The second day of the second Test between Bangladesh and India has been called off without a single ball being bowled due to rain and a wet outfield at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur today.

England captain Harry Brook insisted he was always confident of coming good after starring in a 186-run rout of Australia at Lord's on Friday that set up a one-day international series decider with the world champions.

Shakib has been at the heart of our national pride. He also has been someone who has hurt our feelings.

Over the last two years, young leg spinner Rabeya Khan has emerged as a permanent member in Bangladesh women’s team squads in white-ball cricket. Consistent performances with the ball and the ability to score runs down the order has earned the 19-year-old the stamp of approval from her skipper Nigar Sultana Joty and head coach Hashan Tillakaratne. Before the team’s departure for the T20 World Cup in the UAE, Rabeya spoke with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan where she opened up about her bittersweet journey in cricket and what she hopes to achieve in the upcoming tournament. Here are the excerpts:

Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi has labelled the Hundred competition a "big fat Ponzi scheme", accusing English cricket chiefs of unrealistic financial projections.

With schools only half closed, an expectant crowd at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium had rallied around to make it appear a brilliant occasion on the opening day of the second Test between Bangladesh and hosts India yesterday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in talks with its Afghan counterparts to arrange a three-match ODI series as part of the national team’s preparation for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque stepped into a challenging situation after opener Zakir Hasan perished following a 24-ball duck, with Jasprit Bumrah leading the Indian attack and keeping a tight grip on the Bangladesh innings on the opening day of the second and final Test in Kanpur yesterday. As Mominul faced 14 deliveries without scoring, there was anxiety perhaps creeping in.

Two boys about the same age were walking down the adjacent streets of the Green Park stadium in Kanpur after the first day’s play between hosts India and Bangladesh was washed out today.

Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis stormed into the record books in Galle on Friday when he became just the fourth cricketer to make 1,000 runs inside 13 Test innings.

UP Police confirmed that the Bangladesh fan who claimed he was attacked in the stands of Green Park Stadium in Kanpur during the second Test between India and Bangladesh suffered from dehydration and was not on the receiving end of any attack.    

English daily The Indian Express had Shakib in its second lead in a three-column write-up, headlined: “Shakib says Kanpur Test could be his last”.

Kanpur hosted its last Test in 2021, and it has been three years since the expectant fans watched their favourite team play in their very own city.

Bangladesh trail the two-match series 1-0 following a 280-run defeat in Chennai.

The news of premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s retirement plans came as a bolt from the blue for his childhood coach Mohammad Salahuddin, who had no prior knowledge of his best student’s decision before the Bangladesh cricketer himself officially announced during a press meet in Kanpur yesterday.

Shakib Al Hasan, a name that has been synonymous with the Bangladesh cricket team in all three formats for almost 18 years, called time on his T20I career yesterday at a press conference in Kanpur ahead of today’s second and final Test against hosts India, pulling down the curtain on an illustrious international career in the shortest format.

Carey's stumping of Jonny Bairstow, when the England batsman walked out of his ground thinking the ball was dead, led to angry exchanges between the teams.

Bangladesh’s challenge in the second Test in Kanpur may just have gotten a little spicier after ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan came in the press conference and announced that his Test career is coming to an end in the home Test series against South Africa in October-November.

In a surprising move, Bangladesh’s all-time greatest cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan, revealed his retirement plans during a 21-minute press conference held in Kanpur yesterday, ahead of the series-deciding second Test against hosts India. While it is customary for captains to attend the pre-match press conference on the eve of the fixture, Shakib’s appearance -- after a long absence, particularly since the T20 World Cup -- sparked curiosity among the Bangladeshi journalists covering the series. In the first half, Shakib responded to questions from Indian journalists, who mainly focused on the Test series, but once the first Bangladeshi journalist posed a question, the atmosphere in the room shifted, becoming noticeably more animated. Following are the excerpts from the second half of the presser:

Shakib Al Hasan came, he saw, and he conquered, in his own way.