The Shere Bangla National Stadium is located in Mirpur, about 10 Kms from the Dhaka city centre. The ground came into prominence after the Bangladesh cricket board decided to have a stadium dedicated exclusively for cricket.
Although the shift from the Bangabandhu National stadium to here was met with a lot of resistance, the BCB went ahead with their decision. The Shere Bangla pitch is a true wicket assisting the batsmen and the bowlers through out the day. However, the dew factor comes into play forcing the captain winning the toss to field first most of the time. (more…)
Poor form and player injuries have prompted Sri Lanka’s selectors to make sweeping changes to the squad for the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh next month, also featuring India. Those dropped include batsmen Sanath Jayasuriya and Chamara Kapugedera, fast bowler Lasith Malinga and spinner Ajantha Mendis, all of whom had disappointing performances on the recent tour of India.
The last time these two teams met in a tournament final, Sachin Tendulkar produced a match-winning century that saw India win with relative ease. Not many people remember though, that there were other vital contributions too – Yuvraj and Dhoni both scored fifties, while Harbhajan Singh picked up 5/56.