When Kemar Roach marks out his run in the second Test against Bangladesh, which starts at the Daren Sammy Stadium on Friday, he will do so knowing that he is just one wicket short of joining a very select group of West Indian bowlers.

Bangladesh head into the second Test in Saint Lucia 1-0 down in the two-Test series after losing the first Test at Antigua by seven wickets.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan reminded that it was neither pace nor spin which held particular sway on the Tigers’ batters; rather it was difficult conditions which usually led to batting disasters.

Bangladesh are all set to play their second and final Test of the two-match series against West Indies at Gros Islet in Saint Lucia, starting from Friday.

Bundesliga player of the season Christopher Nkunku signed a contract extension with RB Leipzig through to 2026 on Thursday, ending months of speculation about a possible departure.

Members of the Bangladesh T20I side are set to depart for the West Indies today but all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin’s participation for the series has been thrown into doubt following an injury.

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku will rejoin Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal after a disappointing spell with the Premier League club, according to reports on Tuesday.

Bangladesh’s batters had shown the approach needed in Tests in alien conditions during their win in Mount Maunganui in January this year and executed a plan as a unit against the Kiwis, who boast arguably the best pace attack in the world in their home conditions.

A total of 32 teams including hosts Qatar have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022, scheduled to be in motion from November 21 to December 18.

Following technical issues that deprived Bangladeshi TV viewers from watching the Tigers' first Test against West Indies in Antigua, there is good news as the issues have been resolved and local sports channel, T Sports, is set to telecast the remaining matches of the tour, sources confirmed on Tuesday.

Following a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat against the West Indies in the first Test, questions once again arose about the Tigers’ approach in the longest format of the game as their batters were unable to have any impact in either innings in Antigua.

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan and head coach Russell Domingo came up with different findings following the Bangladesh top-order batters’ failure in Antigua Test, which the Tigers lost by seven wickets.

Mominul Haque not finding runs has become a major issue for Bangladesh going forward as the St. Lucia Test looms on the horizon.

Bangladesh’s top order batting meltdown has remained the biggest cause of concern for the team management and the latest batting failure meant the visitors had to suffer a convincing seven-wicket defeat against West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series in Antigua.

Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam, who was initially left out of the West Indies Test series due to injury, was today included in the squad for the second Test at Antigua. The pacer departed for West Indies this evening said that he was mentally ready to get the surprise call up with the first Test having just ended yesterday at Antigua and said that skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s confidence in the pace attack will inspire the pacers even more before the second Test.

Antonio Rudiger said on Monday Carlo Ancelotti was instrumental in his decision to join Real Madrid from Chelsea this summer.

As expected, it did not take long for West Indies to wrap up the game against Bangladesh as the Caribbean side romped to a seven-wicket victory inside just 30 minutes on the fourth morning of the Antigua Test on Sunday.

Captain Shakib Al Hasan said all Bangladesh batters have got some technical flaws and the visitors need to display a combined effort to change their fortune in Test format as Bangladesh faced a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat over West Indies in the first of the two-match Test series in Antigua yesterday.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that all the batters in the side have technical problems and discussing such issues would be problematic for him in the sense that it would mean him becoming both coach and captain.

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan said the batting performance in the first innings where his side were bowled out for just 103 in 32.5 inside just more than one session, was ‘not acceptable’. He said the other batters in the side can take a leaf out of Nurul Hasan Sohan’s book on how to apply themselves in tough situations.