Sport in Bangladesh is a popular form of entertainment as well as an essential part of Bangladeshi culture. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh. However, Cricket and Football are considered as the most popular sports in Bangladesh. Traditional sports like Kabaddi, Kho kho, Boli Khela, Lathi Khela are mostly played in the rural areas while foreign sports like Cricket, football, Hockey, volleyball, handball, Golf, Badminton etc are more popular among the urban folks. The National Sports Council(NSC) is the governing body to control all the sports federations and councils in the country and is responsible to the ministry of youth and sports. There are a total of 42 different sports federations affiliated with the NSC.
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a very popular game in Bangladesh, especially in the
villages. Often called the 'game of rural Bengal', it is now the
National Game of Bangladesh. In some areas Kabaddi is still known as
[Ha-Du-Du], but Ha-Du-Du had no definite rules and was played with
different rules in different areas. [Ha-Du-Du] was renamed Kabaddi and
given the status of the National Game in 1972.
The Bangladesh Amateur Kabaddi Federation was formed in 1973. It
framed rules and regulations for the national game. In 1974 Bangladesh
played a Kabaddi test match with a visiting Indian team, which played
test matches with the district teams of Dhaka, Tangail, Dinajpur,
Jessore, Faridpur and Comilla. In 1978, the Asian Amateur Kabaddi
Federation was formed at a conference of delegates from Bangladesh,
India, Nepal and Pakistan in the Indian town of Villai. Kabaddi is one
of the most popular games in schools of bangladesh.
In Kabaddi, two teams compete with each other for higher scores, by
touching or capturing the players of the opponent team. Each team
consists of 12 players, of which seven are on court at a time, and five
in reserve. The two teams fight for higher scores, alternating defence
and offense. The court is as large as that for a dodge ball game. The
game consists of two 20 minute halves, with a break of five minutes for
change of sides.The kabaddi playing area is 12.50m x 10m,
divided by a line into two halves. The side winning the toss sends a
'raider', who enters the opponents' court chanting, 'kabaddi-kabaddi'.
The raider's aim is to touch any or all players on the opposing side,
and return to his court in one breath. The person, whom the raider
touches, will then be out. The aim of the opposing team, will be to hold
the raider, and stop him from returning to his own court, until he
takes another breath. If the raider cannot return to his court in the
same breath while chanting 'kabaddi', he will be declared out. Each team
alternates in sending a player into the opponents' court. If a player
goes out of the boundary line during the course of the play, or if any
part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary, he will be
out, except during a struggle.
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport. The name is derived
from the Tamil word (கை-பிடி) "kai" (hand), "pidi" (catch), which is
translated into "Holding Hands".
Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small swimming pool / field and
take turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win
points by tackling members of the opposing team; then the raider tries
to return to his own half, holding his breath and chanting the word
"Kabaddi" during the whole raid. The raider must not cross the lobby
unless he touches any of his opponents. If he does so then he will be
declared as "out". There is also a bonus line which ensure extra points
for the raider if he manages to touch it and return to his side of the
field successfully.
In the international team version of kabaddi, two teams of seven
members each occupy opposite halves of a field of 10 m × 13 m in case of
men and 8 m × 12 m in case of women.
Each has three supplementary players held in reserve. The game is
played with 20-minute halves and a five-minute halftime break during
which the teams exchange sides. Teams take turns sending a "raider" to the opposite team's half,
where the goal is to tag or wrestle ("confine") members of the opposite
team before returning to the home half. Tagged members are "out" and
temporarily sent off the field. The goal of the defenders is to stop the raider from returning to the
home side before taking a breath. If any of the seven players cross the
lobby without touching the raider he will be declared as "out".
The raider is sent off the field if:
- The raider takes a breath before returning or
- The raider crosses a boundary line or
- A part of the raider's body touches the ground outside the boundary (except during a struggle with an opposing team member).
Each time when a player is "out", the opposing team earns a point. A
team scores a bonus of two points, called a "lona", if the entire
opposing team is declared "out". At the end of the game, the team with
the most points wins.
History and development
Modern Kabaddi is a synthesis of the game played in various forms under different names. Kabaddi received international exposure during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, demonstrated by Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amaravati, Maharashtra. The game was introduced in the Indian Olympic Games at Calcutta in 1938. In 1950 the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. After formation of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the first men's nationals were held in Madras (renamed Chennai), while the women's were in Calcutta (renamed Kolkata) in 1955.The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and has the right to modify them. The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of Mr. Janardan Singh Gehlot.Kabaddi was introduced and popularized in Japan in 1979. The Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation sent Professor Sundar Ram of India to tour Japan for two months to introduce the game.In 1979, a return test between Bangladesh and India was held at different places of India including Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Punjab. The Asian Kabaddi Championship was arranged in 1980 and India emerged as champion and Bangladesh runner-up. Bangladesh became runner-up again in 1985 in the Asian Kabaddi Championship held in Jaipur, India. The other teams in the tournament were Nepal, Malaysia and Japan. The game was included for the first time in the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990. India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh took part. India won the gold medal and has also won gold at the following six Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994, Bangkok in 1998, Busan in 2002, Doha in 2006 and Guangzhou in 2010.An attempt to popularise kabaddi in Great Britain was carried out by Channel 4, who commissioned a programme dedicated to the sport. The programme, Kabaddi in the early 1990s, however, failed to capture viewer attention despite fixtures such as West Bengal Police versus the Punjab. Kabaddi was axed in 1992, but not before its presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy suffered a collapsed lung while participating in the sport.[4][better source needed] Alt-rock band The Cooper Temple Clause formed a kabbadi team in 2001 and were, at one stage, ranked seventh in the British domestic standings.
In the 1998 Asian games held at Bangkok (Thailand), the Indian Kabaddi team clinched the gold medal. The chief coach of the team was former kabaddi player and coach Flt. Lt. S P Singh.
In the 1998 Asian games held at Bangkok (Thailand), the Indian Kabaddi team clinched the gold medal. The chief coach of the team was former kabaddi player and coach Flt. Lt. S P Singh.
