By Nusrat Ahmed Asha Student id: 12-01-04-060 Humanities Subject code :11081

INTRODUCTION

The Bangladesh national cricket team (Bengali: ) 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.

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Bangladesh 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.

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AIM

To find out about the past, present and future of Bangladesh in International Cricket

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SEQUENCEHistory

BCB Bangladesh Cricket BoardPerformance in Tests Performance in ODIs Performance in T20s Bangladesh in ICC Champions Trophy Bangladesh in World Cup Bangladesh in Asia Cup

Bangladesh PlayersCoaches Fans

RecommendationConclusion5

History

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour of Bangladesh during the winter of 1976/77 marked the entrance of Bangladesh into international cricket. 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. In 1979, ICC gave non-Test playing countries the opportunity to qualify for that year's World Cup. Victory in the South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament in February 1984 ensured Bangladesh qualified for the 1986 Asia Cup.6

On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first One Day International against a full member of the ICC. Bangladesh qualified for the 1988 Asia Cup, this time hosting the tournament; it was the first time ODIs had been staged in the country. 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. In 1999, Bangladesh played its first World Cup in England. It played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka), becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation.

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BCB Bangladesh Cricket Board

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), (Bengali: ) previously known as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the main governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Board has its headquarters in Dhaka. It is responsible for the operation and development of cricket, maintenance of venues, and selection for the national team. It is operated by the Government of Bangladesh. Formation date:1972 Affiliation: International Cricket Council(ICC) & Asian Cricket Council(ACC) Affiliation Date: 26 June 2000 as a full member of ICC & in 1983 as a full member of ACC President & Chairman : AHM Mustafa Kamal

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Performance in TestsBangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status. It played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka ), becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation. Bangladesh's inaugural Test match takes place in Dhaka against touring India on 1014 November 2000.Vs Test Nations

OpponentIndia Zimbabwe Pakistan Srilanka Newzealand South Africa West Indies Australia England

M7 9 8 12 9 8 8 4 8

W0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

L6 5 8 12 8 8 4 4 8

T0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

First Win

10 January 2005

13 July 2009

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Test Statistics of Bangladesh80 60 40 20 0 Win Loss Draw Win/Loss/Draws of Bangladesh 3

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Performance in ODIsThe Bangladesh national cricket team is a also member of One Day International (ODI) status. In 1997, Bangladesh became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. In 2006,Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for 5 ODI matches and had a clean swipe to white wash them. In 2009,Bangladesh team visited West Indies for three ODI matches and white wash the home side. In 2010,a great series in Bangladesh cricket history to white wash New Zealand in this series. The West Indies cricket team toured Bangladesh and played 3 ODI from 13th to 18th October 2011. Bangladesh lost the series 2-1. On 29 November to 21 December,2011,The Pakistani cricket team toured Bangladesh where Bangladesh lost the 3-match ODI series 3-0.11

ODI Statistics of BangladeshVs Test Nations Opponent India Zimbabwe M 24 56 W 3 30 L 21 26 T 0 0 NR 0 0 First Win 26 December 2004 10 March 2004

Pakistan Srilanka Newzealand South Africa West Indies Australia England Associate Teams

30 30 21 14 20 19 15 32

1 3 5 1 4 1 2 22

29 27 16 13 14 18 13 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

31 May 1999 22 February 2006 9 October 2008 7 April 2007 26 July 2009 18 June 2005 10 July 2010 17 May 1998

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Performance in T20s

Bangladesh played their 1st t20 match against Zimbabwe in November 28, 2006. It was held in Khulna divisional stadium. Bangladesh won it by 43 runs with the help of all-round performance of the former captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. After that match Bangladesh have played 17 more t20 matches but among of them Bangladesh won in only three matches. Let have a look of Bangladesh teams performance against all of the international teams.OppositionAustralia

Match played2

Won0

lost2

Tie/NR0

IndiaIreland Kenya New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Srilanka West indies Zimbabwe

11 1 1 5 2 1 3 1

00 1 0 0 0 0 2 1

11 0 1 5 2 1 1 0

00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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T20 statistics of Bangladesh18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0Match played Win Loss Tie

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T20 World Cup 2007 & 2009:Teams PlayedKenya vs

VenueNairobi (Gym) Nairobi (Gym) Johannesburg Cape Town Cape Town Johannesburg Cape Town

DateSep 1, 2007 Sep 2, 2007 Sep 13, 200 Sep 15, 2007 Sep 16, 2007 Sep 18, 2007 Sep 20, 2007

