The pitches prepared for the Cricket World Cup do not last the full 100 overs and have not aided batsmen chasing a score in the second innings, England skipper Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday.

It is a do-or-die scenario for the Tigers as they face India at Edgbaston today. The signs were good that Mahmudullah Riyad, suffering from a Grade 1 Tear will likely be able to play the match. Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was however cautious about his chances while speaking to the media ahead of today’s game. India have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh at Birmingham.

Bangladesh are out of the World Cup after their 28-run defeat against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham today.

The size of the challenge Bangladesh players must feel when playing against India was driven home for touring Bangladeshi journalists on Sunday night. Hours after India lost to England in Birmingham, journalists covering the World Cup received an email from the ICC informing that because India would have no practice on Monday ahead of today’s game against Bangladesh, there would be a pre-recorded interview with India batting coach Sanjay Bangar.

India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with a toe fracture, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Monday.

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,

West Indies spinner Fabian Allen’s catch to dismiss Kusal Mendis in the 32nd over off his own bowling had all the elements to be in contention for the catch of the tournament. The left-arm spinner took a flying catch, when he jumped to his right and held on to a

Sri Lanka’s Avishka Fernando had a day to remember at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street yesterday. The 21-year-old smashed a

Australia assistant coach Ricky Ponting has lauded skipper Aaron Finch for his tactical acumen and positive approach in his team’s success at the ICC World Cup 2019.

Some might argue against it, but it was the Tigers who provided the impetus in this World Cup with their fearless batting. South Africa came into this tournament as one of the fevourites but were effectively derailed by the Tigers. Tigers can unsettle mighty India too with their skill...

Rohit Sharma admitted there were “lessons” to be learnt from England’s bowlers after India suffered their first defeat of this World Cup against the hosts on Sunday.

India will persist with Rishabh Pant at number four in the batting order to avail the left-right advantage in the middle overs, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said ahead of Tuesday’s Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh.

“Are we looking at the next Prime Minister in the next 10, 15 years?” Mashafe Mortaza, who was understandably not ready for such an inquiry, said ‘surely not’ after a nervous few moments, where he collected himself presumably because it was the last question he would have

India team bosses on Monday defended MS Dhoni after the wicketkeeper-batsman came under fire for slow batting towards the end of his side’s World Cup defeat to England.

At the end of the eight hours starting from 3:30pm today, a nation of cricket lovers will either rejoice or despair. Bangladesh will take on India in their penultimate World Cup group-stage game in Edgbaston needing a win against the form team of the competition to stay alive in the race for the semifinals.

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.

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.