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The Tigers will play two T20s against the UAE this month during a training camp ahead of their New Zealand tour and the T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive officer (CEO) Thursday said the national team will leave for the UAE on September 22 and the matches will be held on September 25 and 27 at the Dubai International Stadium. The national team players along with other young players had a three-day practice camp in Dhaka under the supervision of the T20 consultant Sridharan Sriram. But due to the inclement weather, the plan did not work out well. Also read: Mahmudullah was Dhoni’s equivalent in Bangladesh: Sridharan "The team management planned to have a good practice camp. So, we are doing things accordingly," BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told the media. "Playing two matches against the UAE will give the team a great opportunity to practice well." The Bangladesh team will return home on September 26, and after a break of two-three days, they will leave for New Zealand. The Tigers will take on Pakistan on October 7 in the first match of the tri-series that also involves the hosts New Zealand. After this series, Bangladesh will travel to Australia to play in the World Cup. Bangladesh will play five matches in the Super 12s round of the World Cup. The Tigers will play their first match on October 24 and other matches on October 27, 30, and November 2 and 6. The top two teams from each group of the Super 12s round will qualify for the semifinals which will be played on November 9 and 10. The final of the World Cup will be played on November 13 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Bangladesh already announced a 15-member squad for the World Cup that has no place for Mahmudullah Riyad. Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh in this tournament.

Former elite cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan has died after a heart attack. He was 66. Rauf officiated in 64 test matches, 139 one-day internationals and 28 Twenty20 internationals before his umpiring career ended in 2013 after his name was linked to the Indian Premier league spot-fixing scandal during an investigation by Mumbai police. Read:Mahmudullah was Dhoni’s equivalent in Bangladesh: Sridharan He was withdrawn from the Champions Trophy tournament and later dropped the International Cricket Council’s list of elite umpires, although the sport’s governing body insisted it had nothing to do with the police investigation. Rauf always maintained his innocence and was ready to cooperate with the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India banned him for five years in 2016 and that meant he couldn’t officiate in the IPL. Tahir Rauf told The Associated Press on Thursday that his brother had a heart attack late Wednesday in the eastern city of Lahore and died before he could get treatment at a hospital. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said he was “saddened” by Rauf’s death. Read: BCB announces Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup: Mahmudullah Riyad overlooked “Not only was he a good umpire but also had a wicked sense of humor. He always put a smile on my face and will continue to do so whenever I think about him,” Raja posted on Twitter. “Many sympathies with his family for their loss.” Rauf also played 71 first-class matches as a middle-order batter, scoring 3,423 runs at an average of 28.76 that included three centuries and 22 half centuries.

The T20 consultant of Bangladesh, Sridharan Sriram, compared Mahmudullah Riad with MS Dhoni of India while explaining the reason behind dropping Mahmudullah for the T20 World Cup that will take place in late October in Australia. Bangladesh announced a 15-member squad for the World Cup that has no place for Mahmudullah. He was going through a bad patch for a while now, and that has eventually prompted the selectors to overlook him from the format. Sridharan said the Bangladesh team now need a succession plan to look at the future and to do that, they have to rely on the new guns more. “I think our cricket team needs to have a succession plan,” Sridharan said after the announcement of the squad on Wednesday. “I have always equated Mahmudullah with MS Dhoni with the role that he performs for the team. He batted at No 6 just like Dhoni has done for India. He has finished off games. Dhoni cannot go on forever and ever, right?” He also said that Bangladesh needs to look forward to finding out the right talent who can put his feet in the big shoes of Mahmudullah. According to him, to find a talent like that, Bangladesh needs to try out the new faces. Sridharan, who took on the role right before the Asia Cup, was the “bad man” to tell Mahmudullah that he is not a part of Bangladesh’s World Cup plan. Sridharan said it was tough for him to do it. While Mahmudullah has been dropped, Bangladesh included Najmul Hossain Shanto in the squad. The left-handed batter wasn't a part of the Bangladesh team during the Asia Cup. But he found a place in the World Cup doing nothing remarkable in the format. Sridharan said he thinks Najmul has an X-factor to do well in T20Is. Ltion Das, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Yasir Ali Rabbi and Hasan Mahmud are also in the squad. They missed Asia Cup for injuries, but they are now fit to make a comeback. Ahead of the World Cup, Bangladesh will play a tri-nation series in New Zealand. Align with Bangladesh and New Zealand, Pakistan will also take part in that series. Also read: BCB announces Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup: Mahmudullah Riyad overlooked

