Despite Shakib Al Hasan's fall in as early as the third over of the final day, things were looking decent for Bangladesh in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Joe Root is named the new England Test captain and will take the place of Alastair Cook, who stepped down last month after five years in charge

India issued a battle cry to Australia Monday as they wrapped up a comprehensive 208-run victory over Bangladesh after a devastating display of spin bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

Although Tigers lost the Test match against India by 208 runs, Bangladesh fought well against the number one Test team. However, it could have been a different story had Bangladesh taken the chances they created at Hyderabad.

After leading from the front with a fighting century yesterday, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim defied rational thinking with his ill-judged shot as he threw away his wicket during the first session of day-5 of the Test Match against India at Hyderabad today.

Former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan and the current chairman of cricket operations in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) explained the change in cricket by admitting that overweight men cannot play anymore.

India romped to a 208-run victory when Taskin Ahmed became Ravichandran Ashwin’s fourth victim of the second innings in the Test match against Bangladesh at Hyderabad today.

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin received plenty of acclaim after breaking fast-bowling legend Dennis Lillee's record by becoming the fastest bowler to take 250 wickets in Test cricket.

Mahmudullah Riyad is one of the two batsmen who will have to negotiate the most crucial phase of the Test's fifth day today.

The morning session has been the most helpful for bowlers in this Test so far. Once the first hour is negotiated, the wicket at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium tends to become slower which makes it easier for batsmen to play.

New Zealand senior batsman Ross Taylor has again been kept out of the New Zealand Twenty20 squad named Sunday to play South Africa later in the week.

Former India spinner Sunil Joshi is likely to join the Bangladesh team as a spin bowling consultant for the series against Sri Lanka in March.

With seven more wickets to go, India are in the driving seat in this Test. Had Bangladesh been able to negotiate India's spinners after tea, they would have been in a much better position going into the final day.

Bangladesh suffered the loss of their first wicket in the second innings when Tamim Iqbal was dismissed for 3 by Ravichandran Ashwin to leave the tourists at 11 for 1 after 5.2 overs in the Test match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad today.

Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh skipper came out to bat during the first innings of the Test against India when the chips were down. The tourists were under pressure after losing four wickets for 109 runs on the board.

Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club won their respective First Division Super League matches yesterday to brighten their chances of getting promotion to the Premier Cricket League.

The Bangladesh women's team continued their poor batting displays as they lost their final group match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier against their South African counterparts by six wickets at the P Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday.

After the morning session yesterday, there were a number of Bangladeshi journalists in the Hyderabad press box who were finding ways to reschedule their flight tickets back to Dhaka.

He may be a bit vulnerable with his wicket-keeping gloves on, but there have never been any doubts about his batting. You will probably never see him pull a 'Shakib' and gift the opponents an unexpected wicket.

Former Indian spinner Sunil Joshi has applied for the role Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon told reporters in Hyderabad earlier today.