"I managed to bowl at 100 percent on one of the warm-up days here which made me feel pretty good. I felt like I could have bowled in the game but that would have been stupid."

"I'm not blind but he's done so well for us and he's had such an impactful career ...," McCullum said.

What puts Yashasvi Jaiswal in the same category is less of a cricketing story, and more so a story of human struggle that led to miraculous success.

Wanindu Hasaranga breached the 100-wicket barrier in T20Is, becoming the eleventh player overall and second Sri Lankan bowler after Lasith Malinga to the milestone. 

The 22-year-old left-arm pacer spoke about his game among other things with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star during an interview.

With Bangladesh’s home series against Sri Lanka set to begin on March 4, there is a big question mark over the positions of the team’s batting and bowling coaches.

Sri Lanka wrapped up the series with a game to spare in front of a capacity crowd at Dambulla on Monday.

Rangpur Riders pacer Abu Hider Rony starred with a five-wicket haul to help set up a one-wicket win over Fortune Barishal in a Bangladesh Premier League contest in Chattogram on Monday.  

Despite scoring a career-best 85 off 58 balls, Liton Das was unable to take Comilla Victorians over the line as the defending champions suffered a 12-run defeat against Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chattogram on Monday.

It took Rangpur Riders superstar Shakib Al Hasan only one ball to take out Fortune Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter in Chattogram yesterday. 

Liton’s innings, which contained seven fours and three sixes, and a 14-ball 23 from Andre Russell were not enough to get Comilla over the line

"In India, when you grow up, you work really hard for each and everything. Even when getting the bus you have to work really hard to get on the bus," said Yashasvi Jaiswal.

"Double hundred. Double fifty. This duo of Yashasvi & Sarfaraz has been double trouble for England," cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar wrote on X

“Some players have begun prioritising the IPL over domestic cricket, a shift that was not anticipated,” ESPNCricinfo quoted Jay Shah from the letter.

Shoriful is leading the wicket-takers list in this year’s BPL, having taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of just 15.86.

"This England team are hell bent on doing things their way, and 'saving test cricket'. They are giving test cricket a shot in the arm because they are so exciting," Michael Vaughan wrote in Britain's Daily Telegraph.

"To be fair, over here the harsh reality is that we are neighbours and like to beat each other in sport," said Warner.

The main attraction heading into England’s ongoing five-match Test series against India was whether England’s ‘Bazball’ tactics would work in the Indian subcontinent.

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said winning a Test with a huge margin over England was "quite satisfying" after youngsters stood up to deliver in the absence of frontline players.

England's bold tactics under Stokes and coach Brendon 'Baz' McCullum have revitalised Test cricket and India, who have not lost a Test series on home soil since 2012, were always going to be a litmus test of that philosophy.