Taijul Islam’s outstanding performances headline the ICC Men’s Player of the Month shortlist for November, where the Bangladesh left-arm spinner is joined by South Africa’s Simon Harmer and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz.

“Congratulations Taijul. I can see you get to 400 Test wicket by the time you finish your career. Good luck,” Shakib wrote in a Facebook post.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam overtook Shakib Al Hasan to become the country’s all-time highest wicket-taker in Test cricket on Day 4 of the second Test against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

IIn his 11 years as a Test cricketer, left-arm spinner Taijul Islam has carved out a great career, especially in the context of Bangladesh cricket.

Taijul is now Bangladesh’s joint-highest wicket-taker in Tests with 246 scalps.

Bangladesh opener Joy was adjudged Player of the Match, while debutant Hasan Murad made a significant impact by picking up six wickets across both Irish innings.

Taijul Islam became the first Bangladeshi to be picked by any team in the SA20 when the left-arm spinner was roped in by the Durban Super Giants for the upcoming edition of the T20 tournament.

While Litton and Mustafizur bask in family time and freedom, some of their teammates are staying close to the grind.

With a drawn first Test in Galle, Sri Lanka now need just four more wickets on Day 4 to seal the series. For Bangladesh, who will overtake Australia (46 innings defeats) if they lose by an innings, a familiar script threatens to play out -- another Test, another innings defeat, and another long list of questions to answer.

Sri Lankan great Angelo Mathews received a warm reception from the Bangladesh team during his farewell Test in Galle, which ended in a draw yesterday. The visitors gave him a guard of honour during his first-innings walk to the crease and later greeted him warmly after the match.

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal labelled Taijul Islam as "the most underrated bowler in the world at the moment" after the left-arm spinner claimed his 16th five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Monday.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam backed his pedigree and hit back at critics after he picked a 16th five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the second Test of the two-match series against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Monday.

Taijul collected his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests on an absorbing fourth day at Sabina Park as the West Indies were bowled out for just 185 in their second innings to allow Bangladesh record their first Test triumph in the Caribbean since July of 2009.

Bangladesh trail by 537 runs after a commanding performance by the visitors that gifted maiden Test centuries to three batsmen including Tony de Zorzi, who was dismissed before lunch on 177.

Bangladesh will look to bounce back in Chattogram during the series-concluding second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start today, in an attempt to avoid a series defeat against a SENA country on home soil after 14 years.

On the day before a Test match, the common practice in Bangladesh is that the captain of the host team would attend the pre-match press conference.

As it stands, South Africa are still in the driving seat despite Bangladesh’s 81-run lead.

Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam entertained all with his witty responses in the press conference after the first day’s play of the ongoing first Test against South Africa on Monday.

There was no way for Bangladesh to make up for a very poor batting performance, bowled out for 106 against South Africa in the first Test in Mirpur, but spinner Taijul Islam's fifer sort of came pretty close to making up for the batting debacle on Monday. But in terms of strategical standpoints or how Test cricket should be approached, Bangladesh once again appear to be going backwards.

At stumps, however, the Tigers were relieved bunch, having reduced the visitors to 140 for six, thanks to Taijul Islam who became the fastest and the second Bangladesh bowler, after Shakib, to take 200 Test wickets.