Having toured Bangladesh twice in the last three years, the New Zealand team management had a fair idea about what to expect when they came here to play a two-Test series against the hosts.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the opening match of a Twenty20 series on Thursday, four days after the two teams met in the one-day World Cup final.

The 32-year-old took part in the recently concluded ICC World Cup in India, where England finished seventh out of 10 teams.

A record 518 million Indian viewers watched the recently concluded men's cricket World Cup matches on Walt Disney-owned television channels during the 48-day event, the entertainment firm said on Thursday.

Taskin Ahmed had been suffering from a shoulder injury since Bangladesh’s tour of South Africa last year and the injury flared up during the World Cup in India.  The BCB has now decided to go for conservative treatment for Taskin and give him rest for four weeks.

Rahul Dravid has decided not to continue as the head coach of the India cricket team, claimed a report in Times of India.

Samuels, who was charged by the ICC in September 2021, was found guilty by the Tribunal in August this year of four offences.

India and Australia, finalists of the recently concluded ODI World Cup, are back in action just three days after the Aussies clinched their sixth title in Ahmedabad.

Aspiring Test openers Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris, and Matt Renshaw were all included in a strong Australian side Thursday for a warm-up match against Pakistan as they audition to replace the retiring David Warner.

Star Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan pulled out of Australia's Big Bash League Thursday with a back injury that requires minor surgery, his team said.

Bangladesh might not have had a good outing in the recently concluded World Cup but the Tigers’ skipper Shakib Al Hasan continues to hold the top all-rounder position in the ICC’s latest rankings published on Wednesday.

Australia's World Cup winners have been denied a full-scale heroes' welcome home by a packed cricket schedule that sees them face India on Thursday at the start of a Twenty20 series, four days after meeting in the one-day final.

Following a few days of non-activity at the BCB headquarters, yesterday’s proceedings drew some attention from the media, especially due to the presence of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha..It was both Shakib and Hathurusingha’s first visit to Mirpur since

"You are continuing to create controversy by saying that they (Indian bowlers) are getting a different colour ball, different company’s ball. Please, mend your ways.”

After missing out on the home Test series against New Zealand, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is running the risk of missing December's tour to New Zealand where the Tigers will play three ODIs and three T20s. 

India will host Afghanistan for three Twenty20s in January, the first time the two sides will meet in a multi-match white-ball series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said late on Tuesday.

Australia captain Pat Cummins said his team had created their own legacy by winning the nation's record-extending sixth one-day World Cup as players returned home from India on Wednesday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC)'s decision, made at a board meeting on Tuesday, follows similar rulings over the last couple of years by the global chiefs of swimming, rugby union, cycling and athletics.

The series will begin on Jan. 11 in Mohali.

The semifinalists of the recently concluded World Cup are expected to travel to Sylhet today.