Left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal became the second Bangladeshi batter to reach the 5000-run landmark in Tests on the opening day of their first Test against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today. 

The sorry tale of Bangladesh’s top-order continues as Bangladesh lost three quick wickets inside just 5.1 overs on the opening day of their first Test against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today.

Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman starts a Test after over 16 months as Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh have been asked to bat by West Indies in the first match of the two-Test series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today. 

Ahead of the first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies today in Antigua, all the talk has been regarding whether viewers from Bangladesh will be able to watch the game. 

Dani Alves announced on Wednesday that he is leaving Barcelona for a second time after returning to the club last year.

Kemar Roach has been included in the West Indies squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The experienced fast bowler passed a fitness assessment and was added as the 13th player ahead of the start of the Padma Bridge Friendship Test Series, presented by Walton. 

Bangladesh Test captain said his troops are ‘ready for the challenge’ and Shakib Al Hasan also hoped for a bigger pool of players in near future in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday ahead of the Antigua Test, scheduled to get underway on Thursday from 8 pm [BST].

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan said that the Tigers were up for the challenge but felt that it would be important to bat well in the first innings when they take on the West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series in Antigua.

Top order batter Anamul Haque Bijoy has been added to the Bangladesh Test side for the West Indies tour, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) through a press release today.

Shakib Al Hasan has backed fellow star teammate Mustafizur Rahman’s decision to prefer playing limited-over cricket in a pre-match press-conference today ahead of the Antigua Test, starting on Thursday [8:00 pm BST].

The upcoming Bangladesh-West Indies two-Test series, set to begin tomorrow in Antigua, has been named the Padma Bridge Dream Fulfilled Friendship Test Series to celebrate the biggest bridge of the country which will be inaugurated on June 25. 

Even just a day before the first Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and West Indies in Antigua, it remains uncertain whether the Tigers’ fans would be able to watch the matches live on TV.

The national cricket team's selectors are not considering any replacement for injured batter Yasir Ali, who has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies after suffering a back injury in the warm-up game.

The scenic beauty of the Caribbean islands hardly ever fails to catch the attention of any ardent cricket fan as they engrossingly move with the camera during any cricket match played there.

Yasir was expected to make a comeback to the playing eleven in the absence of the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim and his injury has left selectors in a bind, with them yet to name a replacement.

Liverpool have reached a deal with Benfica to buy the Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez for an initial 75 million euros (£64 million), the Portuguese club said on Monday.

Bangladesh have played a three-day warm-up match in the West Indies without their new Test captain ahead of their two-Test series against the hosts. However, Shakib Al Hasan joined the team on the last day of the match and trained solo by batting at the nets.

Mustafizur Rahman's three-wicket was the bright spot for the visitors on day three ahead of their two-Test series against the Caribbeans as the three-day warm-up match between Bangladesh and President's XI ended as a draw at the Coolidge Cricket Ground today 

With less than four days before the first Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and West Indies, scheduled to take place in Antigua from June 16, it remains uncertain whether the Tigers fans could watch the games live on TV.

Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain made his presence felt with the ball on day two of the three-day warm-up match between Bangladesh and CWI President's XI at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua today.