CHENNAI: He had not held a cricket ball in his hand until he turned 17 but only four years later Nahid Rana started hurrying world-class batters with his raw pace. He crossed 150kmph on his Test ...

Sri Lanka was skittled for 94 in 15.2 overs as Bangladesh won the second Twenty20 by 83 runs to level the three-match series at 1-1 ...

There are a lot of talented kids around Bangladesh playing tape-ball and tennis ball cricket, who need the right kind of encouragement at the right time. "Take the case of Nahid, he is coming from ...

He only picked up a cricket ball in his late teens, having grown up in Rajshahi, on the Indian border. “The place is more famous for mangoes rather than cricket, or any sport for that matter,” he ...

A cricket ball has a bit more weight, so you have to keep a few things in mind when bowling with it. You can't get swing with a taped-tennis ball, but you can swing the new cricket ball. You can ...

For Nahid, it all started with a rainy-day tape tennis match in 2020. Bowling under Kabir's watchful eye changed everything. "He was wicketkeeping and saw me bowl.