Former Pakistan captain and bowling legend Wasim Akram deemed India’s home series against Australia as unnecessary, saying that it was important to keep players fresh ahead of the World Cup.

"Siraj's dream spell ended India's five-year title drought," The Times of India wrote

Sylhet will host the first of the two match Test series between host Bangladesh and New Zealand from November 28, revealed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) while announcing Dutch Bangla Bank as the title sponsor for the three match ODI series between the two sides on Monday.

India started the Asia Cup as underdogs, Shoaib Akhtar said, but their transformation during the campaign has now convinced him that “they could be the most dangerous side in the World Cup”

"Sometimes a bit of a kick up the rear end is not the worst thing going into a World Cup," Silverwood told reporters.

The New Zealand team arrived in Bangladesh yesterday to play a three-match ODI series, slated to begin on September 21, and the visitors will have their first practice session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

The Bangladesh women's cricket team embarked on their Asian Games journey on Sunday night, having undergone a camp in Sylhet where fitness, apart from skills, was high on the agenda. The team left for China's Hangzhou and will play from the quarterfinal stage as one of the top-ranked ICC T20I outfits.

India's crushing victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday for their eighth Asian crown with a bowling masterclass from Mohammed Siraj gives skipper Rohit Sharma confidence ahead of the World Cup.

All-rounder Marco Jansen shone with bat and ball as South Africa won the fifth and final One Day International against Australia by 122 runs at the Wanderers on Sunday to complete a come-from-behind series victory.

India kept their best reserved, or, Sri Lanka their worst, for Sunday’s one-sided final of the Asia Cup, a tournament played as a prelude to the World Cup in India next month.

India hammered Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the Asia Cup final on Sunday after nearly three weeks of action and rain in the regional tournament. The 50-over competition hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka was a tune-up for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India for five of the six participating teams.

England named batter Harry Brook at the expense of Jason Roy on Sunday in the squad for their 50-over World Cup title defence.

All too often ignored in favour of the big name sport stars, cricketing groundstaff who kept the rain-hit Asia Cup running were promised a $50,000 shared bonus by organisers on Sunday.

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India's rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday.

The three ODIs, which will be played between Sept. 22-27 in Mohali, Indore and Rajkot, will serve as a tune-up for the 50-over World Cup which begins on Oct. 5.

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed six wickets including four in one over, as India skittled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 50 in the Asia Cup final on Sunday.

India pacer Mohammad Siraj picked up his maiden ODI five-wicket haul to reduce Sri Lanka to 12 runs for the loss of six wickets in the Asia Cup final at the R.Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma's India face underdogs Sri Lanka in Sunday's Asia Cup final, a crucial momentum-builder heading into next month's ODI World Cup.

While Shakib warned after India's triumph that they will be "a dangerous side in the World Cup", Chandika labelled it as "huge" boost for the Tigers heading into the showpiece event.

BPL governing council has decided to hold the players' draft in September in a bid to give the franchisees enough time to prepare the team properly.