The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not be able to hold the players' draft for the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) before October, newly appointed BPL Governing Council Chairman Mahbub Anam informed the media on Wednesday.

The visitors claimed a commanding 328-run win in the first Test at the same venue on Tuesday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had conducted curator education programme this week and it also brought into focus Gamini de Silva, chief curator of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium into focus.

India's white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August could be rescheduled because it needs clearance from the Indian government, a senior Bangladesh cricket official told AFP on Wednesday.

Taskin Ahmed's four-wicket haul and three-for from Tanzim Hasan Sakib helped Bangladesh bowl out Sri Lanka for 243 in 49.2 overs in the first ODI of the three-match series in Colombo today.

Steve Smith likely to return to Australia's line-up for the second Test, with Josh Inglis the player set to make way.

India captain Shubman Gill is adamant his side can still achieve a series-levelling win against England even if Jasprit Bumrah, the world's top-ranked Test bowler, is left out of the side that plays at Edgbaston.

"One thing I could say is that we believe in justice. We are a community that believes justice must be served. However, there's a process. We will continue to support in whatever way we can to make sure that due process and the right system is followed."

The last time Bangladesh played without any of Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur, Shakib, Mashrafe and Tamim in an ODI match was in 2005, incidentally against Sri Lanka.

After finishing ninth in the 2023 World Cup and missing out on a Champions Trophy berth, the islanders have staged a commendable turnaround, notching up series wins against heavyweights India and Australia.

Ever since Mehidy Hasan Miraz was handed over the ODI captaincy at the expense of Najmul Hossain Shanto, there were talks whether the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) decision would create unrest in the dressing room.

India captain Shubman Gill is adamant his side can still achieve a series-levelling win against England even if Jasprit Bumrah, the world's top-ranked Test bowler, is left out of the side that plays at Edgbaston.

Bangladesh have never won an ODI series in Sri Lanka.

Playing in his second Test, Bosch became the fourth South African to score a century and take five wickets in an innings in a Test.

Set a massive target of 537 for victory, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 208 in the afternoon session as Bosch, who finished 100 not out in the visitors' first innings, took 5-43 and debutant seamer Codi Yusuf chipped in with 3-22.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are have been invited to play the 2025 Top End T20 series in Australia’s Darwin, Australia’s Northern Territory Cricket announced in a media release on Tuesday.

Yorkshire's total of 887 against Warwickshire in 1896 remains the highest total in county cricket, with Surrey's record the fourth-highest in the list.

Andrew Flintoff said he has no desire to succeed Brendon McCullum as England head coach despite cutting his teeth with the second-string England Lions.

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Miraz's recent ODI record establishes him as a consistent performer, which makes him a good captaincy candidate as he could lead by example. His pedigree as a leader, however, is not as impressive.