Types of Kabaddi
Amar
In the 'Amar' form of Kabaddi, whenever any player is touched (out),
he does not go out of the court, but stays inside, and one point is
awarded to the team that touched him. This game is also played on a time
basis, i.e. the time is fixed. This form of kabaddi is played in India
(Punjab), Canada, England, New Zealand, USA, Pakistan and Australia. In
the Amar form of Kabaddi, each team consists of 5–6 stoppers and 4–5
raiders. At one time, only 4 stoppers are allowed to play on the field.
Every time a stopper stops the raider from going back to his starting
point, that stoppers team gets 1 point. On the other hand, every time
the raider tags one of the stoppers and returns to his starting point,
his team gets one point.
Sanjeevni
In Sanjeevni Kabaddi, one player is revived against one player of the
opposite team who is out, one out, one in. The duration, the number of
players, dimensions of the court, etc. have been fixed by the Kabaddi
Federation of India. This form of Kabaddi is the closest to the present
game. In this form of Kabaddi, players are put out and revived and the
game lasts 40 minutes with a 5-minute break in between. There are nine
players on each side. The team that puts out all the players on the
opponent's side scores four extra points for a 'Lona'. The winning team
is the one that scores most points after 40 minutes. The field is bigger
in this form of Kabaddi and the 'chant' different in various regions.
Modern Kabaddi resembles this form of Kabaddi especially with regard to
'out & in system' and 'Lona'.
Gaminee
This is played with nine players on either side, in a field of no
specific measurements. The characteristic is that a player put out has
to remain out until all his team members are out. The team that is
successful in putting out all the players of the opponent's side secures
a point. This is akin to the present system of 'Lona'. After all the
players are put out, the team is revived and the game continues. The
game continues until five or seven 'Lona' are secured. This form of
Kabaddi has no fixed game time. The main disadvantage of Gamines is that
the player is not in position to give his best performance since he is
likely to remain out for the better part of the match until a Lona is
scored.
Cricket
Cricket is the most popular sport in Bangladesh along with football. There is a strong domestic league which on many occasions also saw Test players from many countries (Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and England) gracing the cricket fields of Bangladesh. In the year 2000 Bangladesh became a full member of the International Cricket Council, which allows the national team to play Test cricket. The Bangladesh national cricket team goes by the nickname of the Tigers - after the Royal Bengal Tiger.
History
Cricket has been played in India since the 18th century and it continued to be played in first Pakistan and then Bangladesh as these countries became politically independent. Bangladesh had staged first-class and even Test cricket when it was part of Pakistan. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was first used for Test cricket when Pakistan played India there in January 1955. It was used for numerous important matches, including Tests, right up to the declaration of independence in 1971. The MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong also dates back to 1954 as a first-class venue but it was not used for Tests until Bangladesh played there in 2001.The beginning of Bangladesh's own first-class era (i.e., as an independent state) began when the national team played England A in Chittagong on 25–27 October 1999. The match was drawn. On 10–13 November 2000, Bangladesh played its inaugural Test Match v India in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. India won by 9 wickets.The 2000-01 season saw the beginning of first-class domestic competition in Bangladesh, although the country had already staged first-class matches against touring teams in the previous year. The Green Delta National Cricket League was constituted as the first-class championship and the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea One-Day League as the premier limited overs competition. In 2000-01, both titles were won by Biman Bangladesh Airlines.The National Cricket League had in fact been inaugurated in the 1999-2000 season but was not then first-class. In 2000-01, eight teams played 12 matches each in two groups. Group A consisted of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Chittagong Division, Rajshahi Division and Dhaka Division. Group B had Dhaka Metropolis, Khulna Division, Barisal Division and Sylhet Division. Four teams qualified for a final stage in which they each played a further 8 games.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) (known then as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board) was established in 1972. Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board was established in 1972. Soon after, a cricket league commenced in Dhaka and Chittagong. A national level cricket tournament begun in the country in 1974-75. During this time the cricket league started at the district (regional) level. Other tournaments that were organised were aimed at school, college, youth and university level.The National Cricket League of Bangladesh is the domestic first class cricket competition in Bangladesh. The One-Day Cricket League of Bangladesh is the principal domestic limited overs cricket competition in Bangladesh. In 2010, the Bangladesh NCL T20 was launched which was a Twenty20 tournament. This tournament was dropped after its first and only season, and was replaced by the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012. The Bangladesh Premier League is a Twenty20 league with six franchises based on the concept of the Indian Premier League and has attracted many international players.
20th century
In 1977, Bangladesh became an Associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh was one of fifteen teams to take part in the inaugural ICC Trophy. Held in 1979, it gave non-Test playing countries the opportunity to qualify for that year's World Cup. Bangladesh, under the captaincy of Raqibul Hasan, Bangladesh won two matches and lost two, but failed to progress beyond the first round.Victory in the South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament in February 1984 ensured Bangladesh qualified for the 1986 Asia Cup. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first One Day International against a full member of the ICC; Captained by Gazi Ashraf, Bangladesh were dismissed for 94 and Pakistan reached their target for victory with seven wickets in hand. They lost their second ODI which was against Sri Lanka, finishing last in the three-team tournament. Bangladesh qualified for the 1988 Asia Cup, this time hosting the tournament; it was the first time ODIs had been staged in the country. Although they lost all their matches, Bangladesh's fixtures were retrospectively awarded ODI. Floods in the preceding months meant the tournament was in doubt, but it went ahead as planned. A charity match raised $70,000 for the flood victims.
Bangladesh took part in the 1990 Austral-Asia Cup the Asia Cup in 1990–91, 1995, and 1997, but it was not until 1998 that they won their first ODI. Their 22-match losing streak since their first ODI was at the time a record. Bangladesh posted its first ODI win against Kenya in India thanks largely to Mohammad Rafique, who contributed a fiery 77 runs and took 3 wickets. In October 1998, Bangladesh hosted (but did not participate in) the first ever ICC KnockOut Trophy (which later became the ICC Champions Trophy), a knock-out ODI tournament featuring all the Test playing nations.
