Half-centuries on Day 3 from former skipper Angelo Mathews and all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva took Sri Lanka to a position of strength in the second and deciding Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Both Shakib and Mushfiqur are 35 and Tamim is 33. Siddons said that his aim was to get the seniors to end their careers on a high.

“I think Sri Lanka are still behind. If we can pick up a few early wickets in the first hour of the [third] day, then we will have the upper hand. The first innings is crucial. If they get close to our total or go past it, then we will be on the back foot. So it will be important to take a first-innings lead,” Liton opined.

Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the final session of Day 2 of their second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur today but the visitors still remain in a strong position.

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's availability before a series becomes a hot topic of discussion before every series. There are whisperings that Shakib could opt out of one of the formats in the upcoming series against West Indies.

The wily old Shakib Al Hasan’s armoury keeps stretching to include new variations. Having come back from Covid-19 after initially being ruled out of the first Test at Chattogram and taking part in just one practice session, where he did not bowl a single delivery and only focused on his batting, Shakib lifted Bangladesh up in the second session of day two with the ball.

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be playing the first Test against Sri Lanka, beginning from tomorrow in Chattogram, confirmed Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque during the pre-match press conference today. 

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has tested Negative for covid on Friday morning.

Shakib Al Hasan, one the most prominent Cricketers of Bangladesh National Cricket Team and also the Chairman of Reliable Commodities Exchange Co. has announced the launching of Swiss made 24K Minted gold bars in variable denominations, in association with QRIUS, a fast-growing lifestyle brand in Bangladesh. You will find these exquisite gold bars for purchase at the Banani outlet of QRIUS.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has signed for Legends of Rupganj today to play in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) after returning home earlier this morning from the USA.

Bangladesh are gearing up for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, well aware of the challenges they faced in South Africa against the home side’s spinners.

Bangladesh mounted a terrific effort in getting their very first victory -- a 38-run win -- in South African soil against the Proteas during the first ODI at Centurion yesterday and a pivotal tactical blow was enforced by star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who outdid the ploy that South Africa coach Mark Boucher and captain Temba Bavuma had set Bangladesh up for.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to Dhaka yesterday morning  alongside the team following a three-match ODI series in Chattogram and refreshingly he was available to reporters and fielded questions after turning up in the afternoon to fulfil a commercial commitment.

Marred with scams, controversies and uncertainty over the recovery of thousands of crores of embezzled taka, the country’s e-commerce sector has witnessed the appearance of yet another platform led by none other than the poster boy of Bangladesh cricket, Shakib Al Hasan.

According to Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer, Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan could be the best bowler in the T20 World Cup, set to begin tomorrow with the qualifier stage matches in Oman.

There is an age-old cricket batting tip: play according to the merit of the ball. This does not only apply to batting; the statement stands true for all

Shakib Al Hasan's controversial actions during the match between Mohammedan and Abahani in Dhaka Premier League T20 has caused a stir. The unpleasant incidents are being discussed not only in the country but also in the international arena.

Shakib Al Hasan and Umme Ahmed Shishir welcomed a new member into their family, a baby boy, in Wisconsin, USA yesterday.

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan -- banned from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended – has been named in Wisden’s ODI team of the decade.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.