Simmons confident in young Bangladesh side ahead of Pakistan T20Is
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has shown strong belief in his youthful side as they prepare for the T20I series against hosts Pakistan.
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has shown strong belief in his youthful side as they prepare for the T20I series against hosts Pakistan.
The Bangladesh cricket team is gradually assembling in Pakistan ahead of their three-match T20I series, with four more players — Tanzid Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, and Mahedi Hasan - arriving in Lahore shortly after midnight on Monday.
Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been ruled out of the national team’s tour of Pakistan due to an injury.
Australia’s former express pacer Shaun Tait has officially joined the Bangladesh National Team as their pace bowling coach, bringing with him a wealth of international experience, including coaching stints with Pakistan and franchise leagues around the world. In an exclusive interview with Cricfrenzy, Tait opens up about his plans for Bangladesh’s pace battery, and how he sees the future of Bangladeshi fast bowling on the global stage. The excerpts from the interview are given below:
In the tapestry of world cricket, Bangladesh’s presence has always felt like a paradox—a country bursting with passion and raw talent, yet perpetually flirting with potential rather than fulfilling it. Since becoming a full member of the ICC in 2000, Bangladesh has featured regularly in global tournaments, earning both admiration and frustration in equal measure.
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is expecting a closely contested and entertaining T20I series when Bangladesh face off against Pakistan later this month.
Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan due to a back injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed in an official statement.
Bangladesh skipper Litton Das acknowledged his team's failure to deliver in key moments as UAE defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the third and final T20I in Sharjah to seal the series 2-1—marking UAE’s first-ever bilateral T20I series win against a Test-playing nation.
Bangladesh’s hopes of securing the T20I series against UAE were dashed in Sharjah as the hosts clinched a historic 7-wicket win in the third and final match, taking the series 2-1.
Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana, who made his international T20 debut in the second match of the UAE series, has withdrawn from the upcoming Pakistan series due to personal reasons.
Pakistan have unveiled a 16-player squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series at home against Bangladesh, marking the beginning of Mike Hesson’s tenure as head coach.
The Bangladesh national cricket team will travel to Pakistan later this month for a three-match T20I series, all of which will be held in Lahore, a source confirmed the matter to Cricfrenzy.