Bangladesh took part in each of the 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994 editions of the ICC Trophy, and won the trophy in 1997, in the process qualifying for the 1999 World Cup. Bangladesh also became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. Earlier, in February Dhaka hosted the third and final SAARC cricket tournament. Bangladesh played in its first World Cup in England. Bangladesh created an enormous upset by beating Pakistan by 62 runs in the group match at Northampton. Bangladesh made 9/223 from its full 50 overs, and in reply Pakistan could only manage 161 due to timely run-outs by wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and some tight bowling by Khaled Mahmud, who took 3/31 from 10 overs. Mahmud was judged man of the match. Bangladesh did not qualify for the Super Six round due to defeats in three of its five matches. However, the win over Pakistan, who finished runners-up to Australia, helped Bangladesh to gain Test playing status the following year. Bangladesh had sacked coach Gordon Greenidge on the morning of the match.
Former South Africa Test cricketer Eddie Barlow became Bangladesh's coach in 1999. In preparation for becoming a Test playing country, Bangladesh established its own first-class competition in 1999—2000, although the matches were not given first-class status until the 2000—2001 season. The lack of an established first-class structure in the country until shortly before Bangladesh played its debut Test has been cited as one of the reasons the side struggled to adapt to the longer format of the game. The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October, winning both matches in the ODI series. After suffering a stroke in April 2000, Barlow vacated the position of coach. In May and June 2000, Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup; Bangladesh lost all three of their matches and when playing Pakistan succumbed to what at the time was the heaviest defeat in ODIs, a margin of 233 runs. Bangladesh participated in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy in October; their only match ended in defeat to England.
Bangladesh took part in the 1990 Austral-Asia Cup the Asia Cup in 1990–91, 1995, and 1997, but it was not until 1998 that they won their first ODI. Their 22-match losing streak since their first ODI was at the time a record. Bangladesh posted its first ODI win against Kenya in India thanks largely to Mohammad Rafique, who contributed a fiery 77 runs and took 3 wickets. In October 1998, Bangladesh hosted (but did not participate in) the first ever ICC KnockOut Trophy (which later became the ICC Champions Trophy), a knock-out ODI tournament featuring all the Test playing nations.
Bangladesh took part in each of the 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994 editions of the ICC Trophy, and won the trophy in 1997, in the process qualifying for the 1999 World Cup. Bangladesh also became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. Earlier, in February Dhaka hosted the third and final SAARC cricket tournament. Bangladesh played in its first World Cup in England. Bangladesh created an enormous upset by beating Pakistan by 62 runs in the group match at Northampton. Bangladesh made 9/223 from its full 50 overs, and in reply Pakistan could only manage 161 due to timely run-outs by wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and some tight bowling by Khaled Mahmud, who took 3/31 from 10 overs. Mahmud was judged man of the match. Bangladesh did not qualify for the Super Six round due to defeats in three of its five matches. However, the win over Pakistan, who finished runners-up to Australia, helped Bangladesh to gain Test playing status the following year. Bangladesh had sacked coach Gordon Greenidge on the morning of the match.
Former South Africa Test cricketer Eddie Barlow became Bangladesh's coach in 1999. In preparation for becoming a Test playing country, Bangladesh established its own first-class competition in 1999—2000, although the matches were not given first-class status until the 2000—2001 season. The lack of an established first-class structure in the country until shortly before Bangladesh played its debut Test has been cited as one of the reasons the side struggled to adapt to the longer format of the game. The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October, winning both matches in the ODI series. After suffering a stroke in April 2000, Barlow vacated the position of coach. In May and June 2000, Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup; Bangladesh lost all three of their matches and when playing Pakistan succumbed to what at the time was the heaviest defeat in ODIs, a margin of 233 runs. Bangladesh participated in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy in October; their only match ended in defeat to England.
First years as a Test team (2000–2003)
On 13 November 2000, Bangladesh played their inaugural Test match, hosting India in Dhaka. Captained by Naimur Rahman, Bangladesh lost by nine wickets, although Wisden noted that they "surpassed all expectations by matching their neighbours, and at times even enjoying the upper hand". Aminul Islam Bulbul scored 145 in the first innings, becoming the third person to have scored a century in their team's first Test; Rahman took six wickets for 132 runs, the second-best bowling figures in a country's maiden Test. In March 2001, former Australian Test cricketer Trevor Chappell was appointed coach. The following month Bangladesh embarked on a tour of Zimbabwe to play two Tests and three ODIs. Zimbabwe, who at the time were ranked ninth out of the ten Test teams, won all five matches. Bangladesh took part in the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship, the second and final time the championship was held and the first the team had been eligible to play in. They lost both their matches by an innings. Mohammad Ashraful made his debut in the series and became the youngest player to score a Test century in his first match. In November, Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for two Tests and three ODIs. The opening Test was curtailed by bad weather and ended in a draw; after losing their first five Tests, it was the first time Bangladesh had avoided defeat. Zimbabwe won all the remaining matches. After the Test series wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud replaced Rahman as captain. The following month Bangladesh journeyed to New Zealand for two Test matches. Bangladesh's batsmen struggled in unfamiliar conditions and the team slumped to two innings defeats.
In January 2002 Bangladesh lost two Tests and three ODIs against Sri Lanka. At this point, they had lost ten of their first eleven Tests; only South Africa had struggled as much in their introduction to Test cricket, also losing ten of their first eleven matches. Chappell blamed Bangladesh's batsmen for the loss, saying "they commit the same mistakes again and again, and need to learn to apply themselves, to bat in sessions". In April, former Pakistan Test cricketer Mohsin Kamal replaced Chappell as coach. When Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka in July and August they were on the receiving end of Sri Lanka's largest margin of victory in Test cricket: an innings and 196 runs. Bangladesh lost both Tests and all three ODIs on the tour, recording their 50th defeat in 53 ODIs. Repeated poor performances prompted people to question whether Bangladesh had been granted Test status too soon. Test and ODI whitewashes followed in South Africa in October. Wisden noted that "Time and again ... came the mantra that [Bangladesh] would learn from the experience, that they could only improve by playing against the best, that there was genuine talent in the squad. But it wore thin." The final defeat set a record for most consecutive losses in ODIs (23), beating the previous record which was also held by Bangladesh. When the West Indies toured in November and December, Bangladesh lost both Test and two out of the three ODIs, and one ended in no result. South Africa hosted the 2003 World Cup in February and March. Bangladesh lost five of their six matches (one ended in no result), including fixtures against Canada, who hadn't played international cricket since the 1979 World Cup, and Kenya who eventually made the semifinals of the tournament.
