The toss for the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh Wednesday was delayed because of a wet outfield at Rawalpindi cricket stadium after overnight rain.

Bangladesh are yet to win a Test against Pakistan. The Tigers have played 13 matches against Pakistan and have lost 12, managing to draw a solitary match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna in 2015.

According to the BCB constitution, if the board president resigns, the existing directors of the cricket board will decide on their next course of action to choose the next president from the directors’ panel.

Thorpe, widely regarded as the outstanding England batsman of his generation, died aged 55 earlier this month after being hit by a train, with his wife Amanda confirming he had taken his own life having suffered from depression for several years.

De Silva is skippering the tourists in their first red-ball campaign in England for eight years, with Sri Lanka heading into the first of a three-match contest at Old Trafford starting Wednesday on the back of a defeat by a novice England Lions team in their lone warm-up fixture.

Bangladesh will be out to prove a point against Pakistan with an eye on improving on their past performances as the first match of the two-Test series against the hosts commences in Rawalpindi today.

The Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York, which hosted eight group-stage matches, came under particular scrutiny.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is set to be moved to the UAE from Bangladesh, Cricbuzz report today. 

“And when you talk to opposition batsmen about him (Bumrah) in particular, it's always, 'No, he's a nightmare! You never know what's going to happen. One's going to swing, one's going to seam, he's going to bowl an in-swinger, he's going to bowl an out-swinger. And the consistency is there.’

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto hoped that ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan would do something special in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan and believed that the ongoing situation at home would not have any bearing on his performance.

Veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith says he has no plans to wind down his cricket career having signed a long-term deal to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) with the Sydney Sixers.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon has called a board of directors meeting at the Youth and Sports Ministry on Wednesday, where he is likely to announce his resignation from the post.

Bangladesh begin a two-Test series in Pakistan this week with their preparations severely hampered by the political turmoil that has wracked the country.

Babar spent much of his early Test career batting at No.3 and there was speculation that the right-hander may return to that spot under new coach Jason Gillespie.

The players' union, formerly known as FICA, plan to put forward a solution that allows international cricket and domestic leagues to "co-exist in a clear, coherent calendar" for all".

The 39 runs conceded from the over was the most in the history of men's T20I, surpassing the famous 36-run feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh at the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007 and more recent efforts from Kieron Pollard (2021), Nicholas Pooran (2024), Dipendra Singh Airee (2024) and Rohit Sharma / Rinku Singh (2024).

Meanwhile, with the BCB president missing, questions have been raised about who will attend the ICC’s virtual meeting on the board’s behalf.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha feels that his side is ready to face any challenge thrown at them by their Pakistani counterparts in the first Test of the two-match series set to take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, starting Wednesday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been in a limbo ever since the fall of the Awami League government with many board directors including president Nazmul Hassan Papon going into hiding.

Jayasuriya’s take on English conditions came from personal experience – in six Tests in England, he scored 421 runs at an average of 42.1. His best of 213 came in Sri Lanka’s historic one-off Test victory over England at the Oval in 1998.