Imrul Kayes, who is currently in London playing the minor county league, was in the stands of the Oval to witness the final of the World Test Championship between India and Australia on Wednesday.
Shakib could not represent the Black and Whites in the last season following his side’s exit after first phase as the cricketer was busy with the national team's tour of South Africa and was later out of cricket for a few days due to a family crisis.
Imrul Kayes, who has been out of the national set up for a few years, believes that Bangladesh need to play attacking cricket against England in their upcoming white-ball home series next month.
Experienced Bangladesh national cricketer Imrul Kayes is far from being an unfamiliar figure when it comes to captaincy as the left-hander had successfully managed to twice lead Comilla Victorians to glory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s franchise-based T20 cricket competition, since he was appointed captain in 2019.
Chattogram Challengers moved a step closer to confirming their play-off spot in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) with a convincing six-wicket victory against Dhaka Platoon at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
Known as the comeback man of Bangladesh cricket, opener Imrul Kayes delivered his best when it mattered.
When Imrul Kayes was sleeping in Khulna just two days ago, perhaps even he did not dream that he would be the one to steady the ship alongside Mahmudullah Riyad on his comeback to the national team with Bangladesh reeling at 87 for five against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup.
Imrul Kayes and Liton Das strike tons in their respective matches for South Zone and East Zone in Bangladesh Cricket League.
Inclusion of Imrul Kayes to the Tigers' squad ahead of the crucial final against Sri Lanka raises questions about Anamul Haque's fate.
Report suggests that Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes will sit out the first match of the tri-nation series against Zimbabwe to be played on Monday.
Imrul Kayes talks about how Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan help the team.
Bangladesh cricketer Imrul Kayes suggests that it’s difficult to adjust to batting at number three after having batted as an opener for most of his career.
Who wants to live under a cloud of uncertainty? The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), cricketers and fans are in an uncomfortable
The focus will be on Imrul Kayes when the fifth round of the Bangladesh Cricket League begins today in Chittagong and Sylhet.
Imrul Kayes's position in Bangladesh's Test team for the Sri Lanka series, which is expected to be announced tomorrow, is in doubt as the Bangladesh Cricket Board's medical team have yet to deem him fit for the tour.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said before leaving New Zealand that it would take only 10 minutes to make a squad for the one-off Test against India once he gets the update reports of his three injured players.
Mominul Haque, along with Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes, has also been ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch against New Zealand, which begins on Friday. In the absence of Mushfiqur, Tamim Iqbal will lead the side and Shakib Al Hasan has been named his deputy.
New Zealand and Bangladesh Monday defended the short ball as a legitimate weapon following the bouncer-laden first Test which saw Mushfiqur Rahim rushed to hospital after being hit on the head.
Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes had to be stretchered off the field in the 13th over during the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington today.