The 2024 Indian Premier League begins on Friday, starring some of the world's best cricketers.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that he would like Liton Das to get back to form and score a lot more runs in red-ball cricket, starting with the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

A second ODI fifty from Annabel Sutherland and a career-best score from Alana King saw Australia finish on a high against hosts Bangladesh in the first of the three Women’s One-Day Internationals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh bowlers kept things neat and tight since skipper Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and elected to field in their first of the three Women’s One-Day Internationals against mighty Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

This is the first bilateral series between the two sides.

The match will be televised live on T Sports and streamed on BCB's official YouTube channel.

"Taskin and I have tried together to build this group in a way in which we can be examples for the next generation of bowlers so that they can elevate the standards even higher," said Ebadot.

Following Wanindu Hasaranga’s Test retirement U-turn and subsequent suspension from the upcoming Bangladesh Tests, Sri Lanka Cricket has denied using any technical loopholes to have their premier leg-spinner and T20 captain ready for the ICC T20 World Cup in June, as per an ESPNcricinfo report. 

Speaking ahead of the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh, Australia women's team captain Healy believed that the lessons learned in the recently concluded Women's Premier League (WPL) in India would benefit her side in Bangladesh.

Prime Bank made it four wins out of four in the Dhaka Premier League yesterday as birthday boy Tamim Iqbal returned amongst the runs. In the adjacent field at BKSP, Shakib Al Hasan returned to DPL action too and played a hand in Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club's win.

Towhid Hridoy earned a maiden call-up to the Bangladesh Test side as the young batter replaces experienced campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim in the squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka which will begin at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday. 

Shoriful Islam has displaced Shakib Al Hasan as the top-ranked bowler for Bangladesh in ODIs following his good performance in the Sri Lanka series.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan issued an ominous warning on the eve of this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup by re-entering the top 10 of the ICC Men's T20I Bowler Rankings.

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty said that the India series saw the team’s mindset transform, and along with that, people’s mindset is also changing.

Afghanistan cricket bosses Wednesday expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men's T20 series because of deteriorating women's rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for "politics-free cricket".

Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.

The India batting stalwart made a heartfelt plea to the fans during the high-profile RCB Unbox event ahead of IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday, where RCB was rechristened as Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Bangladesh women's team are gearing up for a crucial three-match ODI series against the reigning world champions.

In the series, the pacers excelled in the first two phases of the innings – the first and second Powerplays - and this success shielded them from getting tested in the most happening phase of play, aka the death overs.

Star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will captain Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, returning to cricket after being seriously hurt in a car crash in 2022, the club said Tuesday.