Winner BangladeshPakistan

Won By5 wickets 30 runs 6 wickets 7 wickets 9 wickets 64 runs 4 wickets

Bangladesh Bangladesh vsPakistan

Bangladesh vsWest Indies South Africa vs

BangladeshSouth Africa Australia Sri Lanka Pakistan

BangladeshAustralia vs

Bangladesh Bangladesh vs SriLanka

Bangladesh vsPakistan

Team Played Bangladesh vsIndia

VenueNottingham Nottingham

DateJun 6, 2009 Jun 8, 2009

WinnerIndia Ireland

Won by25 runs 6 wickets

Bangladesh vsIreland

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Bangladesh in ICC Champions Trophy

ICC champions trophy has started from the year 1998 but Bangladesh has started to play from 2000. In 2002 the event was held in SriLanka. Bangladesh played against Australia and New Zealand but could not do well. In 2004 ICC champions trophy was held in England and Bangladesh played against South Africa and West Indies but again could not do well. In 2006 Bangladesh played against SriLanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. This time they won by 101 runs against Zimbabwe.16

Bangladesh in World Cup

Bangladesh has played four World Cups. They have played in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011. World Cup of 1999 : After becoming the champion of ICC Championship in 1997 Bangladesh was qualified to play the World Cup 1999. As first time playing in the World Cup 1999 they played really well. They could beat Pakistan, the world cup champion.Venue Date Winner Won By

Against

Scotland

Edinburgh

May 24, 1999

Bangladesh

22 runs

Pakistan

Northampton

May 31,1997

Bangladesh

62 runs

Table shows the victories of Bangladesh in 1999 World Cup17

World Cup of 2003 : In 2003 the world cup event was held in South Africa. Bangladesh did not played very well this time. They were defeated by Kenya by 32 runs which was really unexpected. World Cup of 2007 : This time the event was held in West Indies. Bangladesh did tremendously good and they beat India and South Africa, both were world champion. Bangladesh obtained a place in knock out segment.Venue Port Of Spain Port Of Spain Providence Date Mar 17,2007 Mar 25, 2007 Apr 7, 2007 Winner Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Won By 5 Wickets 7 Wickets 67 Runs

Against India Bermuda South Africa

Table shows the victories of Bangladesh in 2001 World Cup18

World Cup of 2011 : In world cup 2011 Bangladesh was the host country along with India and Srilanka. Bangladesh could beat England another giant champion team. But they were defeated by South Africa and West indies with a very poor score.

Against

Venue

Date

Winner

Won By

IrelandEngland Netherlands

DhakaChittagong Chittagong

Feb 25, 2011Mar 11, 2011 Mar 14, 2011

BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh

27 runs2 Wickets 6 Wickets

Table shows the victories of Bangladesh in 2011 World Cup

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Bangladesh in Asia Cup

Asia cup was first started in 1984. But Bangladesh has started to play in Asia Cup from 1986. In 1986 Bangladesh was played against Pakistan and SriLanka. In 1988, 1995, and 1997 and they played against India, Pakistan and SriLanka. From 1988 to 2000, they did not do well. In 2004 they could beat Hong Kong by 116 runs. In 2008 they won by 96 runs against UAE.

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Bangladesh In 2012s Asia CupThough Bangladesh didnt do well in the previous Asia Cups 2012s Asia Cup was a complete turnover. Bangladesh not only beat India and Srilanka but also made it through the final. But due to inexperience Bangladesh lost match by 2 runs to Pakistan. Although Shakib Al Hasan was given the Man of the Tournament21

Match reports Asia Cup 2012ASIA CUP 2012Against Venue Date Winner Won ByPakistan Dhaka Mar 11, 2012 Pakistan 21 runs

India

Dhaka

Mar 16, 2012

Bangladesh

5 wickets

SriLanka

Dhaka

Mar 20, 2012

Bangladesh

5 Wickets

Pakistan*

Dhaka

Mar 22, 2012

Pakistan

2 Runs

*Final Match

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BANGLADESH PLAYERS GROUP PHOTO

