“And when you talk to opposition batsmen about him (Bumrah) in particular, it's always, 'No, he's a nightmare! You never know what's going to happen. One's going to swing, one's going to seam, he's going to bowl an in-swinger, he's going to bowl an out-swinger. And the consistency is there.’

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto hoped that ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan would do something special in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan and believed that the ongoing situation at home would not have any bearing on his performance.

Veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith says he has no plans to wind down his cricket career having signed a long-term deal to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) with the Sydney Sixers.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon has called a board of directors meeting at the Youth and Sports Ministry on Wednesday, where he is likely to announce his resignation from the post.

Bangladesh begin a two-Test series in Pakistan this week with their preparations severely hampered by the political turmoil that has wracked the country.

Babar spent much of his early Test career batting at No.3 and there was speculation that the right-hander may return to that spot under new coach Jason Gillespie.

The players' union, formerly known as FICA, plan to put forward a solution that allows international cricket and domestic leagues to "co-exist in a clear, coherent calendar" for all".

The 39 runs conceded from the over was the most in the history of men's T20I, surpassing the famous 36-run feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh at the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007 and more recent efforts from Kieron Pollard (2021), Nicholas Pooran (2024), Dipendra Singh Airee (2024) and Rohit Sharma / Rinku Singh (2024).

Meanwhile, with the BCB president missing, questions have been raised about who will attend the ICC’s virtual meeting on the board’s behalf.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha feels that his side is ready to face any challenge thrown at them by their Pakistani counterparts in the first Test of the two-match series set to take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, starting Wednesday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been in a limbo ever since the fall of the Awami League government with many board directors including president Nazmul Hassan Papon going into hiding.

Jayasuriya’s take on English conditions came from personal experience – in six Tests in England, he scored 421 runs at an average of 42.1. His best of 213 came in Sri Lanka’s historic one-off Test victory over England at the Oval in 1998.

The National Women’s Cricket League, which will be held in T20 format keeping the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in mind, will get underway on August 24 at two different venues in Rajshahi.

Bangladesh ‘A’ team will take on Pakistan Shaheens in the second of the two four-day matches tomorrow. A number of national team players played in both sides in the first match, which ended in a draw last week.

"Bangladesh is a side that has quality players in all departments and we highly respect the challenges they bring as a side to us," said Shan Masood.

Youth and Sports adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan made his first visit to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) headquarters on Monday noon, where he met with officials, staff, cricketers and had a discussion with former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal.

Australia women’s cricket captain Alyssa Healy has said it would be "hard to fathom" playing October's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, amid the ongoing political crisis in the country.

"Andre Russell requested a period of rest and recovery as well as Jason Holder who played five back-to-back tests against England and South Africa," CWI's director of cricket Miles Bascombe said in a statement.

Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus has tendered his resignation as board director to the National Sports Council (NSC) today.

Pakistan have released right-arm fast bowler Aamir Jamal from the Test squad ahead of the series against Bangladesh as the pacer has yet to fully recover from his injury.