Bangladesh Cricket Board

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, the world's leading all-rounder, has requested a six-month break from Test cricket ahead of the upcoming tour of South Africa, the country's board said Monday. Bangladesh are likely to name their squad later Monday for the South Africa tour comprising two Tests, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games, starting on September 28. "Shakib has handed a letter to the board, seeking a break from Test cricket," Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus told AFP. "He…

LAHORE: Pakistan has called off its scheduled tour of Bangladesh this year,reportedly after the neighbouring country's repeated refusals to visit Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the series has been postponed indefinitely by mutual consent. Pakistan was to play two Tests, three ODIs and a T20I series in Bangladesh in July and August this year. PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan told cricket website ESPNcricinfo, "We had spoken about the possibility of hosting them this year,". "Pakistan have now toured Bangladesh…

DHAKA: Bangladeshi cricketer Arafat Sunny was released on bail two months after being charged with posting intimate photos of his girlfriend on social media, his lawyers said Thursday. Police arrested the 30-year-old cricketer in a Dhaka suburb in January after his longtime girlfriend filed a complaint under Bangladesh's strict internet laws. The spinner was accused of opening a fake Facebook account in her name and posting "intimate photos" which she found "offensive and defamatory". “Sunny was released at around…

SYDNEY: Australia's two-Test tour to Bangladesh remained on hold Wednesday with players returning to their home states after new warnings about security in the south Asian nation.

DHAKA: Bangladesh women's cricket team said Sunday they were pushing ahead with matches in Pakistan after receiving assurances about security, becoming the first Bangladesh side to tour its neighbour since a 2009 attack.

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricketer Shahadat Hossain was suspended on Sunday from all forms of the game as police investigate allegations that he and his wife beat their 11-year-old maid.

DHAKA: Suspended all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan apologised on Sunday and appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to reduce the six-month ban slapped on him earlier this month for misbehaviour.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has imposed 6-month ban on All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for the violating code of conduct, ARY News reported.