Former captain of Bangladesh cricket team and the head coach of Dhaka Abahani Limited Khaled Mahmud hoped that cricket will return back to the field shortly which has been halted due to coronavirus outbreak. Along with all sports events, Dhaka Premier Cricket league was also halted as per direction of the government due to the virus. “It was the government’s decision to suspend all sporting events all over the country. We have ...details

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) called off the Under-16’s tour of India in light of the growing concern regarding the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), which the World Health Organization (WHO) declared as pandemic. The Junior Tigers are due to leave Bangladesh for India on March 20 to play 3 three-dayers and three one-day matches against Asam Under-16 team. However, due to the outbreak of coronavirus the two boards reached ...details

Joining the list of postponed or cancelled international cricketing events is Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe that was scheduled to begin early next month. Featuring three T20Is and as many ODIs, the tour was supposed to start from 2nd April 2020 but will now have a new date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was taken after a thorough deliberation between the Boards of Zimbabwe and Ireland. Revealing the development, ...details

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday halted the second round matches of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League till March 31 over coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken following a direction of Ministry of Youth and Sports to halt all the ongoing sports event of Bangladesh, said a media release from BCB. The board will take further decision of rescheduling and restarting the league according to the health and safety advisory of ...details

Another international series succumbed to the Coronavirus outbreak as the Pakistan Cricket Board postponed the upcoming ODI and the Test match against Bangladesh. The one-off ODI was scheduled to be initially played on April 1 and the Test match, which is the second of the series - part of the World Test Championship - was scheduled to start on April 5. Both games were scheduled to be played at the National ...details

Indian Premier League 2020 has been suspended until April 15 following global concerns surrounding the now-pandemic Coronavirus. "The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure that, all people related to IPL including fans have a safe cricketing experience," a BCCI media release signed by board secretary Jay Shah stated. "The BCCI will work closely with the ...details

Australia finally set to visit Bangladesh for a two-match Test series this June, said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) authorities. The BCB revealed the schedule today. According to the schedule, the first Test of the series will take place in Chattogram from June 11 while the second will be played in Dhaka from June 19. The BCB has announced the schedules of Bangladesh’s Ireland and England tour as well. The Tigers will ...details

Bangladesh's T20I skipper Mahmudullah lauded his team's effort after their nine-wicket win in the second T20I, which helped them register their second limited-overs whitewash on a bounce, after winning the Test series, against the touring Zimbabwe side. Mahmudullah feels this series was a turning factor for them considering they had performed below-par in the recent past. "For us, playing good cricket as well as dominating against the opponent was equally important because ...details

"There is no reason why matches and sporting events should continue and I am thinking of the football championship," Conte told a press conference in Rome. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday announced that the country's top-flight Serie A football league will be suspended because of the coronavirus crisis. "There is no reason why matches and sporting events should continue and I am thinking of the football championship," Conte told a ...details

Bangladesh southpaw Soumya Sarkar is delighted that he was able to capitalise on the opportunity to bat up the order against Zimbabwe in the first of the two-match T20I series, having played a match-winning career-best knock of 62 runs. For Sarkar it was icing on the cake given that he came to know of his inclusion in the white-ball contract just before going in to bat. The BCB, on Sunday (March 8), ...details