History of Bangladesh Cricket

2008

Bangladesh started their year of 2008 by touring New Zealand. They finished their ODI matches in December 2007 and started to play their Test matches against New Zealand. Their 1st Test with New Zealand was at Dunedin on January 4–6, 2008. The result shows that they had bad start in 2008 because New Zealand won by 9 wickets. Bangladesh 137 and 254; New Zealand 357 and 39/1. In the second Test, New Zealand scored 393, whereas Bangladesh scored 143 and 133. The game took place at Wellington on January 12–14, 2008. Again, New Zealand won by an innings and 137 runs.

South Africa toured Bangladesh in early 2008 and won all their matches, winning the Tests 2–0 and the ODIs 3–0. Bangladesh then beat non-Test playing Ireland 3–0 in an ODI series.

On 9 October 2008, Bangladesh recorded its first ever victory over New zeland in an ODI winning by seven wickets in Mirpur reinstating their reputation of being so called "giant killers". What followed was a closely contesting two-match Test series won by New Zealand 1–0, where despite Shakib Al Hasan's 7/36, New Zealand scored the necessary 317 for victory in the first Test for the loss of 7 wickets. The second match was drawn due to rain.

In November, Bangladesh had a tour away to South Africa. They lost all their matches, in the only T20 match, 2–0 in the ODI series (with the third one being washed out due to rain) and 2–0 in the Test series. They only could become competitive in the Twenty20 and the first of the ODIs. Otherwise, glimpses of good performances were shown in an otherwise total disappointing tour.

In December, however, Bangladesh bounced back from the previous lacklustre performances by threatening to win the first Test match against Sri Lanka by chasing down the highest 4th innings of total of 513. Though they fell 107 runs short, their performances were praised but in the second match of the home series in January, Bangladesh fell to an innings defeat.

2009

The year started with the innings defeat in the 2nd Test match against Sri Lanka. Then Zimbabwe joined the hosts and the Lankan team for a tri-series tournament, which proved to be more evenly matched than was expected. In the first match, Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by an excellent performance but then fell to defeat by a huge margin by Sri Lanka leaving Bangladesh needing to win against the Lankans in the last match in order to go through to the finals to join the Lankans, and that also with a bonus point. The hosts managed to do that thanks to a sparkling performance from the current No. 1 ODI all-rounder in the world SAkib, and the newcomer Rubel.

The final was one which managed to go down as one of the most entertaining matches ever in ODI cricket history. Sri Lanka bundled out the hosts for a mere 151 and were preparing for a straightforward win, only to be stunned by some deadly bowling performances from Masrafe which saw the Lankans to be reduced to a shocking 6/5, which was the lowest total for a team to lose five wickets at. Then appeared to take the game away from the hosts, but striked with two quick wickets reducing the Lankans to 114/8. And then just when the Bangladeshis were getting the sniff of their first major ODI series win, an unlikely and equally enthralling hitting display from the Sri Lankan legendary offspinner snatched the victory away from the tearful hosts. was announced as the man of the tournament, which barely consolated the Bangladesh team which performed out of their skin only to let it slip at the end.

In March 2009, the Bangladesh government indefinitely postponed all sports tours of Bangladesh because it could not guarantee the safety of touring sportsmen . This meant that of the country – which was scheduled to include five ODIs and two IT20s – was postponed. As yet the tour has not been rescheduled. In an attempt to prevent Bangladesh players choosing to play in the and risk a 10-year ban, the BCB raised the wages of its players by 30% in March 2009.^[8]

After the World championships in England, the selectors appointed Mashrafe Mortaza as the new captain of the team for the so that Ashraful could focus on his batting. The two Test series was played amidst controversy when a pay dispute between the West Indian players and the West Indies Cricket Board led a number of West Indian players boycotting the series, which forced the West Indies to select a number of inexperienced players as replacements.Bangladesh went on to win both of the Tests, wining the first Test by 95 runs and the second by four wickets^. In the process they achieved their first ever overseas Test series victory. In the One Day International series which followed Bangladesh secured their first ever One Day International win against the West Indies at the 14th attempt.They finished the ODI series 3-0 against the weaken West Indies side, but lost the only Twenty20 match.

COMMITTEE OF BANGLADESH CRICKET

Working Committee
Chairman	Mr. Mahbubul Anam
Member	Mr. Ahmed Sajjadul Alam
Member	Mr. Assaduzzaman Kshru
Member	Mr. Enayet Husain Siraj
Member	Mr. Ahmed Iqbal Hasan

Cricket Operations Committee
Chairman	Mr. Md. Enayet Husain Siraj
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Moyeen Uddin Chowdhury (Kamru)
Member	Mr. Ahmed Sajjadul Alam
Member	Mr. Mohd. Ali Ahsan Babu
Member	Mr. G M Shameem Huossain
Member	Mr. Azhar Hossain Shantu

