It was a rare sight to see Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, known as a hard taskmaster, heap praises on his side as the Tigers crushed Afghanistan by a record 546 runs in the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

India’s decision to exclude Ravichandran Ashwin in their eleven against Australia in the recently concluded ICC World Test Championship Final came as a shock to many, especially with the off-spinner being the number one-ranked Test bowler.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha credited his team for overcoming the mental barrier that the Tigers have often faced when showing the willingness to play on tracks that are green and offer help for the pacers at home.

Bangladesh batter Afif Hossain was included in the 15-member squad set to face Afghanistan in a two-match T20I series starting on July 14 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

The ICC accepted Moeen, who is making his Test return after a near two-year absence, used the spray to merely dry his hands and was not attempting to alter the condition of the ball

The Afghan selectors announced an 18-member squad, led by skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi where the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman also feature.

Stuart Broad slammed the Edgbaston surface as "soulless" and described it as one of the slowest he has encountered in England after Usman Khawaja's unbeaten century dragged Australia back into the contest and left the first Ashes test finely poised.

Khawaja, who attended Saturday's post-play press conference with his daughter Aisha, said having his family around him helped ease the pressures surrounding what is set to be his last tour of England

The once mighty Caribbean side, who captured the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979, are having to negotiate qualifying for a second successive tournament and will be amongst the favourites to reach the global showpiece in India later this year

Liton Das really enjoyed his captaincy stint. After all, it is not commonplace in Test matches in Bangladesh that one might find five fielders at the slip cordon. Just throw the ball to a pacer, wait for them to create pressure with a nagging length and then expose a batter's technique. Liton felt he had that freedom and also enjoyed wicketkeeping on a track with carry for pacers.

The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur saw a few records tumble in Bangladesh’s massive 546-run win against Afghanistan on the fourth day of the one-off Test yesterday.

Usman Khawaja ended his decade-long wait for a maiden Test hundred in England as he led an Australia recovery in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon stated that cricket is taking away a lion’s share of his time and he is thinking to move away from his role to give time to his other commitments.

Lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was named Saturday in Pakistan's 16-man squad to play two Tests in Sri Lanka next month -- his first outing in the long form of the game in a year.

Bangladesh's stand-in skipper, Liton Das, informed that he could not have asked for more after the way his sealed a record 546-run win over Afghanistan in the fourth day of the lone Test in Mirpur on Saturday.

The ODI series, which will start from July 16 after the completion of the T20I series, is part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship -- contested by ten teams to determine qualification for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup

Meanwhile, batters Yasir Ali and Rony Talukdar were left out from the previous squad, along with pacer Mrittunjoy Chowdhury who made way for Taskin

Bangladesh wrapped up the lone Test against Afghanistan inside 10 sessions as they registered a mammoth 546-run win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for 115 runs in the first session on day four of the only Test to win the match by a record 546 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. 

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed picked up two quick wickets to reduce Afghanistan to seven down for 98 in the first session on day four of the only Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.