Under Dav Whatmore (2003–2007)
In the aftermath of Bangladesh's World Cup campaign, Khaled Mahmud replaced Khaled Mashud as captain, and Kamal was sacked as coach with Dav Whatmore taking over the role. Whatmore was not able to begin the job immediately, so Sarwar Imran acted as interim coach during Bangladesh's tour of South Africa in April and May. In 2003 Bangladesh played nine Test and 21 ODIs, losing every match apart from an ODI against West Indies which ended in no result. In September, Bangladesh came very close to its first Test victory, when it lost to Pakistan by only one wicket. It was just the tenth time in Test history that a team had lost by a single wicket. In series against Pakistan, Alok Kapali became the first Bangladesh player to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, dismissing Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, and Umar Gul. When England toured Bangladesh October and November, Bangladesh's captain, Mahmud, was booed. Ahead of Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe in February and March the next year, he was dropped from the squad and batsman Habibul Bashar was granted the captaincy. At the time, Zimbabwe were without many of their senior players. Bangladesh lost the Test series 1–0, and the ODI series 2–1. The second Test was drawn and brought to an end their run of 21 consecutive defeats dating back to November 2001, a world record in Test cricket. The solitary ODI victory was Bangladesh's first international win since defeating Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup.
Bangladesh's next matches were against the West Indies in May and June. Bangladesh lost the ODI series 3–0 and the Test series 1–0; by drawing the first match, Bangladesh managed to avoid defeat for just the third time in 29 Tests. In December, Bangladesh defeated India in its hundredth ODI, this being only the third time that it had won against a Test playing nation.
In January 2005, Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh for two Tests and five ODIs. The touring Zimbabwe side had suffered due to player disputes which in 2004 had led to the country's temporary suspension from Test cricket. Of Zimbabwe's 16-man squad, only their captain had played more than nine Tests; Bangladesh were the more experienced team. In the first match, Bangladesh secured their maiden victory in Test cricket. Bangladesh's batsmen secured a draw in the second Test by batting out the final five session after coach Dav Whatmore had opined that "Zimbabwe will win, unless our batsmen do something special". In the match – which helped secure a historic first series victory for Bangladesh – Enamul Haque Jr broke his own bowling record for best figures in an innings for Bangladesh by taking 7 wickets for 95 runs, and secured the best figures in a match for Bangladesh: 12 wickets for 200 runs. In the ODI series that followed, Zimbabwe won the opening two contests, and Bangladesh won the final three to take the series.
After their maiden Test victory, Bangladesh embarked on its first tour of England in May and June 2005. The team faced unfamiliar conditions and the batsmen struggled against seam bowling. Bangladesh lost both matches in the Test series by an innings; the second Test was the 22nd time it had happened in 38 Tests. Pundits Mike Atherton and Richie Benaud criticised the team's performances and suggested Bangladesh was not yet suited to Test cricket. A triangular series with England and Australia followed. Bangladesh won just one match out of six, but their solitary victory was against an Australian side that at the time were world champions in what Wisden described as "the biggest upset in one-day international history". Mohammad Ashraful scored his first century in that match with a score of exactly 100, which was enough to take the team to victory and then played a blistering knock of 94 off 53 balls against England the following match. Bangladesh's next fixture was in Sri Lanka in September for two Tests and three ODIs. After the one-off victory against Australia in England, Bangladesh were a more confident team however Sri Lanka won all five matches by large margins. Captain Habibul Bashar lamented his side's defeat, describing it as "the worst tour since I took over the captaincy".
The first home One-Day International series of 2006 began with some optimism for Bangladesh, which registered its first-ever win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the series. At the end of March, Bangladesh played four ODIs against Kenya, winning all four. Then in April, Bangladesh came very close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking a first-innings lead of 158, and eventually losing by only three wickets. At the end of July, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe as the ODI series favourites but lost 3–2. In August, the team defeated Kenya in all three matches of a series and subsequently went on to whitewash Zimbabwe in an ODI series staged in Bangladesh. That year, Shahriar Nafees became the first Bangladeshi to score over a thousand runs (which included three centuries) in a calendar year while Mashrafe Mortaza became the leading wicket-taker in the world in ODIs staged in 2006 with 49 wickets.
India hosted the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in October and November. Bangladesh failed to progress beyond the group stages, losing two of their three matches. Their only victory came against Zimbabwe. Ahead of the World Cup Bangladesh faced Zimbabwe in nine ODIs, Scotland in two, and Bermuda and Canada one each; of those matches, Bangladesh lost a single ODI to Zimbabwe. On 17 March, in their first match of the 2007 World Cup, hosted by the West Indies, Bangladesh secured a five-wicket win over India; the surprise result triggered late night partying in Bangladesh despite government bans on public gatherings. In their remaining group matches Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka and defeated Bermuda which was enough to secure qualification for the second round while India were knocked out. Bangladesh's only victory in the Super Eights was against South Africa, losing to everyone else including Ireland, a team mostly made up of amateur cricketers.
In January 2005, Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh for two Tests and five ODIs. The touring Zimbabwe side had suffered due to player disputes which in 2004 had led to the country's temporary suspension from Test cricket. Of Zimbabwe's 16-man squad, only their captain had played more than nine Tests; Bangladesh were the more experienced team. In the first match, Bangladesh secured their maiden victory in Test cricket. Bangladesh's batsmen secured a draw in the second Test by batting out the final five session after coach Dav Whatmore had opined that "Zimbabwe will win, unless our batsmen do something special". In the match – which helped secure a historic first series victory for Bangladesh – Enamul Haque Jr broke his own bowling record for best figures in an innings for Bangladesh by taking 7 wickets for 95 runs, and secured the best figures in a match for Bangladesh: 12 wickets for 200 runs. In the ODI series that followed, Zimbabwe won the opening two contests, and Bangladesh won the final three to take the series.