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Bangladesh Players

Bangladesh cricket team is working so hard to upgrade themselves. Last few years our team has played many tournaments and they have done really great. For examples world cup 2007, Asia Cup 2012, New Zealand tour to Bangladesh n so on. Those victories have been possible because of the teamwork. We have some world class player but before looking to the present we have to see the past scenario. Our history has written after becoming the champion in the ICC CUP Championship in 1997 and qualified for playing in the world cup. In 1997 the team squad is given below. Aminul Islam Bulbul (Captain) Atahar Ali Akram Khan Minhajul Abedin Nannu Khaled Masud Pilot Khaled Mahmud Sujon Naimur Rahman Durjoy Mohammad Rafique Javed Omar Anamul Haque Moni Hasibul Hossain Shanto In 1999 world cup in the squad some player had been replaced. Added players were: Mehrab Hossain Opi Habibul Bashar Shahriar Hossain Bidut

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In twenty first century we have found so many outstanding players. For examples Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim iqbal, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shafiul Islam and so on.

Shakib Al Hasan:Profile: Bating style : Left hand batsman Bowling style : Slow left arm orthodox TC Debut : May 18, 2007 ODI Debut : August 6, 2006 T-20 Debut : November 28, 2006 Man of the match : 11 Man of the series : 7

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Tamim Iqbal:Profile: Bating : Left hand batsman TC Debut : January 4, 2008 ODI Debut : February 9, 2007 T-20 Debut : September 1, 2007 Man of the match : 8

Habibul Bashar:Habibul Bashar was one of the leading batsmen in our country. He had been captain from 2004 to 2007. Now he is one of the chief selectors of BCB. Profile: Batting style : Right handed Test Debut : November 10, 2000 ODI Debut : 6 April, 1995

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Mohammad Rafique :One of the most senior players in our country, Mohammad Rafique was better known for his abilities in ODIs early his career. Profile: Bowling style : Left handed Test Debut : 10 November, 2000 ODI Debut : 5 April, 1995

Mashrafe Mortaza:Profile : Bowling style : Right arm first medium Test Debut : 23 November, 2001 ODI Debut : 8 November, 2001 T-20 Debut : 28 November, 2006 Man of the match : 5

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Mohammad Ashraful :A Bangladeshi international cricket player and has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. A top-order batsman with a penchant for flashy strokeplay. Between 2007 and 2009, Ashraful captained his country in 13 Tests, losing all but one which ended in a draw, and 38 One Day Internationals (ODIs) of which Bangladesh won eight. Ashraful is Bangladesh's highest run-scorer in ODIs and second highest in Tests behind Habibul Bashar. Ashraful made his Test debut on 6 September 2001 against Sri Lanka. He top-scored in each innings, and although Bangladesh slumped to an innings defeat, Ashraful scored 114, and in the process became the youngest player to score a Test century.

Abdur Razzak :Profile : Bowling style Test Debut ODI Debut : Slow left arm orthodox : 16 April, 2004 : 8 April, 2004

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Coaches

GORDON GREENIDGE(1996-2000)

DAVENELL FREDERICK WHATMORE (2003 2007)

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JAMIE SIDDONS (2007-2011)

STUART GRANT LAW (2011-2012)

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Fans

Before Bangladesh had even secured Test status, cricket fans in the country took the game seriously; when the team lost an ODI against Kenya in March 1999 several hundred fans protested outside the offices of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). On learning of Bangladesh's promotion to Test status, thousands of people celebrated on the streets. When Bangladesh began its first Test match on 10 November 2000 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, the stadium was nearly full on the first day as around 40,000 people watched the team take on India.

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When Bangladesh are victorious, the fans sometimes take to the streets in celebration.

When Bangladesh defeated South Africa in the 2007 World Cup, thousands of people celebrated into the night on the streets of Dhaka despite there being a ban on public gatherings at the time. During the 2011 World Cup, Bangladesh succumbed to a record defeat against West Indies, registering the team's lowest score in ODIs. The buses of both teams were stoned (Bangladesh's intentionally, West Indies' mistakenly), as was Shakib Al Hasan's house.

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Recommendation

Bangladesh cricket team need to do hard work Should focus in their method of playing Should not loose temper during match Need to learn from their mistakes33

Need to concentrate on their repeated mistakes More team work The upcoming youngsters need to do more hard work These youngsters need to be guided properly34

Need to practice more and more Need to play more international cricket More domestic cricket should be arranged

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Conclusion

It has been showed that Bangladesh Cricket Team is improving their selves day by day. From 1977 to right now they are trying to develop their technique to play and also to work on their lacking. What they need right now is our full support. If we stay beside them when they lose any tournament it will make them confident to do well in the next match. We hope that one day our country can win the World Cup if they improve their weakness.

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