Game Development Committee
Chairman	Mr. Md. Aminul Huq Moni
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Shamsul Huda
Member	Md. Ziaur Rahman (Tapu)
Member	Mr. Md. Salim
Member	Mr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman
Member	Mr. Shawakat U R Rahman

Grounds & Facilities Management Committee
Chairman	Mr. Shafiqur Rahman
Member	Mr. Hossain Mollah
Member	Mr. Tobarukul Islam Arif
Member	Mr. Kazi Shamim Ahsan
Member	Mr. Md. Golam Mowla Naqib
Member	Mr. Shahidul Islam

Finance Committee
Chairman	Mr. Ahmed Iqbal Hasan
Vice – Chairman	Mr. A M Mosaddique Ahmed
Member	Mr. Mofazzal Husain
Member	Mr. Md. Manirul Islam
Member	Mr. Salim Shahed

Media & Communications Committee
Chairman	Mr. Mohammad Jalal Yunus
Vice – Chairman	Mr. Kazi Aziz Ahmed Toimur
Member	Mr. Nazrul Islam Babul
Member	Mr. Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol
Member	Al-Haj Ali Abbas
Member	Mr. Rezaur Rahman Sinha
Member	Mr. Mehedul Islam Baset

Logistics & Protocol Committee
Chairman	Mr. Mizanur Rahman
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Md. Shahidul Islam
Member	Mr. Wahiduzzaman
Member	Mr. Arman Islam Nammu
Member	Mr. Tariquzzaman (Monir)
Member	Mr. Iftekhar Rahman (Mithu)

BCB Medical Committee
Chairman	Mr. Syed Zahid Hossain
Vice - Chairman	Dr. Asad-uz-Zaman (Misha)
Member	Dr. Mr. Ismail Haider Mallick
Member	Mr. Md. Abu Bakkar Siddique
Member	Mr. Md. Hamayet Hossain
Member	Mr. Md. Mazedur Rahman Mohsin

Audit Committee
Chairman	Mr. Feroz Ahmed
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Shaheen Aftabur Reza
Member	Mr. Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol

Tender & Purchase Committee
Chairman	Mr. Mirza Salman Ispahani
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Obeid R Nizam
Member	Mr. Jahangir Alam
Member	Mr. A. Bashar Shiplu

Umpires Committee
Chairman	Mr. Mahmood Jamal
Vice-Chairman	Mr. M.A.Bari Khan
Member	Mr. Golam Nabi Dulal
Member	Mr. S.M.A. Ahsan Tuhin
Member	Md. Akteruzzaman Khan
Member	Mr. Anisur Rahman
Member	Mr. Debabrata Paul

Disciplinary Committee
Chairman	Mr. Sirajuddin Md. Alamgir
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Md. Jubaidur Rahman Rana
Member	Mr. Adv. M. A. Hai
Member	Mr. Gazi Golam Murtoza

Marketing & Commercial Committee
Chairperson	Mr. Aziz Al Kaiser
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Syed Farhad Ahmed
Member	Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmed
Member	Mr. Ameer Khan

Tournament Committee
Chairman	Mr. Gazi Ashraf Hossain
Vice - Chairman	Mr. Imran Chowdhury
Member	Mr. Shahidur Rahman
Member	Mr. Tanjeeb Ahsan Saad
Member	Mr. Fahim Shinha
Member	Mr. Joynal Abedin
Member	Mr. Alamgir Hossain
Member	Mr. Rakib Haider Pavel

Women’s Wing Committee
Chairman	Mr. Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan
Member	Mr. Shahinul Islam Bhuyian
Member	Ms. Monowar Anis Khan Minu
Member	Ms. Nazma Shamim

BANGLADESH CRICKET GOVERNING BODY

	President
		Mr. AHM Mustafa Kamal, FCA, MP
	Senior Vice-president
		Mr. Mahbubul Anam
	Vice-president
	Mr. Ahmed Sajjadul Alam Mr. Assaduzzaman Kshru
	Directors
	Mr. Dewan Shafiul Arefin Mr. Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan Mr. Siraj Uddin Md. Alamgir Mr. Moyeen Uddin Chowdhury Mr. Mahmood Jamal Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Shamsul Huda Mr. Syed Zahid Hossain Mr. Md. Shahidul Islam Mr. Md. Imran Chowdhury Mr. Aziz Al Kaiser Mr. Mirza Salman Ispahani Mr. Ahmed Iqbal Hasan Mr. Mohammed Jalal Yunus Mr. Md. Enayet Husain Siraj Mr. Md Aminul Haq Moni Mr. Shafiqur Rahman Mr. Mizanur Rahman Mr. Golam Dastagir Gazi Bir Protik Mr. G S Hasan Chowdhury Tamim Mr. Gazi Ashraf Hossain Mr. Feroz Ahmed

INTERNATIONAL VANUE OF BANGLADESH

Short History :

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have drawn a massive plan to materialize their dream of setting up the ‘’Home of Cricket’’ at the Mirpur Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

With the 2011 ICC cricket World Cup in the focus along with an aspiration of building complete cricket facilities under the same roof. BCB has been working hard to turn the stadium into a world standard.

Having granted the Test status. The cricket board has got the authority of the sher-e Bangla Stadium following a crisis of a permanent international cricket venue in the capital.

Bangladesh weaved its dream of becoming a cricketing nation with the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the centre of their activities but they never owned the stadium. After being awarded the Test status, they had an impression that no other sports will demand the BNS nack but they were wrong. Football federation, who had been allocated with the sher-e Bangla stadium at Mirpur from BNS, demanded back the sytadium with an excuse that they are losing spectators.

The BCB made emergency move to End their own place After a series of talks among BCB, National Sports council (NSC) and football federation. NSC allocated BCB the Sher-e- Bangla Stadium in the year 2003. NSC. Governing authority of sports in the country, handed over papers of allotment of the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium to BCB on 26 June 2003, the third anniversary of Bangladesh's owning of Test status.

The Mirpur Sher-e•Bangla Stadium was made as a modern football stadium. lt made debut with the Asian Club Cup Football Championship match between Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club and Sri Lanka Sanders in l987.A sum of Taka 2l0 million was spent to build the stadium with floodlights with the capacity of 50,000 spectators. Later, Taka 40 million more was spent for setting up an international standard athletic track with the SAF Games l993 in the vision. Now the stadium has no evidence of once being a football with athletic tracks. Now it is the Home of cricket


lt was not that the cricket authority of the country, at the time they were allocated with the stadium, dreamt of setting up a one-stop” cricket at one place. Dav Whatmore, national Coach I at that period, provided the idea to the cricket board Authority. A swimming complex, lodging facility and an open ground next to the stadium inspired the authority to take the audacious plan to turn the stadium into the Home of Cricket.


At The beginning, the cricket board had a plan to prepare the ground for internationals with a grant support of .5 million US Dollar from the lCC through ACC. Plan was to go further with the other developments of the stadium accessing fund from other sources. But the development process got a huge boost as the Master Plan of a Cricket Complex free of cost from Australia's lSM. The board considered seeking help from NSC when they found realizing the master plan was difficult for the board with funding. BCB appointed local consultent 'Basat' for Construction & Conversion of the SBNCS into a modern international stadium.

TEST STATUS OF BANGLADESH:




Bangladesh is the newest member to join the Test playing nations club. Bangladesh got Test status in 2000. The decision received a lot of flak from many cricketing big wigs, and was also quite understandable as Bangladesh lost 31 of its first 34 Tests, with a record 21 losses. The team was clearly weak gave no competition to the other Test teams across the world. However the disappointing spell finally came to an end in early 2005 when Bangladesh, playing their 35th Test, defeated Zimbabwe by 226 runs, thereby creating history for themselves. The team had come very close to winning a few matches in the past, but nothing quite went their way and so this victory called for a lot of celebration. The victory did a lot to boost the morale of the Bangladeshis. They followed the win by a one day series win, which not only saw Bangladesh win its first series but also it's first ODI. But the icing on the cake came on June 18 when Bangladesh caused one of the biggest upsets by defeating the mighty Australians. It was a historic occasion for Bangladeshi cricket and they celebrated in style.

Bangladeshi Cricket Team Profile

Cricket is a sport that has an immense and passionate admiration in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi Cricket Team or the Tigers is administrated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Bangladesh is a member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. Bangladesh Cricket team played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka), becoming the tenth Test nation. Bangladesh Cricket Team has a strong domestic league, which on many occasions also saw Test players from many different countries like, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, England decking the cricket fields of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the newest member to join the Test playing nations club. Bangladesh got Test status in 2000. The decision received a lot of flak from many cricketing big wigs, and was also quite understandable as Bangladesh lost 31 of its first 34 Tests, with a record 21 losses. The team was clearly weak gave no competition to the other Test teams across the world. However the disappointing spell finally came to an end in early 2005 when Bangladesh, playing their 35th Test, defeated Zimbabwe by 226 runs, thereby creating history for themselves. The team had come very close to winning a few matches in the past, but nothing quite went their way and so this victory called for a lot of celebration.

Top Players:

Throughout this period, two players were consistently performing well in a poor team. Habibul Bashar was top scoring for The Tigers more often than not, and his figures clearly separate him from the other batsmen. In 47 matches, Bashar has managed to score 2953 runs, at an average of 32.09. Although this average is not that impressive when it is put alongside the averages of some of the greats of the game, for a young Test nation, Bashar was making a name for himself. Throughout his career, Bashar has scored 3 centuries and 24 half-centuries, with his top score being 113 not out, against the West Indies in 2004.

The other noteworthy player was the experienced slow left arm bowler, Mohammad Rafique. Like Bashar, his stats and figures are nowhere near being in the same class as the game's top players, but he was a consistent performer for Bangladesh. During his 31 Test matches, Rafique took 94 wickets, at an average of 40.79. His best match figures came against Australia in 2006 when he took 9/160 over the course of the game.