Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal won't run in the upcoming board of directors' election of the BCB

Aich Mollah marked his T20 debut with a match-winning knock as Dhaka Metro returned to winning ways, defeating Sylhet Division by 23 runs in their fourth-round fixture of the National Cricket League (NCL) T20 in Sylhet on Tuesday.

Several club councillors voiced frustration on Tuesday after a High Court bench issued a stay order on former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed’s writ petition, which challenged the inclusion of 15 disputed clubs in the October 6 BCB board of directors’ election. Some councillors even threatened to withdraw from the polls.

The upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections continue to spiral into controversy, with new claims emerging about missing councilors, adding to the already volatile environment.

Pakistan on Tuesday included five spinners and recalled paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi in an 18-man squad for the two-match Test series at home to South Africa.

Bangladesh star Soumya Sarkar's participation in the series against Afghanistan is in doubt as he faces UAE visa complications.

Shubman Gill's India will be heavy favourites when they play a home two-Test series starting Thursday against a West Indies side struggling with injuries and a pale shadow of the team that once dominated cricket.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das has apologised to fans after the team fell short of their Asia Cup 2025 target, admitting it was heartbreaking to miss the last two games through injury.

Speaking to private television Channel24 over the phone on Monday night, Asif Mahmud made the declaration following a heated exchange on social media.

Josh Philippe will replace Maxwell in the squad for the three matches against the Black Caps at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Nepal produced a stunning performance to bowl the West Indies out for just 83 in the second T20I in Sharjah on Monday and claim a 2-0 victory in their first-ever series against a Test-playing country with a game to spare.

Chattogram Division clinched their second successive victory in the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) T20, beating Rajshahi Division by 30 runs in their third-round match at the Sylhet Outer Stadium on Monday.

The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur will host the West Indies for a three-match ODI series, starting on October 18, while the subsequent three-match T20I series will be staged at the Birshreshtha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, starting on October 2, with Soumya Sarkar replacing the injured captain Litton Das for the series. However, the persistent problem of a fragile middle order, as exposed in the Super Four match against Pakistan during the Asia Cup, remains a cause for concern in the lead-up to next year’s T20 World Cup.

Woakes took 192 wickets in 62 Tests and scored more than 2,000 runs at an average of more than 25.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul and vice-president Nazmul Abedeen Fahim are set to be elected uncontested from Dhaka in the upcoming board of directors election after the Election Commission rejected the nomination of councillor SM Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan on Monday.

Political tensions spilled over into cricket in the Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan on Sunday in Dubai and even though the contest is already over, India winning the tie by five wickets, both sides have continued trading barbs.

It may have been New Zealand's retro moustaches, wigs and floppy hats, but Ricky Ponting was far from convinced that Twenty20 cricket would catch on after the first international match at Eden Park 20 years ago.

In total, 51 of the 60 collected nomination papers were submitted to the EC on Sunday.

Former domestic player and administrator Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected on Sunday as president of India's cricket board, the sport's most powerful national body.