Cricketers, technicians and fans are weathering the bitter cold at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, where Chattogram won the toss and opted to field first.

England have certainly added spice to Test cricket with the way they have played Test cricket since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined hands. By eliminating the fear of failure, the England men's team have played free-flowing cricket and have not been afraid of taking bold calls even in the toughest situations - an approach that has been labelled Bazball.

Former Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza turned heads when he got a wicket with his very first delivery in this season's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday.

Forde is still learning to adjust to the current low temperatures in Dhaka as the cricketer from Barbados informed that he has been taken aback by the chilly weather ever since landing in the country to take part in the 10th edition of the BPL.

“It’s an outstanding feeling, one that I can’t describe in words, to be a part of the BPL. I feel this year is going to be the best year of my career,” said Bijoy.

Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza tried to whack a few at the nets with the bat in his first training session of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League today at the Academy Ground in Mirpur after a lacklustre display with the ball on Friday when his side succumbed to a seven-wicket loss in their opening BPL fixture.

Pakistan batter Mohammad Haris left the Chattogram Challengers camp after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) denied him an NOC (No-Objection Certificate) to play in the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.

"Although this edition has just started, I can see the urge from the curators to prepare sporting tracks which is a positive sign."

Harry Brook has withdrawn from England's squad for their tour of India due to personal reasons, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Sunday.

Australian cricketer Alex Ross has just come to the BPL after playing the Big Bash League with Sydney Thunder. While he played alongside David Warner and Alex Hales in the Big Bash on January 14, franchise cricket's demand brought him to Bangladesh for the first time yesterday, and he will have to quickly adjust to new conditions and gel with new teammates.

Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said it was "very important" his team avoided a whitewash series loss to New Zealand after winning the fifth and final Twenty20 International by 42 runs on Sunday.

The tourists lost the five-match series 4-1 but it ended on a positive note as they dismissed the Black Caps for a paltry 92 in defence of 134-8.

West Indies, a team that once possessed the fiercest pace quartet in cricket -- Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft -- now rarely field three genuine quicks in an eleven, a fact that greatly pains Caribbean fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose.

The fact that Tamim Iqbal, a day before Bangladesh Premier League’s new season began, had expressed his willingness to talk to Shakib Al Hasan made yesterday’s fixture between Fortune Barishal and Rangpur Riders a highly anticipated one.

Corporate behemoth Tata Group has again been awarded title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League for five years, for a record sum of $300 million, the national cricket board said Saturday.

Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will leave for Singapore tomorrow to see an ophthalmologist as he continued to feel discomfort in his eyes, the team’s director Shanian Tanim confirmed to the Daily Star today. 

Off-spinner Nahidul Islam starred with four wickets to help set up his side’s first victory of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League 2024 with a four-wicket win over Chattogram Challengers in Mirpur on Saturday. 

Bangladesh Under-19s were bundled out for 167 runs in reply to India’s 251 for seven. 

Fast-bowling great Ambrose, who is currently in Dhaka working as a commentator in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), gave a positive nod when he was asked whether he would want to work with the Bangladesh team. 

Here are some moments captured from the match by The Daily Star’s photographer, Firoz Ahmed.