A relatively small ground with an uneven pitch in the middle and unkempt grass all around -- it sounds like the description of a ground where amateur school level tournaments are usually held. But unfortunately the above description is of the Gulshan Youth Club Sports Ground, where the Dhaka First Division Women's Cricket League, organised by BCB, is currently being held.

A century, a pace-induced collapse and a lower-order counterattack -- the first day of the first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies had all the ingredients for a great day of cricket in Chattogram yesterday.

Abdul Majid, Naeem Islam and Jahurul Islam struck unbeaten tons on the opening day of the first round of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) today.

There will be a change in the opening partnership when Bangladesh take on West Indies in the first Test in Chattogram on Thursday, with three players of varying experience vying for the two spots that have proved problematic for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan says the two-Test series against the West Indies will be an important one in terms of the teams' rankings

The question of ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s availability for the West Indies series due to busy general election schedules was a difficult one to answer for Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Nazmul Hassan when he was asked about it after the conclusion of the second Test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Having returned to Dhaka yesterday after becoming the newly elected president of the Asian Cricket council (ACC), Nazmul said that he believes Mashrafe will play in all the matches.

Bangladesh's wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim climbed 13 steps up the ICC Test batting ranking ladder after becoming the first wicketkeeper to score two double centuries -- the last of which came in the second Test against Zimbabwe earlier this month.

The seventh edition of the franchise-based Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) will kick-off today.

During the early days after Bangladesh had received Test status back in 2000, there were a few Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials who were close to young age-level cricketers and guided them during training camps and tours.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan was batting in his Bangladesh jersey at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium nets yesterday afternoon ahead of tomorrow's first Test against West Indies, but the eye was drawn to the adjoining net.

Shadman Islam was included in the Bangladesh squad following a good showing in the practice match against Windies and he said the wait was expected and had mentally prepared himself to do well in the practice match.

When the team management announced on Monday night that the Bangladesh team would not have a full training session the following day, many guessed that one player would make the trek to the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

A two-day practice match before a Test series does not promise a lot in the way of preparation, but the touring West Indians and what turned into four Bangladesh Test squad members in the BCB XI got some value out of the match that ended in a draw at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.

Sixteen years ago, during a game between Bangladesh Under-15 and the Cricket Association of Bengal at BKSP, a young boy went

After the Test drubbing in the Caribbean in July this year, Bangladesh will be looking to get a measure of revenge on the West Indies when the return series gets underway with the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram from November 22.

During a lively and light-hearted practice session for the Bangladesh team yesterday, there was a serious sub-plot and it revolved around Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

The wicket at the centre of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS), the venue for Bangladesh's first Test against West Indies,

The two-day practice match between BCB XI and West Indies predictably ended in a draw at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram. BCB XI responded well to West Indies' first innings score of 303 by reaching 232 for five today. Talking to reporters after the match, middle-order batsman Mohammad Mithun said that batting might have been a bit too comfortable due to the nature of the wicket.

Bangladesh selectors had a surprise up their sleeves as they included Shadman Islam in the squad for the first Test against West Indies, scheduled for November 22.

Bangladesh women’s team’s batting once again fell short of what was required as the batters could not stretch the score past 80 for the fourth time in the tournament after bowlers had done a good job of restricting South Africa to 109 in their final outing in the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament.