While Litton and Mustafizur bask in family time and freedom, some of their teammates are staying close to the grind.
English power-hitting coach Julian Wood is no stranger to Bangladesh cricket, having coached Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) sides Chattogram Challengers and Sylhet Sunrisers before. But his forthcoming stint in the country will be different as for the first time he will be working with the national side for a three-week camp on power-hitting from August 10 to September 3.
As a former Bangladesh captain with experience at the ICC, the BCB president felt compelled to intervene.
For now, the home win is a welcome boost.
The third and final match of the series will be held at the same venue on July 22.
Captaincy, however, might have influenced his recent innings -- particularly the 76 in the second T20I against Sri Lanka in Dambulla, the highest score by a Bangladesh T20I captain.
This was Bangladesh’s first-ever series win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in any format. It was also their maiden T20I series win over the hosts.
A key decision that raised eyebrows was the removal of voting rights for former first-class players.
Over the past month, the visitors narrowly missed out on securing their first-ever series win in Sri Lanka in both Tests and ODIs -- squandering both chances due to a lack of consistency throughout the respective contests.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the upcoming ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa including four senior team players on Thursday.
India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final test against Bangladesh beginning on Thursday.
Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan clawed his way back to the top three of the ICC Test all-rounder rankings as he climbed a spot from fourth following the first Test against India in Chattogram.
Batter Liton Das is one of four Bangladesh players to be included in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023 mega auction.
Bangladesh’s dominance in the fifty-over format at home was proved yet again as the Tigers sealed consecutive ODI series victories over India in the three-match ODI series with a game in hand.
Bangladesh might have been at the receiving end of many close defeats against India, but there has been a sense of intense rivalry between the two neighbouring nations, especially since the Tigers' ODI series triumph in 2015 at home.
As I mentally prepared to leave the stadium last night, I saw Miraz continue to play with a deftness and an attitude that I wish could be formalised and replicated by all eleven team members.
Bangladesh suffered a double blow ahead of their ODI series against India as skipper Tamim Iqbal was deemed doubtful for the series, starting on Sunday, owing to a groin injury, while speedster Taskin Ahmed has been sidelined for the opener due to a recurring back problem.
Dhaka Division kept their hopes alive in the title race after they managed to seal a thumping 333-run win over table-toppers Sylhet on the third day of their National Cricket League Tier 1 encounter at the Sylhet International Stadium on Wednesday.
Bangladesh’s conclusion to their ICC T20 World Cup journey also signalled the end of technical consultant Sridharan Sriram’s contract, but there is optimism in the Bangladesh Cricket Board that the former Indian all-rounder will continue although head coach Russell Domingo will return for next month's India series.
