Sports

Kabbadi is the national game of Bangladesh. Cricket and Football are more popular, with Cricket being the most popular sport in Bangladesh directly followed by Football. The Bangladesh national cricket team won the ICC Trophy in 1997 against Kenya which enabled them to contribute in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. In their very first World Cup, Bangladesh beat Pakistan and Scotland in the first round. In 2000, the Bangladesh national cricket team was established Test cricket status and became eligible to play other test playing nations.

At various times Bangladesh has beaten Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and West Indies; more highly Bangladesh beat India national cricket team and South Africa national cricket team in 2007 Cricket World Cup. They have also beaten West Indies in 2007 ICC World Twenty20. In July 2009 Bangladesh Cricket Team secured only its second Test Series win against West Indies. The first one was against Zimbabwe Cricket Team in the 2004–2005 season.

Other popular sports include field hockey, tennis, badminton, handball, volleyball, chess, and shooting and caroms games. The Bangladesh Sports Control Board regulates twenty-nine different sporting federations. In 2011, Bangladesh is going to host the ICC Cricket World Cup jointly with India and Sri Lanka.