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced the 15-member Bangladesh team for T20 World Cup 2022, to be held late October in Australia. Bangladesh overlooked Mahmudullah Riyad for the T20 World Cup. “Mahmudullah did very well for Bangladesh, but looking at the future, he is not part of our future plan,” Minhazul Abedin, the chief selector told media. “The decision was taken after discussion with all involving parties — selectors, coaches and the board. Read:Bangladesh’s new target is 2024 T20 World Cup, says Nazmul Minhazul also said the new T20 consultant Sridharan Sriram set a plan for the future for Bangladesh team and that has no space for Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah has been going through a bad patch for a while now. The allrounder failed to impress in the Asia Cup. Before that, he failed to do well in Zimbabwe and West Indies tours as well. Bangladesh will miss the service of seniors like Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal as both have retired from the format recently. With being overlooked from the T20I squad, Mahmudullah’s T20I career has unofficially ended. “Everyone has a chance to play for Bangladesh,” Habibul Bashar, the former captain and current selector said. But it’s clear, Mahmudullah’s career in the shortest format of the game has ended. Sabbir Rahman, the top-order batter, has been added to the team, but Soumya Sarkar, who was in discussion, has been overlooked. Bangladesh, however, added Najmul Hossain Shanto, who has no impressive performance in the format. “Najmul has been added to the squad after discussion with the captain, and coaching staff,” Minhajul said. Ahead of the World Cup, Bangladesh will take part in a tri-series T20 in New Zealand which also involves Pakistan. The tri-series will begin on October 7 at Christchurch. Bangladesh will play five matches in the Super 12s round of the World Cup in Group 2. They will have India, Pakistan, South Africa and two teams from the T20 World Cup qualifiers.

Pace bowler Mitchell Starc and allrounders Mitch Marsh and Marcus Stoinis withdrew Wednesday from Australia’s tour to India because of injuries and will instead prepare at home for the Twenty20 World Cup title defense. Starc played a leading role in Australia’s one-day international series wins over Zimbabwe and top-ranked New Zealand in north Queensland state over the last month but has complained of a knee problem. Stoinis withdrew from the last ODI against New Zealand because of a side strain and Marsh missed the series because of an injured ankle. Read: Bangladesh’s new target is 2024 T20 World Cup, says Nazmul They will be replaced in the squad by Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams and Sean Abbott for the three T20 internationals on Sept. 20, 23 and 25. “Selectors felt with three games in six days across three cities, including travel to India and internally, Marsh, Stoinis and Starc are best served remaining in Australia to prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup,” Cricket Australia said in a statement. Opening batter David Warner had already been rested from the tour. Aaron Finch retired from one-day cricket after last Sunday’s win over New Zealand but will continue to lead the Australian T20 squad for the India series and the World Cup, which starts with first-round matches on Oct. 16. Read: 6 must watch T20I series before ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 “He’ll certainly enjoy having these games in India, he enjoys batting there,” allrounder Glenn Maxwell said Wednesday. “He was brilliant with the strategy side of things — it’s a very underrated thing in T20. “Don’t discount his value as captain.” India is ranked No. 1 in T20 cricket and Australia has slipped to sixth, despite winning the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last year. Australia will start its title defense in a final rematch against New Zealand on Oct. 22 in Sydney. India will open the World Cup against arch-rival Pakistan on Oct. 23.

After a disastrous outing in the Asia Cup T20, the Bangladesh national team is now preparing for the T20 World Cup that will begin late October in Australia. Ahead of announcing the squad for the World Cup, Nazmul Hasan, the BCB boss, said they are targeting the next T20 World Cup after the upcoming one to do well as a T20 team.  Bangladesh recruited a T20 consultant, Sridharan Sriram, who played the role of the head coach instead of the head coach Russell Domingo during the Asia Cup. But the Tigers failed to do well.  “What we are doing now is not for this World Cup,” Nazmul told the reporters on Tuesday. “We have to target the World Cup after it. There is no coach who can change everything in a day. So we have to accept it.” Read: Bangladesh to announce World Cup squad Wednesday He also said that Bangladesh would go through some changes and experiments in the next few months aiming to form a strong T20 team and that may result in many ups and downs.  “We have to have a long-term plan, and we are targeting the next T20 World Cup. We have to see some unexpected results in the process and we have to accept it,” Nazmul said.  Nazmul also said that he is not sure if Mahmudullah Riyad will make it to the Bangladesh squad for the World Cup.  After Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah is the most senior cricketer in the Bangladesh team. The allrounder has been going through a bad patch in the T20 format. He has already retired from Test.  “Mahmudullah won many matches for us,” Nazmul said. “We have to respect him. If we cannot make a place for him in the team, we have to respect him (by giving him a chance to retire from the field). I’m not sure if he is in our World Cup team. I can only be confirmed if the selectors inform me.”

