Hasibul hossain: Cricket News & Match Updates

Bangladesh Cricket Board: Former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar has expressed uncertainty over whether he will apply for a place on the national selection panel after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) opted to publicly invite applications for the role for the first time.

The development follows incumbent chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain's decision to step down after completing his two-year tenure. Bashar had long been viewed as the leading candidate to succeed him, but the BCB instead announced that it would advertise two vacancies on the selection panel, with the submission deadline set for March 8.

Bashar, who previously served as a selector for eight years under chief selectors Faruque Ahmed and Minhajul Abedin before the panel was reshaped in February 2024, admitted he was weighing his options given his current responsibilities within the board’s game development programme.   Read More...