The team's every move is being scrutinised on the five-Test Ashes tour, with players followed through the airport, on golf courses and on a trip to an aquarium.

The 27-year-old, who bypassed traditional age-level pathways, recently gained attention with a strong showing at the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Qatar.

As it often happens, a victory -- especially before a major tournament -- can lift the mood within the Bangladesh team.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday extended the deadline for submitting a report by the five-member committee tasked with investigating allegations made by former women’s captain Jahanara Alam, pushing it to December 20.

On the eve of the T20I series against Ireland last week in Chattogram, Litton Das vented his frustration over the squad selection carried out by the selectors. He publicly revealed that Shamim Hossain had been dropped without his knowledge, triggering widespread debate.

Sylhet batter Amite Hasan notched a double ton and matched his career-best score of 213 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in the NCL match against Rajshahi.

When Litton Das was asked on Tuesday whether he was satisfied with fetching Tk 70 lakh at the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction on Sunday, he stopped the reporter mid-question and asked with a smirk, “Wasn’t it 75 lakh? I thought it was 75!”

Litton’s comments came following Bangladesh’s commanding eight-wicket victory over Ireland in Chattogram, a win that sealed the three-match T20I series 2–1

Tanzid Hasan Tamim delivered a standout all-round performance as Bangladesh sealed the T20I series against Ireland 2-1 with an emphatic eight-wicket win in the final match in Chattogram on Tuesday.

Smith, who played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, died unexpectedly on Monday in Australia, where he lived, his family said.

The auction for the 2026 edition is scheduled for December 16 in Abu Dhabi.

On Tuesday, the clubs held further discussions and reiterated their stance.

New Zealand reached 231-9 at stumps on a rain-shortened day one of the first Test against the West Indies Tuesday after Justin Greaves triggered a middle-order collapse with the wicket of Kane Williamson.

The Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) has formally written to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) seeking an explanation for the exclusion of several players from the 2025-26 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction list.

Bangladesh were asked to bowl again by Ireland captain Paul Stirling in the third and decisive match of the three-match T20I series in Chattogram on Tuesday.

According to ESPNcricinfo, the IPL released a long list of 1,355 players on Monday after the registration deadline closed on November 30.

“It’s become something that traditionally Australia have been very good at,” said Marnus Labuschagne, the format’s leading run-scorer.

The Bangladesh-Ireland T20I series -- the Tigers’ final T20 assignment before February-March’s T20 World Cup -- was expected to be straightforward for the hosts. The plan was simple: secure the series in the first two matches and use the final game to test new options ahead of the global event.

England fast bowler Brydon Carse said his team has firm plans to counter the threat posed by Travis Head after the Australian made a blistering century at the top of the order to set up an eight-wicket win in the Ashes series opener in Perth.

Twelve years -- that’s how long the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) went without an auction. And with unexpected surprises, unprecedented requests, and an overall underwhelming foreign-player pool, Sunday’s return to the auction table was, in many ways, reflective of the BPL’s fragile reputation.