After their maiden Test victory, Bangladesh embarked on its first tour of England in May and June 2005. The team faced unfamiliar conditions and the batsmen struggled against seam bowling. Bangladesh lost both matches in the Test series by an innings; the second Test was the 22nd time it had happened in 38 Tests. Pundits Mike Atherton and Richie Benaud criticised the team's performances and suggested Bangladesh was not yet suited to Test cricket. A triangular series with England and Australia followed. Bangladesh won just one match out of six, but their solitary victory was against an Australian side that at the time were world champions in what Wisden described as "the biggest upset in one-day international history". Mohammad Ashraful scored his first century in that match with a score of exactly 100, which was enough to take the team to victory and then played a blistering knock of 94 off 53 balls against England the following match. Bangladesh's next fixture was in Sri Lanka in September for two Tests and three ODIs. After the one-off victory against Australia in England, Bangladesh were a more confident team however Sri Lanka won all five matches by large margins. Captain Habibul Bashar lamented his side's defeat, describing it as "the worst tour since I took over the captaincy".
The first home One-Day International series of 2006 began with some optimism for Bangladesh, which registered its first-ever win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the series. At the end of March, Bangladesh played four ODIs against Kenya, winning all four. Then in April, Bangladesh came very close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking a first-innings lead of 158, and eventually losing by only three wickets. At the end of July, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe as the ODI series favourites but lost 3–2. In August, the team defeated Kenya in all three matches of a series and subsequently went on to whitewash Zimbabwe in an ODI series staged in Bangladesh. That year, Shahriar Nafees became the first Bangladeshi to score over a thousand runs (which included three centuries) in a calendar year while Mashrafe Mortaza became the leading wicket-taker in the world in ODIs staged in 2006 with 49 wickets.
India hosted the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in October and November. Bangladesh failed to progress beyond the group stages, losing two of their three matches. Their only victory came against Zimbabwe. Ahead of the World Cup Bangladesh faced Zimbabwe in nine ODIs, Scotland in two, and Bermuda and Canada one each; of those matches, Bangladesh lost a single ODI to Zimbabwe. On 17 March, in their first match of the 2007 World Cup, hosted by the West Indies, Bangladesh secured a five-wicket win over India; the surprise result triggered late night partying in Bangladesh despite government bans on public gatherings. In their remaining group matches Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka and defeated Bermuda which was enough to secure qualification for the second round while India were knocked out. Bangladesh's only victory in the Super Eights was against South Africa, losing to everyone else including Ireland, a team mostly made up of amateur cricketers.
Banglaesh's next fixture after the World Cup was a home series against
India in May, with two Tests and three ODIs. After Bangladesh had
helped knock India out of the tournament, the series was seen as an
opportunity for India to exact revenge. Bangladesh had not played Test
cricket since April 2006. The first Test was shortened due to rain and
drawn, but India won the second by their largest ever margin. India won
the ODI series 3–0.
In the aftermath Habibul Bashar, who had previously resigned as ODI
captain, was replaced as captain by 22-year-old Mohammad Ashraful in all
forms of the game. Mashrafe Mortaza was appointed vice-captain.
After four years as coach Whatmore chose not to extend his contract,
and Shaun Williams temporarily filled the position. Ashraful's first
series in charge was a tour of Sri Lanka
in June and July. Bangladesh suffered defeat in each of the three
Tests, losing by an innings on every occasion, and three ODIs. In the
second Test, Bangladesh were bundled out for their lowest total (62).
Under Jamie Siddons (2007–2011)
South Africa hosted the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in September. In a match against Bangladesh, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee took the first ever Twenty20 International (T20I) hat-trick. Bangladesh defeated the West Indies to progress to the second stage of the tournament, however it was the only match they won in the tournament. Jamie Siddons was appointed coach in October. At the end of 2007 Bangladesh toured New Zealand. Bangladesh was soundly beaten 3–0 in the one dayers. The third match was the largest defeat in the history of ODI cricket for a side batting first.Bangladesh started the year 2008 with a tour of New Zealand. The Test matches were one sided, with Bangladesh losing 2–0. South Africa toured Bangladesh and won all matches, including both Tests and all three ODIs. Bangladesh then beat non-Test-playing Ireland 3–0 in an ODI series.In October, New Zealand toured Bangladesh for three ODIs and two Tests. Shortly before the tour, fourteen Bangladesh players left to play in the Indian Cricket League and were subsequently banned for ten years. Six of the players were centrally contracted, including former captain Habibul Bashar. With a less experienced team than usual and a poor record against New Zealand, Bangladesh were expected to lose heavily. After winning the opening ODI, Bangladesh went on to lose series 2–1. New Zealand won the first Test by three wickets in what their coach, John Bracewell, described as "one of the great character wins".
New Zealand also won the second Test, taking the series 2–0, but in
the process Shakib Al Hasan emerged as an all-rounder.
Having previously been selected primarily as a batsmen, he went on to
take the best bowling figures in an innings for a Bangladesh player,
7 wickets for 36 runs,
beating the record set by Enamul Haque Jr three years earlier. In November, Bangladesh toured South Africa. They lost all their
matches to South Africa, including the only T20I match, two of the three
ODIs (the third being washed out due to rain) and both Tests. 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 fourth 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.
The year 2009 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.
After the World T20 championships in England,
the selectors appointed Mashrafe Mortaza as the new captain of the team
for the tour to the
West Indies 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, winning 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 ODI series which followed Bangladesh secured their first ever ODI win against the West Indies at the 14th attempt. Bangladesh won the series 3–0, but lost the only Twenty20 match. In November, Shakib was named The Wisden Cricketer's "Test Player of the Year".
