Najmul Hossain Shanto and Hashmatullah Shahidi – captains of Bangladesh and Afghanistan teams – will be looking to the heavens to win the toss before the first ball is bowled in the series-decider of the three-match ODI series between the sides at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

Bangladesh will have to select their playing XI from 13 players for the first ODI against Afghanistan tomorrow at the Sharjah Cricket Ground as left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed and pacer Nahid Rana are yet to receive their visas to travel to the UAE.

We took to the people around to hear what everyday Bangladeshis have to say about Afghanistan's feat and how it reflects on our own national team.

Rashid Khan's rise to become a multi-millionaire cricket superstar began in the most desperate of circumstances as a refugee living in the Pakistan city of Peshawar.

The Tamim Iqbal retirement and return saga, which unfolded over the past 48 hours or so, may have been the centre of attention in the country, but may provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to seal the three-match series against a rather distracted hosts in the second ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.