Speaking to The Indian Express, Bumrah reminded everyone about Kapil Dev and Imran Khan's success as captains of their respective sides.

Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby’s unbeaten 13-ball 32 blitz powered Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance Unit to a three-wicket win over Perth Scorchers and sealed them a place in the semifinal of the nine-team Top End T20 series in Darwin, Australia today.

“I didn’t bat [in second innings] because of my injury. I got hurt while batting in the nets. Hopefully, I will recover quickly and play the first Test,” the 37-year-old said in a video sent to the media on Saturday.

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended indefinitely due to an alleged doping violation, the national governing body Sri Lanka Cricket said.

“He [Joy] got hurt while fielding. It will take him about three weeks to recover,” said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief physician Debashis Chowdhury.

Word around the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is that Nazmul Hassan Papon has informed one of the directors that he is in favour of resigning as board president. Many other directors, however, claimed to have no knowledge of the president's wish.

Half-centuries by Aiden Markram at the top of the innings and Kyle Verreynne at the end of the day put South Africa in charge of the second Test against the West Indies on Friday.

Rain played spoilsport as Bangladesh ‘A’ team drew the first four-day Test against Pakistan ‘A’ in Islamabad on Friday.

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam has his sights set on the prized wicket of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. 

Bangladesh HP lost their third match of the Top End T20 tournament as they succumbed to a three-wicket loss against Pakistan Shaheens in Darwin today.

The BCB are understood to have requested the ICC to keep assessing the situation and have been granted additional time

West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph took five wickets before unheralded tailender Dane Piedt rescued South Africa's pride on the opening day of the second Test on Thursday.

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed on Thursday said that the players have recovered from the effects of the chaotic situation in the country and are focusing on cricket.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is in favour of stepping down as board president, sources have claimed.

Mushtaq emphasised that Bangladesh are not a side to be underestimated.

Ripon Mondol picked up three wickets and Jishan Alam hit a half-century as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance Unit defeated Australian Capital Territory (ACT) by six wickets, notching up their second win in the Top End T20 series at the TIO Stadium in Darwin, Australia today.

Root only recently scored his 12,000th Test run to become the seventh highest run-scorer of all time and the 33-year-old has second-placed Ponting and Tendulkar's overall record within sight.

New Zealand opener Devon Conway has opted for a casual rather than central contract for the upcoming 2024-2025 season, allowing the lefthander the flexibility to play in South Africa's SA20 league next January.

The board of directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) might face a legitimacy crisis as they were elected under the 2017-amended BCB constitution, which entitled six top-flight Dhaka clubs to nominate two councillors each to vote, instead of the previous one-entity-one-vote system.

India has appointed former South Africa Test fast bowler Morne Morkel as its bowling coach, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.