In January 2010, Bangladesh hosted a tri-series ODI tournament with India and Sri Lanka. They failed to win a match and went out of the tournament. They lost the two match Test series against India by 2–0. In March 2010, England visited Bangladesh to play three ODIs and two Test matches. Bangladesh lost all their ODIs and Tests in the series. In April, Bangladesh took part in the 2010 World Twenty20. They lost all their matches and failed to progress to the Super Eights stage. In May and June, Bangladesh played two Test matches against England away, losing both, although Tamim Iqbal scored two centuries in the series. Between the Tests and ODIs against England, Bangladesh took part in the 2010 Asia Cup during June, but lost all their matches. In the ODI series, England comfortably won the first match. However, in the second match at Bristol, Bangladesh beat England for the first time in international cricket (England were the only Test playing nation yet to be beaten by Bangladesh), bowling England out in the final over to win by five runs.
In October New Zealand went to Bangladesh for five ODIs. Mortaza suffered an injury in the first match and Shakib took over as captain. Under his leadership Bangladesh won the series 4–0, securing their first series victory against a full strength ICC Full Member nation. Although unable to play against New Zealand due to injury, while the series was in progress Tamim Iqbal was named The Wisden Cricketer's "Test Player of the Year". In December Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for five ODIs. After losing the opening match, Bangladesh went on to win the next three complete matches, with one called off due to rain, to beat Zimbabwe 3–1.
In February and March 2011, Bangladesh co-hosted the World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. West Indies dismissed Bangladesh for 58 runs, the team's lowest score in ODIs and a record low for a Full Member at the World Cup. The West Indies and Bangladesh team buses were stoned as they left the ground, and so was Shakib's house. Bangladesh beat England, Ireland, and the Netherlands, making their final match of the first round a must-win contest. Against South Africa, Bangladesh succumbed to a their second-largest defeat in ODIs and became the first Full Member team to be bowled out for under 100 twice in World Cups, thereby failing to progress to the second stage of the tournament. After the World Cup, Siddons' contract was allowed to lapse. During his three-and-a-half year tenure as coach Siddons introduced a full coaching staff for the first time, including coaches for bowling, strength and conditioning, and fielding. Under Siddons Bangladesh's reliance on spin bowlers continued, partly because pitches in the country encourage spin bowlers, and frequently only two seam bowlers were used in a match. Siddons was credited with helping the team improve mentally.
In January 2010, Bangladesh hosted a tri-series ODI tournament with India and Sri Lanka. They failed to win a match and went out of the tournament. They lost the two match Test series against India by 2–0. In March 2010, England visited Bangladesh to play three ODIs and two Test matches. Bangladesh lost all their ODIs and Tests in the series. In April, Bangladesh took part in the 2010 World Twenty20. They lost all their matches and failed to progress to the Super Eights stage. In May and June, Bangladesh played two Test matches against England away, losing both, although Tamim Iqbal scored two centuries in the series. Between the Tests and ODIs against England, Bangladesh took part in the 2010 Asia Cup during June, but lost all their matches. In the ODI series, England comfortably won the first match. However, in the second match at Bristol, Bangladesh beat England for the first time in international cricket (England were the only Test playing nation yet to be beaten by Bangladesh), bowling England out in the final over to win by five runs.
In October New Zealand went to Bangladesh for five ODIs. Mortaza suffered an injury in the first match and Shakib took over as captain. Under his leadership Bangladesh won the series 4–0, securing their first series victory against a full strength ICC Full Member nation. Although unable to play against New Zealand due to injury, while the series was in progress Tamim Iqbal was named The Wisden Cricketer's "Test Player of the Year". In December Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for five ODIs. After losing the opening match, Bangladesh went on to win the next three complete matches, with one called off due to rain, to beat Zimbabwe 3–1.
In February and March 2011, Bangladesh co-hosted the World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. West Indies dismissed Bangladesh for 58 runs, the team's lowest score in ODIs and a record low for a Full Member at the World Cup. The West Indies and Bangladesh team buses were stoned as they left the ground, and so was Shakib's house. Bangladesh beat England, Ireland, and the Netherlands, making their final match of the first round a must-win contest. Against South Africa, Bangladesh succumbed to a their second-largest defeat in ODIs and became the first Full Member team to be bowled out for under 100 twice in World Cups, thereby failing to progress to the second stage of the tournament. After the World Cup, Siddons' contract was allowed to lapse. During his three-and-a-half year tenure as coach Siddons introduced a full coaching staff for the first time, including coaches for bowling, strength and conditioning, and fielding. Under Siddons Bangladesh's reliance on spin bowlers continued, partly because pitches in the country encourage spin bowlers, and frequently only two seam bowlers were used in a match. Siddons was credited with helping the team improve mentally.
Under Stuart Law (2011–2012)
A lengthy hunt for a head coach followed Siddons' exit encountering the names of Vincent Barnes and Stuart Law as possible appointees. Law, who at the time was the acting head coach of Sri Lanka following Trevor Bayliss' departure, was named Bangladesh's new head coach in June. Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe in August for a one-off Test and five ODIs. The Test marked Zimbabwe's return to the longest-format of the game after a self-imposed withdrawal in January 2006 as the sport in the country was in a state of disarray. Bangladesh lost the match by 130 runs. Though they were expected to with the Test and the ODIs, Bangladesh lost the subsequent one-day series 3–2. In the aftermath of the series, Shakib was sacked as captain, with a BCB representative citing his poor leadership. Later that month, wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim was named captain, with all-rounder Mahmudullah as his deputy. Bangladesh' struggles at international level have been epitomised by the ineffectiveness of their fast bowlers. Between January 2010 and August 2011, they took 37 wickets in 8 Tests at an average of 67.67, the worst out of the nine teams playing regular Test cricket in this period.Though Bangladesh won Rahim's first match in charge, a T20I against the West Indies in October, the team lost the subsequent ODI series 2–1 and the two-match Test series 1–0. Pakistan toured in December, and during the first of three ODIs Bangaldesh were dismissed for their 13th score of less than 100 in the format, overtaking Zimbabwe's record of 12 times. In March Bangladesh hosted in the 2012 Asia Cup featuring India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh entered the tournament with just two wins from 29 Asia Cup matches. Victories against India and Sri Lanka saw Bangladesh face Pakistan in the final, only the second time the team had reached the final of a multi-national competition. Though Pakistan won the final by two runs, Bangladesh had exceeded expectations. During the tournament, Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi player to score four consecutive fifties in ODIs. Shakib Al Hasan was named man of the series after contributing with both the bat and the ball, making 237 runs and taking 6 wickets respectively. The following month Law announced he would be stepping down as coach in June when his contract was due to expire for personal reasons
National teams
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket
team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Bangladesh is a full member
of the International Cricket Council
(ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. It played its
first Test match in 2000 against India in Dhaka,
becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation.Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in
the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, leaving the tournament with 2
wins and 2 defeats.
