Zakir to open in debut Test
Bangladesh head coach Russel Domingo has confirmed Zakir Hasan will open the batting in the first Test against India starting on Wednesday.
Bangladesh head coach Russel Domingo has confirmed Zakir Hasan will open the batting in the first Test against India starting on Wednesday.
India face Bangladesh in the first of two Tests from Wednesday hoping to bulldoze the hosts.
Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed believes bowlers will have to bowl well and be patient to be successful in the first Test against India.
Opener Ishan Kishan hit the fastest ODI double century to set up a 227-run consolation win for India in the third match against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Injury-hit India hope to end their ODI series against Bangladesh on a high in Chittagong on Saturday.
Bangladesh have called up uncapped top-order batsman Zakir Hasan for the first Test against India.
Bangladesh survived a spirited comeback led by Rohit Sharma to win the second ODI against India by five runs and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan believes his side will bounce back in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh despite a shock defeat in the opening match.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit an unbeaten 38 and put on a record 10-wicket stand as Bangladesh edged out India by one wicket in a thrilling opening ODI on Sunday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma says his side’s month-long tour of Bangladesh will be “no cakewalk”, with several veterans returning to bolster the tourists’ ranks after a lacklustre run abroad.
Bangladesh have received a huge blow ahead of their three-match ODI series against India after their captain Tamim Iqbal was ruled out.
Bangladesh’s cricket board has moved an ODI against India next month from Dhaka.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh in Adelaide to book their place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22 to lead Pakistan into the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Bangladesh have blamed fake fielding by India’s Virat Kohli for their nailbiting T20 World Cup loss and will raise it with the ICC.