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West Indian Cricket Team In Bangladesh In 2012–13
The West Indies cricket team toured Bangladesh in November and December 2012. The tour consisted of one Twenty20 (T20), two Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). This series saw the first Test Match to be held at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna. At the First Test in Dhaka, West Indian batsman Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a six off the first ball in a Test cricket match. Venues All matches were played at the following three grounds: Tour matches 2-Day Match: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v West Indians List A: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v West Indians Test series 1st Test 2nd Test ODI series 1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI 4th ODI 5th ODI Twenty20 Series Only T20I Media coverage ESPN also webcast Channel 9's coverage of the entire series live through their WatchESPN ESPN began offering a TV Everywhere platform in 2010, allowing subscribers on participating Multichannel television, television providers in the United States t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim (; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order Batting (cricket), batter and wicket-keeper in the national team. Mushfiqur started his international career in 2005 against England cricket team, England at the age of 18 years and 17 days. He was made to play as a specialist batsman in the first Test match of his career. He thus became the second-youngest, after Sachin Tendulkar, to play Test cricket at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Stadium. He continued to make consistent contributions down the order with the bat and was more than competent as a keeper for Bangladesh's spin dominated attack. His moment of fame came in 2010 in a Test match against India. Where he scored a quickfire century, the quickest by any Bangladeshi to date. He is one of the best run scorers as a wicketkeeper, who has 11,000 runs and 400+ dismissals. According to Jamie Siddons, the former coach of Bangl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
Khulna Divisional Stadium, (, previously known as Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium and Bir Shrestha Shahid Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium) is a test cricket venue in Khulna, Bangladesh. History Khulna, situated in the south-western corner of the country, is the third-largest industrial centre in Bangladesh. The stadium holds 15,600 people and opened in 2004, as one of the five purpose-built cricket grounds established in the run-up to the 2004 Under-19 World Cup. It has a field dimension of 183 m X 137 m. It is the home stadium of the local Bangladesh Premier League franchise Khulna Titans. It was granted One Day International (ODI) status in January 2006. The stadium became the seventh Test venue in the country when it hosted the second Test between Bangladesh and West Indies in November 2012. First Test, ODI, T20I The ground hosted its first Test match in November 2012 when Bangladesh played against the West Indies, with the home team losing by 10 wickets. The first ODI, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masudur Rahman
Masudur Rahman Mukul (; born 13 April 1975) is a Bangladeshi international cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and an off-break bowler. Umpiring career He made his List A and First-class umpiring debut in November 2007 and December 2008, respectively. He stood in the one-day tour match between Bangladesh Cricket Board Select XI and England XI during England's tour to Bangladesh in October 2016. On 21 January 2018, he stood in his first men's One Day International (ODI), a fixture between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series. On 18 February 2018, he stood in his first men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He was one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa. He was one of the two on-field umpires for the 2022 Asia Cup final in Dubai on 11 September 2022. In July 2023, he was named as one of the match officials for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enamul Haque (cricketer, Born 1966)
Enamul Haque Moni (; born 27 February 1966), also known as Enamul Haq Moni, is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 29 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1990 to 2003. After retiring from competitive cricket, he became an umpire, and made his first appearance in an ODI between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe on 3 December 2006. He is the first Bangladeshi Test cricketer to umpire in international cricket. Early years Moni first came to prominence in the 1988–89 season, as he helped Bangladesh Biman cricket team to the Dhaka league title. He was selected for the national side next season, and remained an integral part of the team for more than a decade. Though he failed to impress at the highest level, he was a lot more successful against the lesser lights. In ICC Trophy Though he was an all-rounder, he was most successful with his bowling in ICC Trophy cricket. In total, he took 35 wickets in three ICC Trophy tournaments, in 1990, 1994 and 1997. His most memora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Sunny
Mohammad Elias Sunny (, born 1 January 1986) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. Sunny made his Test cricket debut in 2011 and has subsequently played both Test and limited overs cricket for the Bangladesh national team. Career Sunny made his first-class cricket debut for Dhaka Division in the 2003/04 season and has since played for Chittagong Division. He had played for Bangladesh under-17s in 2002/03. Sunny made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies at Chittagong on 21 October 2011.Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st Test. (# 2010) cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2011 In the first innings he bowled 23 overs and took six wickets for 94 runs, finishing with match figures of 7/128. He made his |
Lendl Simmons
Lendl Mark Platter Simmons (born 25 January 1985) is a Trinidadian cricketer who played internationally for the West Indies. He is a right-handed batsman, an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, and a part-time wicket-keeper. His uncle is former West Indian Test cricketer Phil Simmons. In July 2022, Simmons announced his retirement from international cricket. Simmons was a member of the West Indies team that won both the 2012 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup. Early career A prominent junior cricketer, he played in both the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand and the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh for the West Indies U-19s. Two years later he made his ODI debut against Pakistan at Faisalabad on 7 December 2006. Simmons is capable of large scores; with three first class double-centuries to his name, but at the same time he has been prone to inconsistency. His career best of 282, in a first-class match for West Indies A against a touring England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imrul Kayes
