India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final test against Bangladesh beginning on Thursday.

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan clawed his way back to the top three of the ICC Test all-rounder rankings as he climbed a spot from fourth following the first Test against India in Chattogram.

India will look to steamroll a plucky but inconsistent Bangladesh in the second Test starting on Thursday in Dhaka to cement their standing in the ICC Test Championship.

Teenage sensation Rehan Ahmed said taking five wickets on his test debut was a "dream come true" after his heroics left England on the brink of victory in the third test against Pakistan and a record clean sweep.

 Australia and South Africa players will don floppy hats during the national anthems for the 'Boxing Day' test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in tribute to late spin bowling great Shane Warne.

Babar Azam became the first Pakistani in six years to score 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year and the fourth batter to reach the milestone in 2022 during the third Test against England in Karachi.

Australia completed a six-wicket victory within two days in the first test against South Africa on Sunday as the Proteas crumbled on a green Gabba wicket that played straight into the home bowlers' hands.

Spinners Jack Leach and teenager Rehan Ahmed shared six wickets between them as England dismissed Pakistan for 304 Saturday on the opening day of the third and final Test in Karachi.

Bangladesh, with skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Mehedi Hasan Miraz at the crease, ended the fourth day of the first Test at 272-6 in pursuit of India's 513 as the Tigers need a mammoth 241 runs to win with four wickets in hand on the fifth and final day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday.

An aggressive Travis Head put Australia in charge after the first day of the opening Test against South Africa at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed will become England's youngest-ever Test cricketer when the third and final game against Pakistan begins in Karachi on Saturday, skipper Ben Stokes said.

Sydney Thunder entered the cricket record books in the most unwanted fashion on Friday after being bowled out for just 15 in their Big Bash League match with Adelaide Strikers -- the lowest T20 score in history.

Veteran Pakistan top-order batsman Azhar Ali will retire from international cricket after the third and final Test against England in Karachi starting Saturday.

Bangladesh were bowled out for 150 in reply to India's 404 in the morning session of the third day of the first Test in the two-match series against India at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday.

Bangladesh are on the brink of a follow-on against India losing eight wickets for 133 as they trail by 271 runs at stumps on the second day of the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.

England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff is "lucky to be alive" after he was injured in an accident while filming the popular BBC television show Top Gear.

The final session on the first day of the opening Test in Chattogram between Bangladesh and India looked to be slipping away with two set batters- Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer- capitalising the settled wicket but the Tigers clawed back from a bleak outlook to take two wickets in the last 10 overs of the day to reduce India to 278-6 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.

Batter Liton Das is one of four Bangladesh players to be included in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023 mega auction.

India batter Virat Kohli backed his inspiration Cristiano Ronaldo as he backed his role model after Portugal crashed out of the World Cup quarter-final against Morocco on Saturday.

India face Bangladesh in the first of two Tests from Wednesday hoping to bulldoze the hosts for some much-needed ICC Championship points and preserve their unbeaten record against them.