When the Tigers step into the field today in Rawalpindi for the series-deciding second Test, they will undoubtedly come across a wounded Pakistan team which will be out to prove a point.

The Tigers find themselves in a favourable position in the series after they clinched a comprehensive 10-wicket win in the opening Test at the same venue last week.

Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred for England as the hosts established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord's on Thursday.

Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred for England as the hosts established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord's on Thursday.

"We want to go out there and play positive cricket," said Pakistan head coach Gillespie, acknowledging the challenge ahead.

The tender process for the Sheikh Hasina International Stadium, which was to be built in Purbachal, has been cancelled.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha on Thursday said he is looking forward to speaking with the new honchos at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) about his future with the Tigers.

The visitors upset a normally formidable home team with a clinical ten-wicket display in the first Test -- Bangladesh's first win in over 14 encounters against Pakistan.

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is the leading all-rounder of his era, whose laundry list of achievements is rivalled only by his disciplinary infractions and his brief political career under his country's loathed ex-leader.

The second Test between England and Sri Lanka is all set to get underway on Thursday at the Lord's Cricket Stadium in London.

Oram will commence the role vacated by Shane Jurgensen towards the end of last year on October 7, with New Zealand's three-match ICC World Test Championship series in India the first assignment for the 46-year-old.

The 36-year-old calls it quits with 86 international appearances for the West Indies, with more than half of those coming in the Test arena where he made a name for himself as a fearsome fast bowler.

Bangladesh should keep their focus on getting a positive result from the series-deciding second Test against Pakistan and play according to their strength rather than concentrating on the opposition squad, cricket experts opined on Wednesday.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been provided an NOC by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play for Surrey County Cricket Club in the ongoing County Championship Division One 2024.

Bangladesh Women’s cricket ‘A’ team will tour Sri Lanka for seven white-ball matches in September, a press release by Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Wednesday. 

Malan, a member of England's 2022 T20 World Cup-winning squad, has accepted now is the right time to call time on a seven-year international career of 22 Tests and 92 white-ball internationals.

Pakistan succumbed to their first ever test defeat against Bangladesh on Sunday after fielding an attack, which did not contain a single frontline spinner.

Dr Asif Nazrul, the adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to the Interim Government, has hoped that cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will not be arrested when he returns to Bangladesh.

Veteran Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim has reached career-best ICC Test ranking of 17th following his epic 191 against Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi, which Bangladesh won by 10 wickets last week.

Incoming ICC Chair Jay Shah has vowed to prioritise Test cricket in his new role and has promised to allocate more resources to women’s cricket during his tenure.