Shamit Shome arrives in Dhaka
Canadian-born midfielder Shamit Shome has arrived in Dhaka to join the Bangladesh national football team ahead of their crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on June 10.
Canadian-born midfielder Shamit Shome has arrived in Dhaka to join the Bangladesh national football team ahead of their crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on June 10.
Bangladesh will take on Bhutan in a FIFA Tier-1 international match at 7.00pm tomorrow (June 4). Dewan Hamza Choudhury and Fahamidul Islam are set to feature for Bangladesh in the game. Head coach Javier Cabrera confirmed that Hamza will play the full match, while Fahamidul is expected to come on during a portion of the game.
Dewan Hamza Chowdhury, the promising midfielder of the Bangladesh national football team, has arrived in Dhaka from England to prepare for upcoming international fixtures. Hamza will take the field against Bhutan on June 4 and Singapore on June 10.
Shariful Islam has been ruled out of the third and final T20 against Pakistan after suffering a muscle injury. He will remain out of action for at least two weeks. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed this in a statement on Saturday (May 31).
A few days after slipping to 10th in the ICC ODI rankings, Bangladesh has now dropped to 10th in the T20 rankings as well. The ICC released the updated standings following the second T20 match between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
In a significant development, former national cricket captain Aminul Islam Bulbul has been elected the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The announcement was made following a BCB board meeting held on Friday afternoon, May 30.