
India make limited inroads on weather-hit day
Bad light followed by heavy rain ended play before tea on day one of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Bad light followed by heavy rain ended play before tea on day one of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Ex-Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, facing prosecution for his relationship with the country’s former leader, says he will soon retire from international cricket.
Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets after a first-innings century with the bat to inspire India to a 280-run thrashing of Bangladesh in the first Test on Sunday.
Centuries from opener Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant helped India close in on victory in the first Test despite a spirited start to Bangladesh’s chase for their target of 515 in Chennai on Saturday.
India took command of the first Test against Bangladesh as they extended their lead to 308 after fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah helped bundle out the visitors for 149 on Friday.
A counter-attacking century from Ravichandran Ashwin pulled India to 339-6 on day one of the first Test after Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud rattled the hosts with four wickets.
Indian cricket fans are traditionally obsessed with batsmen but star pacemen are finally bringing overdue recognition to the side’s bowlers, says coach Gautam Gambhir.
Fresh from their first Test series win over Pakistan, Bangladesh will chase more cricket history when they face India in Chennai from Thursday.
Bangladesh recorded a historic first series win over Pakistan with a tense six-wicket victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
Pacemen Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana shared nine wickets on Monday to set Bangladesh on course for victory over Pakistan before rain stopped play on the fourth day of the second Test.
Liton Das hit a fighting hundred to lift Bangladesh from a precarious 26-6 to 262 all out on Sunday, in a remarkable turnaround that left the second Test in Rawalpindi within either team’s grasp.
Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz grabbed five wickets to help Bangladesh skittle Pakistan for 274 on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s laundry list of achievements is rivalled only by his disciplinary infractions and his brief political career under his country’s loathed ex-leader.
Bangladesh players have rallied round teammate Shakib Al Hasan, the ousted lawmaker who faces a case of alleged murder connected to unrest that toppled the government earlier this month.
Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took seven wickets between them to secure Bangladesh’s maiden Test win over Pakistan, a stunning 10-wicket victory in Rawalpindi.