Mohammad Ashraful

A round-up of the first round of games from the Bangladesh National Cricket League

Mohammad Ashraful has been named captain of the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI that will take on the touring New Zealand team

Opening batsman Shahriar Nafees was the only surprise inclusion in Bangladesh's 14-member squad for the five-match home ODI series against New Zealand

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons has said the fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza will captain the team in the World Cup next year

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has included Mohammad Ashraful and Tamim Iqbal in a 26-strong provisional squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand.

Bangladesh have called up batsman Mohammad Ashraful, allrounder Naeem Islam and wicketkeeper Saghir Hossain to their squad in England

Raqibul Hasan has been named in Bangladesh's one-day squad to tour England and Ireland after he was forgiven for walking out on the team on the eve of the first Test against in England at Chittagong earlier this year

The Bangladesh coach was at loss to explain why the once reliable middle order has been failing in the last two tours

Bangladesh battled hard for long periods of their two-Test series against England, but were prone to dramatic collapses with both bat and ball. Cricinfo picks through the rubble to assess the 13 performers

It's fair to say that Bangladesh have not enjoyed the ideal build-up to the first Test at Lord's

John Maunders took advantage of some erratic bowling to play himself back into form as Essex dominated the second day's play of their match against Bangladesh at Chelmsford

The combination of a greenish pitch and indiscipline were the key factors in Bangladesh being bowled out for a modest 231 by Essex at Chelmsford

Bangladesh's coach, Jamie Siddons, is determined to keep the expectations on his young team to an absolute minimum, as they build towards a daunting Test series in England's unfamiliar early-season conditions

The opening game of the Bangladeshi tour of England petered out into a chilly and predictable draw in SE11 where helicopter traffic over No10 Downing Street captured the attention as much as the cricket

When it comes to their respective heights, about a foot or so separates Bangladeshi batsmen Mohammad Ashraful and Jahurul Islam, yet in terms of Test experience the two stylish right-handers remain poles apart

Pakistan began their title defence with a hard-earned victory against Bangladesh at St Lucia

Imrul Kayes provided the anchor and Mohammad Ashraful the impetus, as Bangladesh warmed up for their opening World Twenty20 encounter with the champions Pakistan by easing to a comfortable 36-run victory over Barbados at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown

Mohammad Ashraful, who was dropped from all squads for the recent home series against England, has been recalled to Bangladesh's 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies in April-May

Bangladesh's coach, Jamie Siddons, believes that Raqibul Hasan will soon come to regret his "rash and emotional" decision to retire from international cricket on the eve of the first Test against England in Chittagong