England’s win over India made matters harder for Bangladesh to qualify for the 2019 World Cup semifinals. Bangladesh will now have to beat India today in Edgbaston and Pakistan at Lord’s on June 5 while also hoping that England lose to New Zealand on June 3.

Challenge for Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup has been to adjust not just to the different pitches across the United Kingdom, but also ground dimensions. Bangladesh will have to make another adjustment to boundary sizes when they face off against India in a must-win encounter at Edgbaston today.

At the business end of a tournament, skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was once more faced with an all-too-familiar hurdle. In the last two ICC 50-over tournaments,

The Afghanistan A team arrived in Dhaka yesterday to take part in a month long tour with the Bangladesh A team. The visitors will play a two-match four-day series and a five-match one-day series against the second-string Bangladesh side.

Bangladesh have lost quite a number of close matches against Asian rivals India in recent times. Both the Nidahas Trophy final and Asia Cup final were lost to India in the final delivery of the match. India seem to have a mental edge over the Tigers in big matches but for skipper Mashrafe, the aspect was not related to psychology rather one of ‘skill’.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that his main man Shakib Al Hasan has been doing everything he can to help the Tigers in the ongoing World Cup in England.

Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad’s recovery from a calf muscle tear seemed to be on course as the right-hander batted for a prolonged period at the outer nets of Edgbaston, the venue for today’s all-important World Cup match against India.

India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup, with Mayank Agarwal announced on Monday as his replacement in the 15-man squad.

Australia’s 86-run win has introduced more uncertainty over which teams will finish in the top four of the ongoing cricket World Cup. The Aussies are already through to the semis and have one match remaining against South Africa but six other teams will be fighting for the remaining three slots.

Bangladesh have worse results against other teams. They won only one of 21 matches against Australia and against Pakistan, they have won just five of 36. However, India remain the White Whale for the Tigers, not just because of a 5-29 win-loss ratio, but because in recent times India

According to reports from ESPNCricinfo, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that he is not thinking about retiring from cricket after the ongoing World Cup in England.

Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar was in an upbeat mood when talking to reporters today regarding the India match. Bangladesh will play India on July 2 and Soumya said that the Tigers cannot think they lag behind in any departments to India when they play the Asian giants.

With their World Cup campaign poised on a knife’s edge, an extended break from all things cricket could not have come at a more opportune time for Bangladesh. With their next match against frontrunners India to take place in Birmingham on July 2, Bangladesh do not have much to do

I have known Shakib Al Hasan since 2004 when we played for the Bangladesh under-17 team but over the years our paths have diverged. I shifted my profession from a cricketer to a sports journalist while he continued to do what he used to do the best -- play cricket.

It’s amazing what Shakib Al Hasan is doing, it’s just unbelievable batting. Shakib has improved a lot because he was dropped in the Indian Premier League and had to practise really hard. Importantly, he knew what needed to improve - and he did it.

Soumya Sarkar said that he had a lot to learn from Shakib Al Hasan and that it was big factor for the Bangladesh players to share a dressing room with the world’s number one ODI all-rounder. Asked whether the team congratulated Shakib

There was an alarming sight in store for those gathered around the team hotel in Southampton yesterday. Rubel Hossain, Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar had already made the short walk from the main entrance and disappeared behind the team bus. Then Mahmudullah Riyad

It is hard for anyone not in the dressing room to know how it is to be in the position the Bangladesh team are currently. On the one hand they have played better cricket than most, especially non-Bangladeshis, had expected, have given the ongoing World Cup some exciting cricket

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is a rare talent who could command a place in the Bangladesh team as either a batsman or a bowler in an age of increasing specialisation in cricket.

Soumya Sarkar said that he had a lot to learn from Shakib Al Hasan and it was big factor for the Bangladesh players to share a dressing room with the no.1 all-rounder.