The Future of Our Cricket

After an incredible and luxurious opening ceremony of ICC world cup on 17th February in 2011, our expectation in cricket got a high class phase. Our team guided by Jamey Sidons, took a great initiative for a long time before ICC world cup. In this world cup Bangladesh has played six matches and won three matches against Ireland, England and Netherlands. And lost three matches. It is not our fate but also liable our total management. On the other hand  it is not our defeat but a lethal weapon for future improvement. On the basis of our weakness and deploy our energy we can find a dynamic and balanced team.Our people, who are conscious about cricket, try to achieve more from cricketers. But after a low performance against any team. We withdraw our support from our cricketers. So the first mistake is done by ourselves. In point of cricket, they are called very good unexpected team. There is no continuous success. So incredibly media take an important rule to rebuke cricketers.

It is very practical that we have to increase our ability and gain confidence to regain our reputation. We must be optimist not only pessimist .Government and cricket board have to take initiative to make good cricketers and fulfill our goal. It is not so long that day we will win ICC world cup. So we can hope for the next and get ready, keep patients to get success. It will be not incredible if we win in 2015.

Ireland ready to handle spinners

As Bangladesh appeared to be under a lot of pressure before their match against Ireland today, their opponents looked upbeat to challenge the co-hosts' spin attack at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Bangladesh-Ireland Encounters
Matchs	Bangladesh won	Ireland won
7	5	2
Man of the Match : Tamim Iqbal ( Feb, 2011),  Top-score: Tamim Iqbal (129 in March 2008), Best bowling: Forhad Reza (5/42 in March 2008), Abdur Razzak, Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have.

 Bangladesh v Ireland World Cup teams

Contender squads, officials and arena conditions for the World Cup Group B match between Bangladesh and Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on 25 February, 2011:
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo.

Tigers go down fighting

Demonstrate spirited chase after Sehwag, Kohli flay bowling attack

Bangladesh gave a good fight before going down to favourites India by 87 runs in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at the Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh were restricted to 283 for 9 while chasing an improbable target of 371.

Earlier, ruthless India left the boisterous partisan crowd shell-shocked as they strode on sublime Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli centuries to set a daunting target for Bangladesh. With an aspiration to watch the reverberation of 2007 World Cup, on and off the stadium, exhilarating crowd roared like no one has seen before. In no time, Sehwag thwarted the party smashing a powerful drives to cover-point boundary off Shafiul Islam Suhas in the first ball of the 2011 World Cup.

To bowl first choose by Tighers.

Bangladesh have won the crucial toss and captain Shakib Al Hasan says they will bowl first against India in the World Cup opener.

Winning the toss at the Mirpur National Cricket Stadium on Saturday, Shakib said his team was confident ahead of the big game and that he will be pleased to chase a target below 260. Veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful has been left out of the match.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he would have bowled first too had he won the toss because he believed dew could be a big factor.

Of 42 matches played in Mirpur, 27 have been won by the team batting second and only 15 by the team batting first. In day-night games, only three out of 16 matches have been won by teams batting first.

Opens ICC World Cup Cricket 2011

Opening Ceremony

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ceremonially declared the ICC World Cup 2011 open by pressing the switch-on button at 7:10 pm at a gala ceremony at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on 17 February, 2011.
Speaking on the occasion, Hasina expressed the optimism that hosting of the world cup cricket would further cement the tie of world fraternity.
"Bangladesh, the land adorned with natural beauty, feels extremely proud of hosting the mega event of the World Cup," she said amidst cheers from thousands of cricket fans at the packed stadium.
The Prime Minister saluted the language martyrs in this month of the great language movement. She also recalled with deep gratitude the greatest Bangali of all time and father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.