Bangladesh sent in as many as six openers along with Soumya Sarkar to the Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, hoping to gauge the cricketers’ performance for the backup opener slot in the national team.

The first four-day “Test” of the two-match series between Bangladesh A and hosts West Indies A team ended in a draw at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia as bad weather prevented play on day four today.

Bangladesh 'A' began their tour of the West Indies on a familiar note resembling the national team as the Mohammad Mithun-led side suffered a top order batting collapse against the West Indies 'A' on a shortened opening day of the four-day match in Saint Lucia on Thursday.

Much has been said about Bangladesh cricketers’ ability to handle the external issues, especially concerning those who either go through an extended lean patch or become out-of-favour from the national side.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board today declared two separate squads of the Bangladesh A team who are set to tour the Caribbean in August to play two four-day 'Tests' and three one-day matches against West Indies A.

Bangladesh Cricket Board chief selector Minhajul Abedin announced yesterday that they are going to merge the High Performance

Karnataka beat the visiting Bangladesh A side by four wickets after staving off a late fightback on the third and final day of their match in Mysore.

Bangladesh A coach Heath Streak has termed the five-match tour of India as an 'important step' ahead of the two-match Test series at home against Australia, starting October 9.