Liton entertained a few questions at the press conference regarding the Tamim issue and the opener’s shock retirement, but at one point lost his cool over the subtext of the press event.

The BCB's medical department's ploy with the captain has been to allow him time to recuperate when he feels back pain. It appears that the same idea would be in action as Tamim wants to see how he fares after the first ODI tomorrow. 

The Afghan selectors announced an 18-member squad, led by skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi where the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman also feature.

When Tests come as sporadically as they do for Bangladesh and when you are a one-format player passionate about Tests, getting into a groove can be difficult.

Mominul and Shanto have some similarities when it comes to dealing with criticism and overcoming tough periods in their career.

Mominul went more than two years without getting a Test century, having scored 11 hundreds in the first eight years of his Test career.

Mominul Haque, the batter who joined Shanto in the middle after Zakir’s dismissal, had the feat of scoring two centuries in the same Test. Mominul had scored 175 and 106 in the same Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram back in 2018.

Najmul Hossain Shanto got dismissed for 124 runs as Bangladesh took their lead past 500 runs in the second innings of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mirpur on Friday.

“No, I am happy with whatever I have done,” a nonchalant Najmul Hossain Shanto said at yesterday’s press conference when asked if he was feeling the pangs of missing out on what could very well have been an even bigger innings.

Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott rued the wayward bowling effort from his side, which allowed Bangladesh to be at the drivers’ seat at the end of the first day of the one-off Test in Mirpur on Wednesday.

These two teams have met once before in this format, with Afghanistan claiming victory in that memorable encounter in Chattogram back in 2019. 

At least six cricketers in the Afghanistan side are waiting to make their Test debuts.

The team management will assess Tamim and Taskin's condition after Tuesday's training for a final call.

Despite the absence of star spinner Rashid Khan for the upcoming one-off Test against Bangladesh, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi informed that his side still have enough bowlers in the side who could win the game for his side.

Bangladesh’s captain for the one-off Test Liton Das was not feeling anything different than usual, standing in for regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan. The Mirpur track however may serve something different this time with Tigers banking on their pace attack which may be complemented by a green wicket.

The tickets for the of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan scheduled to begin from June 14 will be available at the ticket booths of the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur from 9:00am to 5:00pm on match days, said a press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

Shakib showed up at Thursday’s practice session and chatted with coaches and ground staff while also working on his fitness.

Shakib was seen exchanging views with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

Afghanistan on Monday named a squad packed with spin bowlers for the three-match one-day series in Sri Lanka next month, with one eye on this year's World Cup in India.

Stand-in skipper Shadab Khan gave an allround performance to guide Pakistan to a consolation 66-run win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Sharjah on Monday but Afghanistan take the series 2-1.