Shafiul Islam

Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman will not be a part of the one-off Test against India in Hyderabad from February 9-13 as he has not had enough game time post his surgery.

Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed a committee to probe allegations of inappropriate behaviour by a former selector against ex-pacer Jahanara Alam during the 2022 ODI World Cup. Alam detailed lewd questions and unwanted physical advances, claiming multiple officials acted improperly. The board vows swift action after a 15-day investigation.

Bangladesh last participated in the Champions Trophy in 2006, when they were knocked out in the qualifying round after losing to Sri Lanka and West Indies.

There were no demons in the wicket but none of the Indian batsmen could play a substantial knock as the hosts settled for a below par 148 for six in the opening T20 International against Bangladesh on Sunday.

The eight-team tournament will be played between June 1-18, with defending champions India pooled with South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group B.

Having lost the first game, India will be aiming hard to make a comeback in the second T20 International clash against Bangladesh at Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) ground on Thursday. With the possibility of Cyclone Maha hitting the Gujarat coast, SCA officials are keeping their fingers crossed hoping the threat will not be severe.

Former skipper Shakib Al Hasan will play for Gemcon Khulna while wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will feature for Beximco Dhaka in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim finally called correctly at the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe.

Bangladesh have called up uncapped batsmen Mohammad Naim and Afif Hossain for their 15-man squad for the first two one-day internationals of a three-match series against Zimbabwe next month.

Rohit Sharma surpassed Virat Kohli to become the leading run-getter in Twenty20 International cricket on Sunday. The stand-in skipper Rohit achieved the milestone in his 99th T20I that also made him the most-capped Indian player after MS Dhoni in the shortest format of the game. Rohit got to the landmark in the first T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh.

Young Rishabh Pant became the fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut during the second day of the third Test against England, on Sunday.

Nine Bangladesh players on Sunday returned training after four months of hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed 85 in his 100th Twenty20 international to power India to an eight-wicket series-levelling win over Bangladesh on Thursday. The Indian captain put on 118 runs with opening partner Shikhar Dhawan as the hosts achieved their target of 154 in only 15.4 overs in Rajkot to make the three-match series 1-1.

Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to return to international cricket after serving a year-long ban for not reporting a corrupt approach as he was included in Bangladesh's 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies beginning here next week.

Senior opener Tamim Iqbal has opted out of Bangladesh's upcoming tour of India as his wife is due with the couple's second child. The BCB has named another left-hander, Imrul Kayes, as Iqbal's replacement for the three T20 Internationals, starting November 3 in Delhi. Bangladesh will also play two Test matches in Indore (November 14-18) and Kolkata (November 22-26).

Indian medium pacer Deepak Chahar is the first Indian male cricketer to claim a hat-trick in T20Is. Before him, Indian female cricketer, spinner Ekta Bisht claimed a hat-trick during the Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier match against Sri Lanka in 2012. Mithali Raj-led India women crushed Sri Lanka by 9 wickets and Bisht had claimed 3/16 in the match.

The US on Thursday designated al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a regional branch of the global terror network, as a "foreign terrorist organisation" and added its chief Asim Umar on the list of global terrorist.

The odds are stacked against Bangladesh, who have lost their last two Tests, as they face the No 1 team in Hyderabad from February 9.

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Al-Amin Hossain were recalled as Bangladesh on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for next month's three-game T20I series against India. Opener Tamim Iqbal also made a comeback after a break during which he missed the tri-series at home involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.

India pacer Deepak Chahar on Sunday recorded the best-ever figures in the Twenty20 Internationals when he returned figures of six for seven runs against Bangladesh at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Chahar also became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in the shortest format of the game.