Mushfiqur Rahim's marathon effort came to an end as the batter fell nine runs short of a double hundred as Bangladesh lost their seventh wicket for 528, leading Pakistan by 80 runs, in the final session on Day 4 of the first Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Flamboyant Indian batter Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from cricket on Saturday, saying he wanted to focus on moving forward in his life.

Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls as the West Indies defeated an experimental South Africa side by seven wickets in their T20 international at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium on Friday.

Left-handed batter Shadman Islam can claim himself lucky to be part of the opening Test against Pakistan as he hasn’t been the first-choice opener of the Bangladesh Test team in recent years.

Bangladesh batters had one of their better days in Pakistani conditions in the sweltering heat of Rawalpindi yesterday where a number of batters put their hands up to help the side reach 316 for five at stumps, 132 runs behind Pakistan’s first innings score.

England finally saw off Angelo Mathews as they pressed for victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford on Friday.

The two-match four-day series between Bangladesh ‘A’ and Pakistan Shaheens ended in a draw after the rain-marred second match concluded in a stalemate at the Islamabad Club Cricket Oval today.

Australia leg-spin great Warne, who died aged 52 two years ago, marked his first ball in Ashes cricket with a celebrated delivery at Old Trafford that pitched outside leg-stump and then spun viciously across Mike Gatting to clip the off-bail.

The NSC clarified its stance regarding the resignation and appointments in a press release.

Bangladesh batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das hit fifties to propel the Tigers to 306 for five in the final session of Day Three of the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan on Friday. 

New Zealand ‘A’ were scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on September 28.

Bangladesh will certainly take heart from their short vigil at the crease on the day but will be knowing full well that any slip in concentration can prove disastrous.

Women’s wing head of Bangladesh Cricket Board Habibul Bashar insisted that even though the girls are upset about missing out on playing the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil, it won’t hamper their preparation for the global tournament.

The Shpageeza T20 league kicked off last week, with the usual cricket fever fanned by the promised inclusion of national players, many of whom have not joined domestic tournaments since the Taliban authorities swept to power in 2021.

Papon’s tendency of stirring up controversy with his words made him a colorful figure in the country’s cricket.

Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Jaker Ali and Saif Hassan struck brilliant hundreds for Bangladesh ‘A’ against Pakistan Shaheens on the third day of the second four-day match at the Islamabad Club Cricket Oval on Thursday.

Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Sajjadul Alam Bobby has said that the way National Sports Council (NSC) took away his councillorship and BCB directorship is akin to direct interference in board matters.

Cricketers Shoriful Islam, Towhid Hirdoy, and Nurul Hasan Sohan have urged countrymen to stand by the victims as a number of districts have been hit by severe floods.

All-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz gave Bangladesh a crucial breakthrough when he had Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel stumped just before tea on Day 2 of their first Test in Rawalpindi today.