Babar did not get much time for acclimatisation or acquaintance as he turned up for Today's match against Sylhet Sixers.

Glenn Maxwell is being investigated by Cricket Australia, a spokesperson said Tuesday, after the star allrounder was reportedly hospitalised following a night out.

Almost every season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) starts with questions regarding its quality and experts and media pondering whether the franchise-based tournament that had started over a decade ago in 2012 with lofty goals would finally be able to match the global standards.

The controversy arose as concussion substitute Croospulle was not part of the 15-man Dhaka squad submitted before the toss.

Khulna Tigers went top of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) standings with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Fortune Barishal, thanks to an unbeaten fifty from Anamul Haque and a destructive knock from Evin Lewis at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Khulna won both of their contests so far.

With the win, the young Tigers elevated their chance of reaching the Super Six stage. 

Tamim Iqbal became the first batter to get past the three thousand-run mark in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as the Fortune Barishal skipper reached the milestone against Khulna Tigers in the evening game in Mirpur on Monday.

Amid biting cold weather, another low-scoring match took place where controversy surrounding concussion substitution hogged the spotlight.

Zadran hit an unbeaten 19-ball 32 after Tanzid Hasan Tamim made 49 off 40 balls as Chattogram reached 137-4 in 18.2 overs.

The statement added: "The BCCI requests the media and fans to respect Virat Kohli's privacy during this time and refrain from speculating on the nature of his personal reasons."

Concussion substitute Croospulle was not part of the 15-man squad Dhaka had submitted for the match.

After Fizz bowled a length delivery that zipped away from the stumps, Mash motioned with a swivel of his hips that it would be flicked for six.

Cricketers, technicians and fans are weathering the bitter cold at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, where Chattogram won the toss and opted to field first.

England have certainly added spice to Test cricket with the way they have played Test cricket since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined hands. By eliminating the fear of failure, the England men's team have played free-flowing cricket and have not been afraid of taking bold calls even in the toughest situations - an approach that has been labelled Bazball.

Former Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza turned heads when he got a wicket with his very first delivery in this season's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday.

Forde is still learning to adjust to the current low temperatures in Dhaka as the cricketer from Barbados informed that he has been taken aback by the chilly weather ever since landing in the country to take part in the 10th edition of the BPL.

“It’s an outstanding feeling, one that I can’t describe in words, to be a part of the BPL. I feel this year is going to be the best year of my career,” said Bijoy.

Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza tried to whack a few at the nets with the bat in his first training session of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League today at the Academy Ground in Mirpur after a lacklustre display with the ball on Friday when his side succumbed to a seven-wicket loss in their opening BPL fixture.

Pakistan batter Mohammad Haris left the Chattogram Challengers camp after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) denied him an NOC (No-Objection Certificate) to play in the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.