BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus confirmed the news to the media as the two cricketers are willing to take a leave from the only Test against Ireland scheduled on April 4 in Mirpur.

Ireland have won the toss and opted to field first in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Mohammed Shami's bowling figures of 3-17 and an unbeaten 75 by KL Rahul helped India beat Australia by five wickets in the first one-day international on Friday.

Bangladesh will cap off their Super League fixtures with three ODIs against Ireland in May, to be played in Chelmsford, England, Cricket Ireland confirmed on Friday. 

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has backed the experienced Mahmudullah Riyad, saying that the 37-year-old all-rounder is still in his plans.

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan joined the Tigers training camp in Sylhet on Friday, a day before the three-match ODI series against Ireland commences at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

It is the first time that Ireland will play the Tigers in a bilateral series, with matches across all three formats.

Sri Lanka are convinced they can take 20 New Zealand wickets in the second test starting in Wellington on Friday and tie the series despite losing the motivation of the World Test Championship (WTC).

Wicketkeeper-batter Zakir Hasan has been ruled out of the upcoming Ireland series after he suffered an injury in training at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu confirmed to The Daily Star. 

Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie and all-rounder Curtis Campher credited their recent stints at the Bangladesh Premier League which they believe will benefit them when they face Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team won their second and final ODI of the two-match series against Afghanistan with a 68-run win at the Tolerance Stadium in the UAE on Wednesday.

Ireland ramped up their preparations with a dominating 78-run win over Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in their only warm-up match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Tom Latham will lead New Zealand's one-day international team in the three-match series against Sri Lanka later this month with regulars such as Kane Williamson set to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), New Zealand Cricket said on Monday.

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team lost the first ODI of the two-match series by 158 runs against Afghanistan at the Tolerance Oval in the UAE on Monday.

Rohit Sharma's India clinched the Test series against Australia 2-1 after the fourth match ended in a draw at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday.

Pakistan have rung the changes for the Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan later this month, resting skipper Babar Azam and handing the captaincy to Shadab Khan, selectors said on Monday.

Virat Kohli hit his first Test century in over three years with a towering 186 on Sunday to give India a sniff of what would be a stunning victory in the fourth Test against Australia.

Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza hailed Bangladesh’s remarkable series win over reigning T20 World Cup champions England but said that it was not the same as the series wins against Australia and New Zealand at home.

Bangladesh became the only team ever to have beaten a reigning world champion in their first assignment of that particular format since the World Cup as the Shakib Al Hasan-led side clinched the three-match T20I series, with a game in hand, against the ODI and T20 World Champions England on Sunday.

Bangladesh clinched a maiden T20I series win over England as they beat the visitors by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.