On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played in its first ODI match against Pakistan in the 1986
Asia Cup. Cricket has gradually become very popular in urban areas
of the country. Although football was the most popular game for a long
time, cricket gained momentum and soon surpassed football, especially
after Bangladesh won the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia. By winning the tournament,
Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup for the first time, where
they defeated Pakistan, creating one of the biggest upsets in
their cricketing history. In 1997, Bangladesh became a regular ICC
member with the right to play ODIs. It attained the status of a Test
playing country on 26 June 2000.
Bangladesh holds the record for most consecutive losses in Tests (21
between 1999 and 2002) and ODIs (23 between 2001 and 2004). After
gaining full member status with the ICC, Bangladesh had to wait until
2004 for its first ODI win since the 1999 World Cup. The team on the
losing side on that occasion was Zimbabwe,
who also participated in Bangladesh's maiden Test victory in 2005; by
securing a draw in the second match, Bangladesh won their first Test
series. In 2009 Bangladesh toured the West Indies for two Tests and by
winning both secured their first overseas series victory.
As of April
2012, Bangladesh has played 73 Tests, winning only 3. Its first victory
was against a young and inexperienced Zimbabwe team, which was hit by a
player crisis and the other two
were against a West Indian team crippled by a players' strike. Of the 63
matches it has lost, 35 were by an innings.
The lack of a first-class tournament in the country before it was
granted Test status has been cited as one of the reasons for the side's
struggle to adapt to the longest form of the game, and Bangladesh's
performance has led to repeated calls for it to lose its Test status.
The team has been more successful in ODIs, having won 72 of its 262
matches,
and has also played 18 Twenty20 Internationals, winning
four.
The following is a list of the 15 players awarded central contracts by the Bangladesh Cricket Board and others who have represented Bangladesh since AFC Asia Cup 2012 .
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | C/G | Domestic team | Forms of cricket |
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Wicket-keeper and captain | ||||||
Mushfiqur Rahim | 24 | Right handed | — | A+ | Rajshahi Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
All-rounder and vice-captain | ||||||
Mahmudullah | 26 | Right handed | Right arm off break | A | Dhaka Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Opening batsmen | ||||||
Imrul Kayes | 25 | Left handed | — | A | Khulna Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Tamim Iqbal | 23 | Left handed | Right arm off break | A+ | Chittagong Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Shahriar Nafees | 27 | Left handed | Slow left arm orthodox | – | Barisal Division | Test, ODI |
Junaid Siddique | 25 | Left handed | Right arm off break | – | Rajshahi Division | ODI |
Nazimuddin | 27 | Right handed | Right arm medium | Rookie | Chittagong Division | Test, ODI |
Middle order batsmen | ||||||
Mohammad Ashraful | 28 | Right handed | Right arm leg break/off break | – | Dhaka Metropolis | Test, ODI, T20I |
Anamul Haque | 20 | Right handed | – | – | Khulna Division | ODI |
Shuvagata Hom | 26 | Right handed | Right arm off break | Rookie | Dhaka Division | ODI |
Jahurul Islam | 26 | Right handed | Right arm off break | C | Rajshahi Division | ODI |
All-rounders | ||||||
Shakib Al Hasan | 25 | Left handed | Slow left arm orthodox | A+ | Khulna Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Nasir Hossain | 21 | Right handed | Right arm medium-fast/off break | C | Rangpur Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Naeem Islam | 26 | Right handed | Right arm off break | – | Rangpur Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Alok Kapali | 29 | Right handed | Right arm leg break | – | Sylhet Division | ODI, T20I |
Farhad Reza | 26 | Right handed | Right arm fast-medium | – | Rajshahi Division | ODI, T20I |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
Nazmul Hossain | 25 | Right handed | Right arm fast-medium | B | Sylhet Division | Test, ODI |
Rubel Hossain | 23 | Right handed | Right arm fast | B | Chittagong Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Shahadat Hossain | 26 | Right handed | Right arm fast | – | Dhaka Division | Test, ODI |
Shafiul Islam | 23 | Right handed | Right arm fast-mediun | B | Rajshahi Division | ODI, T20I |
Abul Hasan | 20 | Left handed | Right arm fast-mediun | – | Sylhet Division | Test, ODI, T20I |
Mashrafe Mortaza | 29 | Right handed | Right arm fast-medium | A+ | Khulna Division | ODI, T20I |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Abdur Razzak | 30 | Left handed | Slow left arm orthodox | A+ | Khulna Division | ODI, T20I |
Suhrawadi Shuvo | 24 | Left handed | Slow left arm orthodox | – | Rangpur Division | Test, ODI |
Sohag Gazi | 21 | Right handed | Right arm off break | – | Barisal Division | Test, ODI |
Elias Sunny | 25 | Left handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Rookie | Dhaka Metropolis | Test, ODI, T20I |
Coaching staff
- Head Coach : Shane Jurgensen (interim)
- Manager : Zahid Razzak
- Bowling Coach : Saqlain Mushtaq & Shane Jurgensen
- Fielding Coach : Jason Swift
- Strength and Conditioning Coach : Grant Trafford Luden
- Physiotherapist : Vibhav Singh
- Psychologists : Dr. Soumendra Saha & Dr. Srilekha Saha
- Media Manager : Rabeed Imam
Tournament history
World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
1975 | Not eligible | ||||||
1979 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1983 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1987 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1999 | Round 1 | 9/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Round 1 | 13/14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | Second Round | 7/16 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | Round 1 | 9/14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Qualified | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2019 | Qualified | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 26 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
World Twenty20 record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
2007 | Second Round | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | Round 1 | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | Round 1 | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | Round 1 | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Asia Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
1984 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1986 | First Round | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | First Round | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1990–91 | First Round | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | First Round | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | First Round | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | First Round | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Second Round | 4/6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Second Round | 4/6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | First Round | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | Runner Up | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 33 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Multisport Events | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
1998 Commonwealth Games | Round 1 | 14/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 Asian Games | Champions | 1/9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 Asian Games | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Major Tournament |
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ICC Champions Trophy |
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- Asian Test Championship
- 2001/02: First Round
- ACC Trophy
- 1996: Winners
- 1998: Winners
- 2000 onwards: Not eligible – Now an ICC full member
- Austral-Asia Cup
- 1986: Did not participate
- 1990: First Round
- 1994: Did not participate
Records
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Player
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Matches
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Runs
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Average
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Player
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Matches
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Runs
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Average
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Player
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Matches
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Runs
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Average
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Habibul Bashar
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50
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3,026
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30.89
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Shakib
Al Hasan
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126
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3,635
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35.63
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Mohammad Ashraful
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16
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289
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18.06
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2
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Mohammad Ashraful
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57
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2,419
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22.60
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Mohammad Ashraful
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169
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3,397
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22.64