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to announce the squad for the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.    Players of the national team and other players from the high-performance unit and Bangladesh Tigers programme are having a three-day practice camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium which will end on Wednesday.  Read: BCB set to introduce regional cricket bodies   Bangladesh may exclude a few players from the squad that played in the Asia Cup where the Tigers failed to impress. They lost both the matches in the group stage— one to Afghanistan and another to Sri Lanka.    Ahead of the World Cup, Bangladesh will play a tri-nation T20I series in New Zealand.    Bangladesh will play five matches in the Super 12s round of the World Cup. The Tigers will take the field in their first match on October 24 while their other matches are on October 27, 30, and on November 2 and 6.    The top two teams from each group of the Super 12s round will qualify for the Semifinals which will be played on November 9 and 10. The final of the World Cup will be played on November 13 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

As Asia Cup 2022 came to a nail-biting end, so did the exciting Asia Cup 2022 Quiz Competition, organized by UNB, with 16 winners. The UNB quiz campaign kicked off on August 27 and it continued till September 11. The participants were given 16 quizzes on the 2022 Asia Cup cricket on UNB website and Facebook page. Also read: Top Individual performers in Asia Cup Cricket 2022 From the correct answers, 16 participants were chosen as winners through a lottery. One winner was chosen for each day’s quiz. The winners of the quiz contest are: Taposh Chakroborti, Abdul Mottalib, Abdullah Al Hriday, Afroza Parvin, Faisal Ahmed, Hasin Anjom, Itteja Ahmed , Meherunnesa Tusi, Monira Islam, Naziha Rahman, Rahima Akter Rahima, Sadia Rahman, Sajjad Hosen Titu, Sultan Mahmud, Mimla Mimi, and Mohua Juthi. Also read: Incredible Sri Lanka win Asia Cup as Pakistan collapse at final hurdle Each of the 16 winners will get prize money for their participation.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) started a three-day preparation camp on Monday involving the national team players, and some selected players from the high-performance unit and Bangladesh Tigers programme. After the disastrous Asia Cup, this is the first preparation camp of the Bangladesh team. A total of 33 players are part of this camp. They took part in a match-scenario practice session on Monday. BCB will announce the squad for the T20 World Cup, which will begin in Australia in October, this week. It is understood that the ongoing camp is formed to test the players for the last time ahead of the World Cup squad announcement. Also read: 6 must watch T20I series before ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 Bangladesh might bring a few changes to the World Cup squad overlooking some players who took part in the Asia Cup. As Mushfiuqr Rahim retired from the T20 format, a new face will surely find a place to replace him and that might be Nurul Hasan Sohan who missed the Asia Cup due to an injury. Mahmudullah Riyad, who failed to impress in recent matches, may also get another chance in the squad for his experience. However, Khaled Mahmud, the team director and former captain, said he is not sure if Mahmudullah is in the Bangladesh squad for the World Cup. “We didn't get what we expect from him,” Mahmud said on Monday. “Mahmudullah is our match-winner. We have to remember it. He has some innings that helped Bangladesh to bring up big wins. So he is under our consideration. But we have to wait until we make a final call.” Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain in T20Is, kept the expectation low ahead of the Asia Cup. But he might have not thought that Bangladesh would perform so badly and lose all the matches in the group stage. After an early exit from the event, Shakib said Bangladesh need more head than heart in T20Is to do well in the coming days. Also read: Incredible Sri Lanka win Asia Cup as Pakistan collapse at final hurdle Bangladesh will play five matches in the Super 12s round of the World Cup. The Tigers will take the field in their first match on October 24 while their other matches are on October 27, 30, and on November 2 and 6. The top two teams from each group of the Super 12s round will qualify for the Semifinals which will be played on November 9 and 10. The final of the World Cup will be played on November 13 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 will begin on October 16 in Australia. With just a month left before the mega event kicks off, all the big teams are currently busy preparing themselves. Teams are focusing on finding the best combination for their playing XI and being well prepared for the competition. Because of that, all the major cricketing