Barmy Army to get security facilities

England cricket team’s unofficial 12man, Barmy Army to get security facilities by the BCB in England’s tour of Bangladesh this October, confirmed board’s media committee chairman Jalal Yunus.

Jalal said on Wednesday by confirming the matter, “Andy Thompson, a member of Barmy Army contacted with me asking about where they can stay during the tour and will they get security facilities or not. I talked to BCB president and others. Finally we have decided to give them the facilities.”

Ashraful: Bangladesh can play final of next World Cup

Bangladesh national cricket team is now passing their best time on the international level. In last one and a half years, Tigers have found many success. First they qualified for the quarterfinals of ICC World Cup 2015, and then also inflicted series defeats on the likes of Pakistan, India and South Africa. For such success in recent time, Bangladesh’s former skipper Mohammad Ashraful has credited the national head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe.

“Of course Hathurusinghe deserves much of the credit. He has been the main reason behind Bangladesh’s coming of age. It is because of him that batsmen nowadays show more positive and aggressive approach towards the game. Hathurusinghe has given batsmen the independence to play their natutal game. And this is the reason why Bangladesh are now doing so well,” said Ashraful.

Satisfied Mahmudullah looks to make gradual progress

After more than two months since the completion of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) 2016, finally Bangladesh national cricketers got to play a warm-up match in some kind of competitive atmosphere for the first time on Thursday, splitting themselves into two sides at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

It was evident from Thursday’s match that the batsmen were struggling to hit the ball hard and keep the pace of the scoreboard. And it wasn’t anything to be surprised of, as it is quite normal for cricketers when they play competitive cricket after a long time.

Go-ahead for Bangladesh tour-England Said officially

On Thursday evening, England’s ODI squad was scheduled to be briefed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) security team about the safety situation on their scheduled tour of Bangladesh in October.

Following the meeting, the ECB has confirmed that the England tour of Bangladesh will go ahead as planned. However, It is understood that England’s players will be given a no-consequences option to skip the tour if they, or their families, are uncomfortable with their involvement.