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Aftab Ahmed
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11
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228
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22.80
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3
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Tamim Iqbal
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24
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1,748
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38.00
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Tamim Iqbal
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113
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3,368
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30.07
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Shakib
Al Hasan
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16
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214
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13.37
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4
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Javed Omar
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40
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1,720
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22.05
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Shahriar
Nafees
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75
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2,201
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31.44
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Tamim Iqbal
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15
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204
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13.60
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5
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Shakib
Al Hasan
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26
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1,630
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34.68
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Habibul Bashar
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111
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2,168
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21.68
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Nazimuddin
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7
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178
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25.42
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6
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Mushfiqur
Rahim
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28
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1,480
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29.01
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Mushfiqur Rahim
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108
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2,047
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25.27
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Mashrafe
Mortaza
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13
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141
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15.66
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7
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Khaled Mashud
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44
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1,409
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19.04
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Aftab Ahmed
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85
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1,954
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24.73
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Mushfiqur
Rahim
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17
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136
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13.60
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8
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Rajin Saleh
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24
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1,141
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25.93
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Khaled Mashud
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126
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1,818
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21.90
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Junaid
Siddique
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5
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134
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26.80
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9
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Shahriar
Nafees
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21
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1,126
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26.80
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Mahmudullah
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80
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1,427
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31.02
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Naeem Islam
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9
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112
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14.00
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10
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Mohammad
Rafique
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33
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1,059
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18.57
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Imrul Kayes
|
48
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1,315
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27.97
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Mahmudullah
|
12
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81
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6.75
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Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural Match |
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Test Matches | 73 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 10 November 2000 |
One-Day Internationals | 258 | 70 | 186 | 0 | 2 | 31 March 1986 |
Twenty20 Internationals | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2006 |
vs Test nations | ||||||
Opponent | M | W | L | T | D | First win |
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v India | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
v Zimbabwe | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 January 2005 |
v Pakistan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
v Sri Lanka | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
v New Zealand | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
v South Africa | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
v West Indies | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 July 2009 |
v Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
v England | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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1979 | Played First Internatinal Match |
1999 | Played first World cup |
2000 | Played First test match |
2005 | Beat Austrlia the number 1 team in England |
2007 | Beat india and south Africa in World cup 2007 |
2009 | First time won a test series against West Indies |
Bangladesh Players
Abdur Razzak | Abul Hasan | Aftab Ahmed |
Alok Kapali | Anamul Haque | Dhiman Ghosh |
Dolar Mahmud | Elias Sunny | Enamul Haque |
Enamul Haque jnr | Faisal Hossain | Farhad Reza |
Imrul Kayes | Jahurul Islam | Junaid Siddique |
Mahbubul Alam | Mahmudullah | Mashrafe Mortaza |
Mehrab Hossain jnr | Mohammad Ashraful | Mominul Haque |
Mosharraf Hossain | Mushfiqur Rahim | Naeem Islam |
Nasir Hossain | Nazimuddin | Nazmul Hossain |
Nazmus Sadat | Rajin Saleh | Raqibul Hasan |
Robiul Islam | Rubel Hossain | Sajidul Islam |
Shafiul Islam | Shahadat Hossain | Shahriar Nafees |
Shakib Al Hasan | Shuvagoto Hom | Sohag Gazi |
Suhrawadi Shuvo | Syed Rasel | Tamim Iqbal |
Ziaur Rahman |
Football
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh
controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation.
It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation
and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals. They were dismissed in the first round of
their only Asian Cup appearance to date in 1980, and have been South Asian champions once, defeating
the Maldives in the final via penalties, as hosts in 2003. As is the
case elsewhere on the subcontinent, top-level football in Bangladesh is played
somewhere in the shadow of the country's test
cricket team.
History
The 1970s
Following her independence from Pakistan achieved at the end of 1971, the Bangladesh football team played its first official game on July 26, 1973, a 2-2 draw against Thailand. During the period between July 26 and August 14, 1973, the national team played 13 friendly matches against Asian teams, all hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, resulting in 3 draws and 10 defeats. One year later, the national team played 2 more friendlies, this time in Bangkok, and were defeated twice more.The next official matches came in 1978, 2 friendly games against Malaysia and India, also in Bangkok, finished once more as defeats. In January 1979, the qualification tournament for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup began and – surprisingly considering their previous record – Bangladesh opened their campaign with draws against Afghanistan and Qatar. A heavy 4–0 defeat against Qatar followed, but a 4–1 win over the Afghans, the team's first ever victory, saw them qualify for the tournament.In preparation for the Asian Cup, Bangladesh played four more friendly matches, losing three of them (notably a 9–0 thrashing by South Korea) but scoring their second win, 3–1 over Sri Lanka.