India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has praised Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed’s ability to churn our performances in across different conditions ahead of the ICC World Cup encounter between the two sides in Pune on Wednesday.

There had been a lot of hype surrounding Bangladesh's pace-bowling unit ahead of the ICC World Cup, having made significant strides in the last few years.

There was no official training session for Bangladesh on Sunday, a day after their comprehensive six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their World Cup 2023 opener. Only five members of the Tigers' squad worked out in the gym of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala yesterday.

From a team that only ever tried to ‘spin to win’, Bangladesh have now evolved into a pace-centric attack heading into the ICC World Cup in India.

When last the ODI World Cup was played in South Asia, in 2011, five of the top seven wicket-takers in that tournament were spin bowlers. In the recent Asia Cup, however, in which more matches were played in Colombo (a notoriously spin-friendly venue) than any other venue, five of the top seven wicket-takers were seam bowlers.

Captain Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal has asked for rest in the third and final ODI against New Zealand, confirmed selector Habibul Bashar on Sunday.

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Pacer Taskin Ahmed said that if Bangladesh are able to play their best cricket, it won’t be impossible for them to clinch the Asia Cup.

Taskin Ahmed's short stint in the Zim Afro T10 league was tremendous -- the pacer ended up among the highest wicket-takers with 11 scalps from seven games maintaining a very impressive economy rate.

The right-arm pacer expressed satisfaction over his performance and the overall experience despite his team having failed to qualify for final.

Bangladesh’s strike pacer Taskin Ahmed will not be getting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) due to workload management concerns.

The LPL is set to get underway from July 30 and slated to be played till August 20. Bangladesh national team will, however, hold a training camp ahead of the Asia Cup from July 31.

Taskin ended as the best performer with the ball for Bulawayo Braves in both the games they played on Friday while Mushfiqur scored the highest for his Joburg Buffaloes side

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan, pacer Taskin Ahmed and wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim left the country on Tuesday night as they head to fulfill their commitments in different franchise leagues.

Pacer Taskin Ahmed and wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim will fly for Zimbabwe to take part in the Zim-Afro T10 League tonight.

According to Shoriful, the seniors helped them, making it easy for the youngsters to gel. 

Bangladesh's cricket authorities said Monday they had compensated three senior cricketers a total of $65,000 for choosing to play for the national team rather than in the lucrative Indian Premier League this season.

The team management will assess Tamim and Taskin's condition after Tuesday's training for a final call.

Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed on Wednesday said that he is eager to play in different leagues around the world just a day after the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to release him to play for English County side Yorkshire.

"Bhai, don't say anything," one cricketer requested as he and a few members of the national team came off their running exercise, sensing that the query was regarding the intense weather.