Games of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is not a major sporting power in any sense around the world. But sports and games form an indispensable part of Bangladeshi's life. In everywhere around the country one might see boys playing football, or playing cricket.

Cricket

 

Womens' cricket 

 

Now cricket is the most popular sport in Bangladesh. In 2000, the Bangladeshi cricket team achieved test cricket status from ICC. There are only nine test playing countries in the world. Bangladeshi girls cricket team also playing very well in the international cricket. In Bangladesh second popular game is football. Although Bangladeshi football team is not strong enough in the world but it is very popular everywhere around the country.

 

Football

 

Kabadi

 

Beside these there are many kinds of games in Bangladesh. In accordance to the popularity there are many other popular games include  football,  hockey, tennis, badminton, handball, volleyball, chess, carrom games, and kabadi ( a seven-a-side team-sport played without a ball or any other equipment, which is the national sport of Bangladesh)

Beside these there are many local area base games around the country. Such as dariabanda, gollasut, chargunti, dangoli, polamunji etc

Dariabanda