Cricket Bangladesh's progress at a glance
1973: Formation of Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.
1975: A full-fledged cricket board is formed.
1976: MCC Club visits Bangladesh and plays with the first foreign team.
1977: Associated member of ICC.
1979 - Participates in the first ICC Cup.
1986: Participates in the Asia Trophy for the first time.
1988: Bangladesh hosts the third Asia Cup and hosts the first international tournament.
1996: BCCB is renamed BCB.
1997: Qualifies for the World Cup.
1998: Hosts a global tournament such as the ICC Mini World Cup for the first time.
1999: Participates in the World Cup for the first time.
2000: Gains dream test status.
2001: Participated in the first Test series outside the country.
2005: First Test and ODI series win against Zimbabwe.
2011: Organizing the World Cup jointly and for the first time (10th World Cup). For the first time, they reached the final of the Asia Cup and became runners up.
2014: Bangladesh is the sole organizer of the 5th T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh in ICC
Bangladesh played its first ICC tournament in 1989. Bangladesh proudly participated in all the games from the first tournament to the sixth ICC tournament '96. In the first tournament of 1989, they won 2 out of 4 games. In the second tournament of 1972, Bangladesh was able to catch the eye of world cricket. Out of 9 matches, 2 matches were abandoned and 4 matches were won and advanced to the semi-finals. In this way, Bangladesh fulfilled its dream of playing in the World Cup by defeating the three teams of the 5th World Cup in the 6th ICC, UAE, Kenya and Holland.
Bangladesh in Test Cricket
Bangladesh won the coveted Test match on June 26, 2000. At present, there are 10 Test playing nations. At that time, Bangladesh entered the world cricket as the 10th Test playing nation after getting 26 + 9 = 35 votes from 26 ICC allies and 9 Test playing nations. Bangladesh played its first Test against India on November 10-14, 2000. So far Bangladesh has played 63 Tests. Won 4 of them. 6 matches have been lost and 11 matches have been drawn.
Bangladesh in ODI cricket
Bangladesh made its debut in ODI cricket on March 31, 1986, in the second Asia Cup Cricket held in Sri Lanka. Bangladesh's first opponent in ODI cricket is Pakistan, and the first ODI captain is Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu. Bangladesh got the status of playing ODI cricket on 15 June 1997. In ODI cricket, Bangladesh has the honor of defeating all the top ten countries. Bangladesh have played 26 ODIs so far, of which 60 have been wins, 202 have been lost and 4 have been unresolved.
Bangladesh in the World Cup
Bangladesh made its debut in cricket in the 7th World Cup in 1999. Bangladesh first played in the World Cup against New Zealand on 16 May 1999. Bangladesh got its first win against Scotland in the third match of this World Cup. Bangladesh participated in 26 matches of the World Cup in which they won 6 of them.
Bangladesh in T-20 cricket
The journey of T-20 cricket started in 2006. The first World Twenty20 started in 2006. Bangladesh won the first T-20 World Cup against the West Indies. Bangladesh has played 40 T-20 matches so far with 11 wins and 29 losses.
Bangladeshi in top position of ICC
In 2012-14, for two years, he was elected as the co-president of ICC. H. M. Mustafa Kamal. He is currently the president of this organization. He is the first Bangladeshi in the top post of ICC. And this is how Bangladesh has been working in world cricket.
The potential of cricket in Bangladesh is bright. The people of this country have always been encouraging the cricket team from victory to defeat, success and failure. By organizing various competitive tournaments, Bangladesh is being introduced to the world. The recent success of the Bangladesh cricket team is enviable. Inspired by a revived consciousness, Vijay Mallya will snatch it. The day is not far away when Bangladesh will win the World Cup trophy like the ICC trophy.