Imrul Kayes (; born 2 February 1987) is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer and former captain of Comilla Victorians who played for Khulna Division as a left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. International career Kayes made his first-class debut in 2006, playing 15 first-class matches and 16 One Day matches before being called up for the third One Day International between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Chittagong. Batting at number three, he made just 12 runs as Bangladesh lost by 79 runs. He made his Test debut in November 2008, playing the first match of a series in South Africa. He opened the batting on debut, but made just 10 and 4 in his two innings, being dismissed twice on the second afternoon of the match. He found form in 2010, scoring 867 runs and becoming the 5th highest runs scorer of the year in ODIs at an average of 32.11. He scored his maiden ODI century against New Zealand. When the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced its list of cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savar Upazila
Savar () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh and is located at a distance of about 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the northwest of Dhaka city. Savar is mostly famous for the National Martyrs' Memorial, the national monument for the martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. History The origin of the name Savar is thought to be an evolved version of the ancient 7th–8th-century township of সর্বেশ্বর ''Shôrbeshshôr'' ("Lord of everything") or সম্ভার ''Shômbhar'' situated on the banks of the river known today as the Bangshi River, Bangshi. Shôrbeshshôr, in turn, is said to have been established on the site of the ancient Sambagh Kingdom. Local legends as well as archaeological finds indicate a king by the name of Harishchandra Pal (Savar Pala Dynasty), Harishchandra, said to be of the Pala Empire, Pala dynasty, ruled over ''Shôrbeshshôr''. There is an old shloka that goes বংশাবতী-প ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground
There are four cricket grounds at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan national sports institute in Savar, Dhaka. As well as serving the needs of the BKSP's students, the grounds have also staged first-class and List A cricket matches in Bangladeshi domestic competitions since 2000, and several minor international matches. History The No 1 Ground was the first of the four grounds to be developed and was the first to be used for Bangladeshi domestic competitions in 2000. The facilities at the other three grounds have been upgraded in recent years with the help of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Grounds 2, 3 and 4 are now regularly used for first-class and List A cricket. They serve as neutral grounds in domestic competitions. Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 1 Ground Situated on the right just inside the main entrance to the BKSP complex, the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 1 Ground has been in operation since the late 1980s. It first staged matches in the Dhaka P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; ), also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground at Mirpur, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located 10 kilometres from Mirpur city centre, the ground holds approximately 25,000 people and is named after the Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was accorded the title ''Sher-e-Bangla'' ("Tiger of Bengal"). History The ground was originally constructed for football in the late 1980s and first hosted matches at the 1987 Asian Club Championship and 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. The venue was taken over by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2004, replacing the Bangabandhu National Stadium as the home of both the men's and women's national teams. The stadium has field dimensions of 186 m × 136 m. The first international match at the redeveloped ground was held in December 2006, and the stadium has since hosted matches of the 2011 World Cup, 2012 and 2014 Asia Cup, 2016 Asia Cup along with the majority o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; ), also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground at Mirpur, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located 10 kilometres from Mirpur city centre, the ground holds approximately 25,000 people and is named after the Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was accorded the title ''Sher-e-Bangla'' ("Tiger of Bengal"). History The ground was originally constructed for football in the late 1980s and first hosted matches at the 1987 Asian Club Championship and 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. The venue was taken over by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2004, replacing the Bangabandhu National Stadium as the home of both the men's and women's national teams. The stadium has field dimensions of 186 m × 136 m. The first international match at the redeveloped ground was held in December 2006, and the stadium has since hosted matches of the 2011 World Cup, 2012 and 2014 Asia Cup, 2016 Asia Cup along with the majority of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savar
Savar () is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest separate city to the centre of Dhaka. It is also a part of the Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 380,000 people live here which makes this city the second most populous in the district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh. Geography Savar city is located at in the central region of Bangladesh. Demographics History The origin of the name Savar is thought to be an evolved version of the ancient 7th–8th-century township of সর্বেশ্বর ''Shôrbeshshôr'' ("Lord of everything") or সম্ভার ''Shômbhar'' situated on the banks of the river known today as the Bangshi. Shôrbeshshôr, in turn, is said to have been established on the site of the ancient Sambagh Kingdom. Local legends as well as archaeological finds indicate a king by the name of Raja Harishchandra Pal, said to be of the Pala dynasty, ruled ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
