Author: Devansh Poddar

Shakib Al Hasan, one of Bangladesh’s greatest all-rounders called time to his T20 career earlier last month. Bangladesh is currently preparing for its T20I series against India which starts on the 6th of October. This will be the side’s first T20I series post Shakib’s retirement, as they would enter into a new era in their cricket’s history. Shakib’s T20I career lasted 17 years and 209 days, more than any other player in the world and the 37-year-old is both Bangladesh’s top run-getter and wicket-taker in the shortest format. As part of their preparations for the forthcoming three-match T20 International that starts…

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In an attempt to obtain a result from a pitch that “didn’t have much for the bowlers,” Rohit Sharma stated that India was prepared to take the chance of being bowled out for a low score in the first innings. There was no activity on the second or third days of the Kanpur Test due to drizzle or damp outfield, respectively. However, because of the clear weather during the final two days of the Test, India was able to bowl out Bangladesh for 233 in the first innings, taking the final seven wickets for a mere 121 runs, and then…

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Prior to the three-match series that begins on October 6, injured pace bowler Ebadot Hossain and the other members of the Bangladesh T20 squad left Dhaka on Tuesday, October 1. The pacer has been out thus far due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury he sustained during the July 2023 ODI series against Afghanistan. The injury necessitated surgery, forcing him out of the game. Shahriar Nafees, the cricket operation in charge of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, announced on Tuesday that the bowler will not be participating in the series; instead, he will continue his recovery under the strict supervision of the…

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The two-match Test series between South Africa and Bangladesh will take place as planned; the tour was approved by the CSA after its specialists evaluated the security. The dates of the first Test are set for October 21–25 in Dhaka and October 29–November 2 in Chattogram. According to a statement released by the CSA on Monday, the tour was approved following “an in-loco inspection” by the board’s operations manager, team security manager, safety and security consultant, and South African Cricketers’ Association representative. These individuals visited Bangladesh last week and submitted their recommendations to the board. The anti-government riots in Bangladesh in…

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India has done what for many would have been impossible to even think of. With more than two and a half days of play lost to rain and a damp outfield, the only result that seemed possible at the start of Day 4 was a draw. But that was not exactly how the India team thought about the game. India entered into day 4, all guns blazing. They fulfilled their foremost goal of dismissing Bangladesh shortly and making something out of the game. Under one and a half sessions of play, India took the 7 Bangladeshi wickets left, as the…

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The BCCI vice president, Rajiv Shukla, announced on Monday that the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA), of which he is a member, is in discussions with the state government to improve Green Park in Kanpur, which is the site of the current Test match between Bangladesh and India. The move was made after the weather caused play on Days 2 and 3 of the event to be canceled. There was no rain at the location on Sunday, despite a few brief periods of rainfall on Saturday. Nevertheless, not a single ball was bowled because of the damp outfield. “Sometimes it…

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