3. Cricket grew out of many stick-and-ball games played in England 500 years ago, under
a variety of different rules.
The word ‘bat’ is an old English word that simply means stick or club.
By the seventeenth century, cricket had evolved enough to be recognizable as a distinct
game and it was very popular.
The game was expected to represent all that English valued- fair play, discipline and
gentlemanliness.
4. Earlier cricket used to thrive greatly as a gambling game. People used to place huge
amounts of bets in matches and thus the game started to get recognition. Cricket was in
fact a major gambling sport towards the end of the 17th century .
By the 17th century the game was quite popular as a rough rural pastime, but in the
following century the leisure classes took up the sport, particularly in Sussex, Kent, and
London.
In the year 1787, the Marylebone Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The
MCC has since then gone on to become one of the most prominent bodies in world
cricket .
Late18th century was a very crucial phase for the development of the game, both within
and outside Britain. The game was spread far and wide mainly due to England’s
imperialism
5. The bats used presently are much
different from the bats used previously.
First bats of 1720, had a curving
outwards at the bottom. This shape
gave the batsmen the best chance of
making contact as the ball was thrown
underarm.
6. The Bangladesh National Cricket Team
is a national cricket team representing
Bangladesh. The team is administered by the
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Bangladesh is a full member of the
International Cricket Council (ICC).
7. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour of Bangladesh during
the winter of 1976/77 marked the entrance of Bangladesh into
international cricket.
In 1977, Bangladesh became an Associate member of the
International Cricket Council (ICC).Bangladesh was one of
fifteen teams to take part in the inaugural ICC Trophy.
In 1979, ICC gave non-Test playing countries the opportunity to
qualify for that year's World Cup.
Victory in the South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament
in February 1984 ensured Bangladesh qualified for the 1986
Asia Cup.
8. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first One Day
International against a full member of the ICC.
Bangladesh qualified for the 1988 Asia Cup, this time hosting
the tournament; it was the first time ODIs had been staged in
the country.
Bangladesh took part in each of the 1982, 1986, 1990, and
1994 editions of the ICC Trophy, and won the trophy in 1997,
in the process qualifying for the 1999 World Cup.
In 1999, Bangladesh played its first World Cup in England.
It played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka),
becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation.
9. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played in its first ODI
match against Pakistan in the 1986 Asia Cup
10. Bangladesh won the 1997 ICC
Trophy in Malaysia. By winning
the tournament, Bangladesh
qualified for the 1999 Cricket
World Cup for the first time,
where they defeated Pakistan,
creating one of the biggest
upsets in their cricketing history
and also defeated Scotland. In
1997, Bangladesh became a
regular ICC member with the
right to play ODIs. It attained the
status of a Test playing nation on
26 June 2000.
12. On 13 November 2000,
Bangladesh played
their inaugural Test
match, hosting India in
Dhaka becoming the
tenth test cricket paying
nation.
13. Bangladesh played their 1st t20 match against Zimbabwe on 28th Nov 2006.
Abdur Razzak spun a ring around
Zimbabwe's middle order
Mashrafe Mortaza swatted his way to
36 from 26 balls, 1st Twenty20
International
14. Bangladeshi
batsman Aminul
Islam raises his
hands to celebrate
after hitting a
century 11
November 2000 at
the Bangabandhu
National Stadium
on the second day
of Bangladesh's
inaugural test
match against
India. Aminul
created history by
becoming the third
man to score a
century in an
inaugural test
Aminul Islam raises his
arms skywards on
reaching his century
Aminul Islam kisses his
pendant on reaching his
century
15. First Bangladeshi to score an international century, 101 v Zimbabwe in the
Meril Challenge Cup in April 1999
16. Bangladesh ended a four-year wait for their maiden Test victory as they secured a
226-run win over Zimbabwe.
17. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 1999
Cricket World Cup
On 31 May 1999, Bangladesh won their first One Day International against a
full member of the ICC.
Akram Khan launches one
over the bowler's head
Bangladeshi supporters swamp the pitch
after their heroes beat Pakistan
18. Mashrafe Mortaza poses with his
Man-of-the-Match award.
Aftab Ahmed hits out in
Bangladesh's first Twenty20
international
25. Future Steps
Recently in a press conference BCB president
Nazmul Hasan Papon said his target is BD team
will ascend in number 5 ranking in One day
international within next World cup. Next steps
will be taken towards that. 25