Fresh off Bangladesh’s historic 1-0 victory over India, midfielder Shamit Shome chose a quieter, more personal celebration.

On the eve of Bangladesh’s Asian Cup Qualifier against India, the national team followed their usual tradition: coaches, key players and team officials delivering motivational speeches after the final training session.

Bangladesh will take the field against India today with notable changes in the midfield, as Shamit Shome has been included alongside Sheikh Morsalin while Jamal Bhuyan and Sohel Rana Jr sit out.

With both sides already eliminated from the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, hosts Bangladesh and India are set to meet in what has become a battle of pride rather than a dead-rubber at the National Stadium in Dhaka today. The match kicks off at 8:00 pm.

India have long curated home tracks that accentuate turn, but the assumption their own batters would master such conditions no longer appears safe following their defeat in the opening Test against South Africa.

India’s key players have expressed their assurance over the security arrangements made for them ahead of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in Dhaka on Tuesday, affirming that they have only football on their mind.

Shomit Shome is optimistic Bangladesh will end their winless streak in international football when they take on neighbours India in an AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture in Dhaka on November 18.

Bangladesh are gearing up for hosting the 2nd Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025, starting from November 17 at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.

Play in India's second Test against South Africa in Guwahati will start at 9:00am (0330 GMT) because of early sunsets, with the order of the session breaks reversed meaning tea will be before lunch.

Currently in Bangladesh for the upcoming matches against Nepal and India, Hamza attended a ceremony on Tuesday morning at Robi’s corporate office to officially sign on as the brand ambassador for the private telecom company.

Ticket for the much-anticipated Bangladesh-India Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture began at 2:00 pm today, and within just six minutes, all general gallery tickets were sold out.

Fresh from their victory in the ODI World Cup, the Indian women’s cricket team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Javier Cabrera on Tuesday returned to Bangladesh and joined the national team's ongoing training camp for the upcoming Asian Cup Qualifier against India, scheduled for November 18, after having spent time with his family in Spain.

Washington Sundar hit an unbeaten 49 as India chased down 187 to beat Australia by five wickets in the third Twenty20 international on Sunday and level the series.

Winning the ODI World Cup could be a turning point for the women's game in cricket-crazy India, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said on Saturday, and encourage more girls to take the field.

The Bangladesh women's cricket team face a packed schedule ahead, beginning with a tour of India in December under the ICC Women's Future Tours Programme (FTP), Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials have confirmed.

 A Josh Hazlewood masterclass with the ball and a batting blitz by Mitchell Marsh carried Australia to a dominant four-wicket win in the second T20I against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

Bangladesh's disappointing results at the recently concluded 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships only highlight the long-standing decline of the country's athletics.

Former England cricketer and ICC match referee Chris Broad has revealed that he was once asked to be “lenient” against India when they were behind the over-rate in a match.

The pathway to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 summit clash becomes clear after Australia’s win over South Africa in their final group-stage game.