Mushfiqur Rahim is unlikely to take part in the second Test against New Zealand, starting from March 8 at Basin Reserve in Wellington as the wicket-keeper batsman is yet to recover fully from the multiple injuries sustained during the ODI series.

The 50-over version of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is set to begin from March 8 following the inaugural edition of DPL T20, which ended last Monday with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club becoming champions.

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan was seen doing light running sessions at the Academy Ground in Mirpur yesterday.

The challenge of adapting to hostile New Zealand conditions was an unavoidable one for the Tigers because it entailed getting used to a climate and surface conditions markedly different from Bangladesh, but there has been another hurdle facing the tourists that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could well have avoided.

Impressive rookie opener Shadman Islam talks about how the Tigers can take the positives from defeat in Hamilton to the stiffer challenge in the second Test in Wellington

The disappointment of a comprehensive innings-and-52-run defeat in the first Test inside four days against hosts New Zealand was visible among the members of the Bangladesh team on their day off in Hamilton yesterday.

From the start of 2017 till the just-concluded first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, Bangladesh have played nine

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) T20 after they defeated Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by 24 runs,

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan said yesterday that Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan should not return to cricket unless he has fully recovered from a left little finger injury and that it is not absolutely important for him to feature in the third Test in New Zealand from February 16.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan reiterated that Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan -- out of the Tigers lineup due to a finger injury – will be handed permission to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if he is fit.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club clinched the maiden Dhaka Premier League T20 tournament, defeating Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by 24 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

The Bangladesh team’s newly built pace lineup with Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain made their first appearance together during the first Test at Hamilton against New Zealand. The pace trio did not have the best of times as New Zealand amassed a massive 715 on the board -- their highest Test score – in the first innings. Coach Courtney Walsh said that the pacers lacked in experience and it will be important to give them more matches in foreign conditions.

I think to succeed, you have to play tough cricket in Tests because at times there will be good spells from both ends and its important to

With the absence of two of their most experienced batsmen in Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim due injury, all eyes were on

Following a run of poor form after being brought into the ODI side as a replacement during the Asia Cup, Soumya Sarkar was dropped from the Bangladesh team for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe last year.

There was a tinge of relief on New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson's face after the hosts overcame a 235-run fifth-wicket partnership between Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and Soumya Sarkar to win the first Test by an innings and 52 runs on the fourth day in Hamilton yesterday.

Tamim Iqbal had blitzed his way to a sublime ton during Bangladesh’s first innings, hitting the ball at will. However, one could easily take the wrong lesson from Tamim’s knocks. Even during his ton and 74-run knocks, Tamim showed a perseverance and hunger to do well which caught the minds of today’s centurions Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah Riyad.

Bangladesh batsmen faced huge dilemma on how to face the Kiwi quicks in the Test series especially after they put Bangladesh under a barrage of short deliveries to pick up wickets easily in the first innings.

Mahmudullah Riyad went on to hit a brilliant ton under perilious circumstances -- his fourth Test ton -- even as Bangladesh are staring at defeat in the first Test against New Zealand.

Bangladesh are all-out for 429 and suffer an innings defeat as they still trailed New Zealand's first innings score by 52 runs despite tremendous tons from Mahmudullah Riyad and Soumya Sarkar.