Everybody was cool and calm, we all were thinking positively. Tamim [Iqbal] and Shakib [Al Hasan] are senior players, we dedicate this win to them.

After two weeks of terrible blows to Bangladesh cricket’s psyche, Mushfiqur Rahm’s unbeaten knock of 60 -- one that gave the Tigers their first T20I win against the mighty India -- came as a sort of deliverance to the team’s morale.

Bangladesh register their first ever T20I win against India at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi today. The Tigers won by seven wickets with three balls remaining.

Some reports in Indian media say that today's first T20I between Bangladesh and India in New Delhi is in jeopardy because of the dangerous levels of pollution, but preparations for the match is in full swing at the ground

Following a whitewash at the hands of their Pakistani counterparts in a three-match T20I series, the Bangladesh women’s team began the three-match ODI series against the hosts on the back foot as the Tigresses suffered a 29-run defeat in the first match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday.

“I don’t think it [captaincy in a tough period] is a burden. I am not thinking in that manner. I think it’s a great opportunity for me to lead the side,” Bangladesh’s newly-appointed T20I captain Mahmudullah Riyad said during a press conference yesterday on the eve of Bangladesh’s first T20I against India in Delhi.

Stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma says that India will not be taking Bangladesh lightly when the two sides meet in their first of the three T20Is at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi tomorrow.

Bangladesh’s newly-appointed T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad said that he needs to step up his game in order to fill the big shoes left by his predecessors Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan.

Delhi’s air pollution has left several Bangladesh players with sore throats and itchy eyes but coach Russell Domingo dismissed any health concerns and said they were focused on giving a good account of themselves in Sunday’s Twenty20 match against India.

When the announcement came that the plane was preparing to land, this reporter looked through the window hoping to catch a bird’s-eye view of Delhi. For a while, nothing except a white veil was visible. A few moments passed before trees, fields and tall buildings came into view. But it was still difficult to tell and as the aircraft got closer to the ground, the reporters onboard finally saw what the Delhi smog really is.

The absence of all-rounder Shakib Al Hassan will act as motivation to do well, Bangladesh T20I captain Mahmudullah Riyad said today as he led a 15-member side into the Indian capital for the first T20I to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

The Bangladesh T20I squad for the India tour, led by Mahmudullah Riyad, reached New Delhi at 5:00pm local time (5:30pm BST) yesterday, ahead of their first multi-format series against India in their backyard. The Tigers will play a three-match T20I series, starting from November 3, before playing a two-match Test series.

And according to former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and ICC president and current Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, it will not be possible to find replacement of Shakib anytime soon.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal explained why he has pulled himself out of the upcoming India tour through a Facebook status today.

Shakib had failed to report corrupt approaches on three occasions and one of them was during an Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2018. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) head Ajit Singh has said that the Board had no role to play in the investigations and that they were entirely conducted by the ICC.

Bangladesh T20 squad for the India tour, led by Mahmudullah Riyad, departed for India today from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. The team was scheduled to board the flight at 3:00pm.

Hours before the arrival of Bangladesh cricket team for their first T20 international match in Delhi today, two Indian environmental groups wrote to Indian cricket Board President Sourav Ganguly seeking the shift of venue for the first T20I from Delhi, saying the rapidly deteriorating air quality in the Indian capital could prove a health risk for players and spectators.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was banned for two years from all forms of cricket by the ICC with one year of that suspended, has stepped down from his involvement with the MCC World Cricket committee.

“I cannot imagine what I am dealing with. I can only say that it’s not normal.”

Bangladesh Cricket Board announces a 16-member Test squad and a revised T20 squad for the upcoming India tour. Bangladesh will play a three-match T20 series followed by a two-match Test series against India, starting from November 3.