Sri Lanka are set to begin a two-Test series against Bangladesh in Galle on Tuesday that will mark the end of Angelo Mathews's 鈥榙ream run鈥� in the game's longest format, as the cricket season resumed following South Africa's World Test Championship triumph at Lord's.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz鈥檚 participation in the first of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka was in doubt after he missed the team鈥檚 training session due to fever at Galle on Sunday.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been appointed as the new Bangladesh one-day international captain for the next 12 months, confirmed the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday.
Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram saluted on Thursday the 鈥榚ffort鈥� of the artist who created a statue of him that has spawned scorn on social media.
Bangladesh national team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on Thursday expressed his desire to have a higher finish in the new World Test Championship cycle despite admitting the fact that they have not been playing good cricket in recent times.
Mitchell Starc led Australia's recovery as the defending champions fought back with the ball against South Africa on the first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Wednesday.
Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as South Africa dismissed Australia for 212 after tea on Wednesday's opening day of the World Test Championship final at Lord's.
India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa's Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were among seven new inductees into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame announced Monday.
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Nazmul Hossain Shanto retained the Test captaincy for another year, while pacer Ebadot Hossain returned to the national fold after almost two years, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-member squad for the forthcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
The High Court on Monday issued a ruling asking the government to explain why the removal of former national cricket team鈥檚 captain Faruque Ahmed from the Bangladesh Cricket Board should not be declared illegal.
The biggest positive, if there was any, of the Bangladesh national cricket team in the last two series would be the performances of the top-order batters, especially the openers in Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain.
Toffee App, Banglalink's digital entertainment platform, will broadcast the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027, Banglalink said in a press release on Tuesday.
Punjab Kings stand in the way of Virat Kohli's dream of finally winning the Indian Premier League in Tuesday's final at the world's biggest cricket stadium.
Explosive Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell called time on his one-day international career Monday, but will continue in Twenty20 cricket with his eye on next year's World Cup.
The High Court on Monday dropped from its cause list a writ petition filed by the former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Faruque Ahmed, challenging the legality of his removal as a director of the board.
Mohammad Haris hit a swashbuckling maiden international century to guide Pakistan to a 3-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh with a seven-wicket win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Lahore on Sunday.
Joe Root hit his highest one-day international score, making 166 not out as England beat the West Indies by three wickets in Cardiff on Sunday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Sunday revealed that Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah are interested in pursuing coaching roles at the international level.聽聽
The newly elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Aminul Islam, on Sunday reiterated his main goal of decentralising and spreading cricket across the country.
Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam will miss Sunday鈥檚 third and final T20I against Pakistan and will be out of action for at least two weeks due to a muscle injury, said Bangladesh Cricket Board in a press release on Saturday.
Bangladesh captain Liton Das expressed disappointment over the team's inability to adhere to fundamental principles after suffering a 57-run defeat in the second match of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday.
Bangladesh鈥檚 dismal run in the shortest format of the game continued when they lost their second T20I against Pakistan by 57 runs and lost the series with one match in hand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday.
Aminul Islam Bulbul said he is looking for a quick but memorable tenure at the Bangladesh Cricket Board after being elected as the new president of the country鈥檚 cricketing body on Friday.
The National Sports Council on Thursday has terminated the nomination of Faruque Ahmed in the Bangladesh Cricket Board in the director category, a move that effectively ended Faruque鈥檚 tenure as the president of the board.
Faruque Ahmed鈥檚 tenure as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board has been shrouded in uncertainty after a group of board directors submitted a formal no-confidence letter to the ministry of youth and sports on Thursday, following reports...
Pacer Hasan Ali claimed five wickets while Shadab Khan shone with both bat and ball as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
Ripon Mondol shone with the bat and ball after being involved in a controversial incident on the second day of the second four-day match between the Bangladesh Emerging team and their South African counterparts at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.
The Indian Premier League has finally reached the playoff stage, later than planned, leaving four teams to battle for the title beginning on Thursday. AFP Sport highlights the best and worst of the T20 league in 2025 -- from a 14-year-old bursting onto the scene to deadly armed conflict bringing a dramatic halt to the action.
The Governing Council of the Bangladesh Premier League has decided to allocate a portion of ticket sales revenue to the franchises that have fulfilled their player payment obligations, as stated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.