It took over two weeks for the country’s cricket board to finally set in motion a special probe committee to unearth the reasons behind Bangladesh’s shambolic ICC ODI World Cup campaign in India.

In his first stint as on-field captain in a Test match, Najmul Hossain Shanto was able to leave his mark on yesterday’s proceedings, with especially how he rotated the bowlers and changed the field to match his team’s ploys against New Zealand batters.

Newly appointed skipper Shan Masood set Pakistan a tough target on Wednesday for their forthcoming tour of Australia -- make history.

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Rangana Herath acknowledged left-arm spinner Taijul Islam’s role as the leader of the team’s spin attack.

Rahul Dravid will stay on as India head coach following an extension of his contract, which had expired with the 50-overs home World Cup earlier this month, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a three-member special committee to look into the performance of the Bangladesh national team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023, said a press release from the BCB.

Taijul Islam broke through the castle of Kane Williamson close to the end of the second day as New Zealand were 266 for eight before bad light put an end to the day's play in Sylhet.

“We got dismissed playing rash shots,” said a remorseful Joy at the end-of-day press conference yesterday.

"Why are you here?" The day's play had just begun at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The players had taken the field in front of about a hundred fans in the gallery.

His 47-ball hundred was the joint fastest in the format for an Australian batter.

The fight for the remaining spot is still on, with Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria still in the reckoning.

Phillips was aided by the Bangladesh batters who lacked the temperament necessary in the red-ball format.

The players and coaching staff also received bonuses based on the Pakistan series success.

With only 2.2 overs left before the Tea break on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand, Bangladesh were on the verge of going for a satisfying recess with an impressive score of 180-2 on the board.

Just into his career’s 10th Test, Bangladesh Test opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy has seen the highs and lows not particularly seen in internationals. Today against the Kiwis in the first Test, there was highs and lows too, following a team-high 86 which saw him miss out on a ton but his resilience sees the game in balance after day one.

Captain Pat Cummins said Tuesday that cricketers were "not robots" with Australia's Twenty20 team struggling in India straight after their 50-over World Cup triumph.

Part-time off-spinner Glenn Phillips took four wickets as Bangladesh were reduced to 310 for nine at the end of the first day of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

Bangladesh lost two of their well-set batters -- Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Mominul Haque -- late in the afternoon session to see the momentum sway towards New Zealand on Day 1 of their first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

Pakistan are scheduled to host the next edition of the eight-team ODI event two years later

Joy, who is batting on 53, completed his half-century off 93 balls as Bangladesh reached 116-2 after 31 overs.