesh coach Siddons to leave in June
April 13th, 2011 - 6:51 am ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Apr.13 (ANI): Bangladesh cricket team coach Jamie Siddons will quit his post in June.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided not to renew his contract, which expires at the end of ... Read more...
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Bangladesh cricket develops on Australian model
March 21st, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh may have left their supporters heartbroken by crashing out of the cricket World Cup, but no one can doubt the team's improved performance over the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh won’t tour Pak before 2012 due to “tight schedule”: BCB President
December 24th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 24 (ANI): Bangladesh has ruled out playing in Pakistan until 2012, citing the "tight schedule" of the national team, and not "law and order" issues, as the reason behind the ... Read more...
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Pakistan likely to host Bangladesh full series next year
December 15th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan is confident of hosting Bangladesh in what will be a ground-breaking home series next year after its cricket chief had a fruitful meeting with Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Bomb-proof boxers perfect Xmas gift for Brit troops in Afghanistan!
December 2nd, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): Bomb-proof boxer shorts seem to be the perfect gift this Christmas for the troops fighting in Afghanistan.Wives and girlfriends, desperate for their men to return from the war ... Read more...
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‘Unofficial Bangladesh team playing against Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting’
September 26th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said Sunday that a team named "BCB XI" formed to play exhibition matches against the visiting Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club is not an ... Read more...
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Faisal Iqbal signs contract with Bangladesh cricket for T20 league
April 9th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.9 (ANI): After all rounder Shoaib Malik and fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, another Pakistan cricketer, batsman Faisal Iqbal, has signed a contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for its T20 ... Read more...
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Tri-nation series matches to have an early start
January 8th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) The start of the remaining matches in the ongoing tri-nation series here has been advanced by half-an-hour because of the heavy dew that is causing a lot of ... Read more...
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BCB pours water on PCB’s dreams of hosting 2014 T20 World Cup
October 1st, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.1 (ANI): The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has objected to the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to bid for the 2014 ICC T20 World Championship.According to BCB's media director, Jalal Younis, ... Read more...
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Pakistan not thinking to boycott 2011 World Cup
July 16th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 16 (IANS) Senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are not thinking of boycotting the 2011 World Cup.
Sources in the board told IANS Thursday that the PCB top brass remains hopeful ... Read more...
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Pak govt. may ask PCB to boycott 2011 World Cup
July 16th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 16 (ANI): After skipping the logo unveiling ceremony of the 2011 World Cup held in Mumbai recently, speculations are rife that Pakistan could boycott the mega event also.According to sources, ... Read more...
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PCB refuses to play one-day series in Bangladesh
July 7th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 7 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) proposal to play a one-day series in October.The BCB proposed to host Pakistan for a one-day ... Read more...
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Mashrafe Mortaza named new Bangladesh captain
June 23rd, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 23 (IANS) Bangladesh Tuesday named fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as captain of the national team, replacing Mohammad Ashraful, for the cricket tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe.
The Bangladesh Cricket ... Read more...
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Bangladesh cricketers get 30 percent pay hike
March 19th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 19 (IANS) Salaries of players and staff of Bangladesh's national cricket team, which has been depleted by massive exodus to the Indian Cricket League (ICL), has been raised by 30 ... Read more...
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PCB hopeful about ODI series in Bangladesh
March 17th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar. 17 (ANI): Despite growing security concerns, the Pakistan Cricket Board is hopeful about the scheduled one-day series in Bangladesh taking place. PCB COO Saleem Altaf said he has been ... Read more...
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PCB confident of touring Bangladesh
March 16th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket bosses are hopeful that their team's tour of Bangladesh for a One-day series will go ahead in spite of security apprehensions.
Saleem Altaf, the Pakistan Cricket Board ... Read more...
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