The 35-year-old Boland will play his first Test since last year's Ashes in England when he fronts up for the pink ball match at the Adelaide Oval starting on Friday.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Barclay cautioned Shah against taking the game "under the yoke of India".

Few would have believed Miraz when he spoke of a comeback after the first Test.

Jaker has already scored fifties in each of the three Tests he has played, becoming only the second Bangladeshi after Mominul Haque to achieve such a feat.

The 101-run win over hosts West Indies in the second and final Test in Jamaica on Tuesday was the fitting way for Bangladesh to close out the 2023-2025 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle -- the best one the Tigers experienced to date.

To mark the occasion, captains Nigar Sultana Joty of Bangladesh and Gaby Lewis of Ireland added a touch of cultural charm to the proceedings by unveiling the series trophy at the Malnichera Tea Estate in Sylhet on Wednesday.

Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons had his say about Bangladesh’s key performers in the 101-run series-levelling win in the second Test of the two-match series against the West Indies in Jamaica on Wednesday. Below are excerpts of his take on Nahid Rana, Jaker Ali, and Mehedi Hasan Miraz that he shared with the official broadcast after the match.

The left-arm pacer, who opted out from West Indies ODIs citing family reasons, announced the news on social media.

The visitors won the first Test in Christchurch by eight wickets inside four days and have stuck with the same XI for the next clash starting on Friday.

West Indies cricketers Jayden Seales and Kevin Sinclair were both fined Wednesday for breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct during the second Test defeat by Bangladesh.

KL Rahul said Wednesday he will bat "wherever" as India face a conundrum in the second Test against Australia with the expected return of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.

Pakistan recalled former skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday for the away Test series and white-ball matches against South Africa starting next week, but there was no place for spinner Sajid Khan.

Jaker Ali Anik shared a heartfelt message on his official Facebook page, dedicating Bangladesh's 101-run victory in the second Test against West Indies in Jamaica to his late father, after having made tremendous contribution with the bat to the team’s cause.

The fact that two pacers shared the player of the series trophy following the two-match Test series between West Indies and Bangladesh ended in a 1-1 draw shows how much pace dominated the proceedings in Antigua and Jamaica.

Left-arm spinner Taijul took 5 for 50 in the fourth innings to help bowl out West Indies for 185. Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud and Rana took the other five wickets.

One of Aesop's renowned fables, 'The goose that laid the golden egg', imparts a timeless lesson: too much greed can ruin one's fortune. It also highlights the value of patience -- a virtue the Bangladesh Cricket Board could embrace to nurture the immense potential of one of their brightest prospects, Nahid Rana.

Taijul collected his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests on an absorbing fourth day at Sabina Park as the West Indies were bowled out for just 185 in their second innings to allow Bangladesh record their first Test triumph in the Caribbean since July of 2009.

Although three and a half years have passed since then, the Tigresses are yet to feature in the game’s elite format.

It was an intriguing second session’s play before tea on day four in Jamaica as Bangladesh spinners came to the party after the pace riot in the first innings. Taijul Islam in particular did the damage, well-supported by Mehedi Miraz as Bangladesh produced three wickets in the second session to leave West Indies four down for 133 runs at tea.

Sylhet skipper Amite Hasan was adjudged player of the tournament, for having scored a tournament-high 785 runs at an average of 78.50. Dhaka pacer Anamul Haque finished as the tournament’s highest wicket-taker with 36 wickets.