Manchester City could have an advantage in the Premier League title race through January as their rivals face up to losing key players to the African Cup of Nations and Asia Cup.
After becoming the country's first team to win the ACC U-19 Asia Cup, Bangladesh under-19 cricket team arrived in the country yesterday amid much fanfare.
"Siraj's dream spell ended India's five-year title drought," The Times of India wrote
India started the Asia Cup as underdogs, Shoaib Akhtar said, but their transformation during the campaign has now convinced him that “they could be the most dangerous side in the World Cup”
"Sometimes a bit of a kick up the rear end is not the worst thing going into a World Cup," Silverwood told reporters.
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman might not be as mysterious as he was at the beginning of his career but the left-arm paceman managed to achieve a feat he can be happy about against India in Colombo yesterday.
Ever since Bangladesh won the 2020 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, it was expected that a pool of players from that World Cup-winning batch would one day come through for the national side. The consensus was that it would happen sooner rather than later, given the youthful exuberance portrayed by that group of players in that tournament.
Babar Azam's side need to defeat Sri Lanka to book a place at this year's Asia Cup decider against India, while Sri Lanka only need to avoid defeat to advance
The most optimistic among us rely on the consistent inconsistency of Bangladesh when they play international cricket.
Rain on Sunday forced a blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan into a reserve day after just 24.1 overs of play in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup.
Bangladesh made one change from their last match against Pakistan as spinner Nasum Ahmed came in for Afif Hossain.
The left-arm fast bowler rattled the Indian top-order in their Group A clash last week, taking 4-35 -- including the wickets of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Bangladesh will be eager to bounce back against Sri Lanka today, following the batting slump against Pakistan on a flat batting deck in the ongoing Asia Cup.
The Tigers take on Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday in a must-win match to keep their hopes high of reaching the final, after they lost their Super Four opener to Pakistan
Following a seven-wicket drubbing against Pakistan in their first Asia Cup Super Four encounter in Lahore on Wednesday, Bangladesh will look to keep their Asia Cup destiny in their own hands when they take on Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.
There is no way to justify crucifying the 24-year-old batter solely for his 20-run innings against Pakistan in Wednesday's Asia Cup Super Four match in Lahore. Instead, the manner in which he keeps throwing his wicket away after showing a glimpse of promise deserves serious consideration ahead of the World Cup.
As Bangladesh prepare to take on co-hosts Pakistan in their first Asia Cup Super Four game at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today, one of the major talking points ahead of this crucial encounter has been regarding the Tigers’ line-up.
"We were never communicated those calculations," Trott said in the post match press conference.
They could still have qualified by reaching 295 within 37.4 overs but appeared to not be aware of that permutation as number 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi blocked out two deliveries before being dismissed while attempting another defensive shot with six needed to go through.
