" I think my main strength is to bowl at the right line and length and remain consistent, which, at times, can be difficult for a legspinner."

India pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj picked starred with six-wicket hauls in each innings to help India beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second Test in Cape Town on Thursday. 

Shami, the highest wicket-taker in last year’s World Cup with 24 scalps at a staggering average of 10.7, also deservedly made the list

Jasprit Bumrah took six for 61 –- and was denied the wicket of Markram when the batsman, on 71, edged a drive and wicketkeeper KL Rahul could not hold a catch above his head.

Mahbub Anam, BCB director and ground committee chairman, is confident that BCB’s current team under Tony Hemming’s guidance is capable enough to prepare the pitches in line with ICC standards ahead of the T20 World Cup, to be staged in the Caribbean islands and the USA in June. 

David Warner fell for 34 in his farewell Test as Pakistan kept the clamps on Australia's batting on the second day of the third Test in Sydney on Thursday.

'' I liked spinning the ball since childhood and from then on, I always wanted to become a leg-spinner. As you mentioned leg-spin is a tough art, so, it has always been a learning process for me.''

Sharfuddoula is set to be the second Bangladeshi umpire to officiate a Test match on foreign soil.  

Elgar was out for four and 12 on the same day in his final Test.

South Africa's 55 was their lowest in almost 92 years, and the lowest total by any team in a Test against India.

After bowling out South Africa for 55, India were dismissed for 153, a lead of 98 runs.

Providing batting-friendly wickets during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was on the agenda at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday as the tournament's technical committee met with the venue managers as well as curators to ensure runs being scored in order to elevate the entertainment value of the latest edition.

Bangladesh women’s cricket team pacer, Marufa Akter, was a breakout cricketer in the previous year and her impressive efforts saw her making it among the nominees for the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award, revealed by the global cricket’s governing body on Wednesday. 

Sri Lanka cricket selectors Wednesday named different captains for the Test, one-day international and Twenty20 sides ahead of tours by Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam's latest exploits with the ball in the three-match T20I series in New Zealand have seen him surge 32 places in the bowling rankings. 

Kohli's 38 and 76 in India's defeat to South Africa was enough for the 35-year-old to move four places (761), positioned as the top India batter in the list.

Siraj was superb with his line and length in a nine over spell after South Africa had elected to bat first.

South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against India amid glorious sunshine at Newlands on Wednesday as the hosts seek a series sweep against the top ranked side in the world.

Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul for the third successive innings as Australia dismissed a defiant Pakistan for 313 on the opening day of the third Test on Wednesday to allow David Warner a brief evening cameo with the bat in his final match.

The experienced left-arm spinner would also bolster India’s frail batting that amassed only 376 runs during the innings and 32 run defeat that means the tourists now cannot achieve their major aim – a first Test series win in South Africa.