Imrul Kayes

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).

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 captain Mushfiqur Rahim was a relieved man after his team held out for a draw in the one-off Test against India at Fatullah on Sunday.

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Bangladesh's reserve opener Saif Hassan was on Wednesday ruled out of the Day/Night Test against India due to a finger injury. The batsman was in line to make his debut in the historic pink-ball Test at the Eden Gardens, with regular openers Shadman Islam and Imrul Kayes faling to impress in the opener.

Harbhajan Singh reached a landmark as he surpassed Pakistan legend Wasim Akram's tally of Test wickets to climb to ninth in all-time highest wicket-takers' list.

Mahmudullah Riyad and Mominul Haque were on Tuesday handed the reins of Bangladesh's T20 and Test squads respectively after the ICC slapped a two-year ban on regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan for failing to report three corrupt approaches.

New Zealand bowled themselves into a winning position after reducing Bangladesh to 88 for five at stumps on day four of the Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

India's unorthodox spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav wreaked havoc after opener Liton Das's fine hundred as Bangladesh were bowled out for a modest 222 in the final of the Asia Cup on Friday.

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.

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

Tamim Iqbal scored his second half-century of the match as Bangladesh consolidated their lead over Australia on the third day of the first Test on Tuesday.

Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan and fast bowler Shahadat Hossain were fined, while opener Imrul Kayes was reprimanded for excessive appealing during the first Test against West Indies at St Vincent, Kingstown.

Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh in the second and final Test against the West Indies after captain Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out with a knee injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Friday.

Riding on tons from their top three, Swapnil Salvi, Kaustubh Pawar and Hiken Shah, Mumbai took a massive 178-run lead over Rajasthan on day three of their four-day game of the Shafi Darashah tournament.

As expected, the rain-truncated one-off Test between India and Bangladesh meandered to a dull draw on Day 5 at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.

New Zealand was 91-2 at tea Monday on the final day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh, chasing 217 to complete a remarkable come-from-behind victory and take the lead in the two-match series.

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.

Medium-pacer Kshemal Waingankar took five for 76 for the Mumbai Cricket Association against Rajasthan in a rain-curtailed Shafi Darashah tie, on Tuesday.

India A emerged as the dominant side as they raced to 91 for one after Bangladesh declared their innings at 224 for eight on the first day of their two-day warm-up match in Hyderabad on Sunday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced that it will be allowing its players to participate in individual practice sessions from July 19.

Statistical highlights of the first one-dayer between India and Bangladesh on Friday.

On another day, against a better batting side, India would have paid through their nose for putting up their worst slip-catching display of the last few years.

Opener Tamim Iqbal hit a stylish hundred, guiding Bangladesh to a competitive 305 for six against England in the ICC Champions Trophy opener on Thursday.

Fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has been named Bangladesh's new captain for an upcoming tour of the West Indies, the country's cricket board announced on Tuesday.

The BCB has announced a one-day competition between three teams starting from October 11 as a build-up towards the return of domestic cricket in the country. The three sides will be captained by Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, and Najmul Hossain Shanto. The showpiece event will be played from October 11 to October 23.

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.

Former Bangladesh cricketer Imrul Kayes highlights the absence of Jasprit Bumrah as an advantage for Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener against India. With Mohammed Shami leading India's pace attack, alongside Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, Kayes emphasizes the importance of stepping up in Shakib Al Hasan's absence, particularly for vice-captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

India will be aiming to reassert their continental supremacy while an injury-hit Bangladesh will hope to shrug off stage fright when the two sides square off in the grand finale of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Friday.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza chose not to be harsh on senior player Shakib Al Hasan, who dropped Rohit Sharma's catch which proved costly in the final context of the Asia Cup opener as the hosts lost to India by a comprehensive margin of 45 runs.