Bangladesh bowling coach Andre Adams asserted that there were no demons on the pitch after the end of Day 1 of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Friday.

Bangladesh pacer Mutafizur Rahman was included in Chennai Super Kings' eleven for their opening Indian Premier League fixture against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on Friday.

Dhoni had previously stepped away from the role in 2022 with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja taking charge.

The series will be contested at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

A pivotal opening session awaits Bangladesh tomorrow.

Langar returned to coaching after a two-year hiatus.

Chennai Super Kings will begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in what could be MS Dhoni's final year in the lucrative Twenty20 competition after he stepped down as captain on Thursday.

Bangladesh could end up debuting two pacers in the match - Mushfik Hasan and Nahid Rana—hinted Hathurusingha.

Bangladesh are yet to win a Test against Sri Lanka at home.

“Of course, we will work on our shortcomings and discuss them, in order to come back in the next match,” Nahida added.

If he were not included in the squad for Bangladesh Tests, the Sri Lanka T20 captain would have to sit out the first four matches of the World Cup.

Nahida Akter's haul of 2-27 against Australia in Mirpur on Thursday, which included the wickets of Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner, rattled the Australia middle-order and also secured her place as the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Women's ODIs.

In a shocking turn of events, MS Dhoni relinquished the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday, just a day ahead of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). CSK announced Ruturaj Gaikwad as their new skipper in a press release today.

After winning the three-match T20I series 2-1, the Sri Lankan players celebrated with the time out celebration

Bangladesh finished last in the 2021-2023 World Test Championship, winning just one of their 12 matches.

The 17th edition of the world's richest cricket league is expected to end close to the June 1 start of the World Cup in the West Indies and United States.

It was Mashrafe’s eighth List A five-wicket haul with only Abdur Razzak ahead of him amongst Bangladesh bowlers with nine five-wicket hauls

Ahmed played 41 Test matches for Pakistan between 1958 and 1973, aggregating 2991 runs at an average of 40.41. He scored five centuries through the course of his career, three of which came against India.

Chasing 214, the hosts got bundled out for a mere 95 in 36 overs, losing their final eight wickets for 25 runs

Bangladesh batters are finding scoring runs difficult in chase of a challenging 214-run target against Australia in the first of the three Women's One-Day Internationals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.