nations will be busy playing T20I series over the next four weeks. Here are the six important Twenty20 International Series prior to the 2022 T20 World Cup which fans should watch. Six International cricket series to watch before the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup There will be a notable number of international cricket series in the next one month before the T20 World Cup 2022. Cricket fans would be eager to see six series among them. Here are the probable fixtures for these six international T20I series. England tour of Pakistan 2022 (7 T20Is) For the first time ever, the cricket world will witness a 7-match bilateral T20I series between England and Pakistan. Therefore, it will be a fascinating contest to watch. The first four matches will take place in Karachi, and Lahore will host the following three games. All games will commence at 8.30 p.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time). Read: Top Individual performers in Asia Cup Cricket 2022 Pakistan vs England 7-match T20I series fixtures First T20I: September 20 Second T20I: September 22 Third T20I: September 23 Fourth T20I: September 25 Fifth T20I: September 28 Sixth T20I: September 30 Seventh T20I: October 2. Australia tour of India 2022 (3 T20Is) The reigning T20 World Cup champion, Australia, will travel to India this September to play a 3-match bilateral T20I series. This series promises to be another exciting affair between two of the top cricketing nations. Mohali, Nagpur, and Hyderabad will each host one of the matches. The scheduled start time of all the fixtures is 8 p.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time). Read: Incredible Sri Lanka win Asia Cup as Pakistan collapse at final hurdle India vs Australia 3-match T20I series fixtures First T20I: September 20 Second T20I: September 23 Third T20I: September 25 South Africa tour of India 2022 (3 T20Is) The 5-match Twenty20 International series between South Africa and India last June ended in a draw. The Proteas national side will once again travel to India at the end of September to play a 3-match T20 series followed by a 3-match ODI series. Who will clinch the series this time around? The Twenty20 International matches will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, and Indore, and all the games will be staged at night at 8 p.m. BST. Read Bangladesh women's team to play T20 World Cup qualifiers in UAE India vs South Africa 3-match T20I series fixtures First T20I: September 28 Second T20I: October 2 Third T20I: October 4 New Zealand Tri-Nation T20I Series 2022 New Zealand, Pakistan, and Bangladesh will compete against each other in a tri-nation series in October. This will be a great opportunity for Bangladesh to test their strength and adapt to the conditions of the Oceania region. New Zealand's Christchurch city will host all the fixtures of the series. Read 8 Stadiums of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Tri-Nation T20I series fixtures Date: October 7 | Match: BAN vs PAK | Time (BST): 8 a.m. Date: October 8 | Match: NZ vs PAK | Time (BST): 12 p.m. Date: October 9 | Match: BAN vs NZ | Time (BST): 12 p.m.  Date: October 11 | Match: NZ vs PAK | Time (BST): 8 a.m. Date: October 12 | Match: BAN vs NZ | Time (BST): 8 a.m. Date: October 13 | Match: BAN vs PAK | Time (BST): 8 a.m. Date: October 14 | Match: Final | Time (BST): 8 a.m. Read Who is the current top Asian leg-spinner in T20I Cricket? West Indies tour of Australia 2022 (2 T20Is) The West Indies will start a two-month long tour to Australia this coming October. They will play 2 T20Is against the host Australia in October before the World Cup. This will be an important series for the West Indies to test their strength. The matches will take place in Carrara and Brisbane, respectively. Australia vs West Indies 2-match T20I series fixtures First T20I: October 5 Second T20I: October 2. Read Australia captain Aaron Finch says goodbye to ODI cricket England tour of Australia 2022 (3 T20Is) Arch-rivals England and Australia will play a 3-match T20I series between them just before the T20 World Cup. Whenever Australia and England meet each other, it excites cricket fans all over the world. The first game will be held in Perth. The second and third matches will take place in Canberra. Australia vs England 3-match T20I series fixtures First T20I: October 9 Second T20I: October 12 Third T20I: October 14. Bottom Line Leading cricketing nations will compete hard to win the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. All the teams must address their limitations to be more effective and ready for the major event. Therefore, the series of each team will be crucial to formulating a competitive playing XI. In that context, the said 6 T20I series before the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 is a must watch for the cricket fans. 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