We all saw a new side to Jos Buttler on Sunday at Mirpur, Dhaka —and it could do both him and this England team the world of good.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that the national team is not concerned about all the talks going around regarding the World Cup qualification and that they are merely focused on the three ODIs that they will be playing against England from tomorrow onwards.

He is always the centre of attention, but the spotlight seemed to be shining brighter on him yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur as Bangladesh ODI and T20I captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza 'celebrated' his birthday.

One of the most successful captains of the Bangladesh national cricket team was born on this very day. He is the one beats in the hearts of all Bangladeshis and is none other than Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.

Journalists who had gone to the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah yesterday to cover the practice match between BCB

Pitch invasion by a fan is nothing new in the sporting world. But in the context of Bangladesh, Sunday night's pitch invasion by what appeared to be an 'emotionally charged' fan while the Tigers were bowling against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI was something unique.

It can be quite a hassle to get to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on match days. A number of roads leading to the stadium are blocked as per the security measures and one often has to walk on foot for quite a distance in order to reach the main gate.

Skipper Kane Williamson is quarantined from his team-mates after going down with a virus which ruled him out of the second Test against India.

Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed believes the clean sweep over the world champions is the first step towards building a formidable outfit for the future.

Australia captain Steve Smith thinks Mitchell Starc will be fit to face South Africa in November despite a freak accident in training last week that left the pace bowler with a "gruesome" injury.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will name their squads for England's Test and ODI tour of Bangladesh on October

Eoin Morgan says two previous security scares in the sub-continent made him wary of ever again jeopardising his personal safety, as he outlines why he remains deeply concerned about touring Bangladesh.

Captain Mamunul Islam will miss Bangladesh's international friendly against Maldives on September 1 due to a left thigh muscle injury.

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful is supposed to be eligible to return to cricket on or about August 13 this year.

Carlos Brathwaite, the star of the West Indies World Twenty win, is named as the new skipper of the T20 squad, succeeding the sacked Darren Sammy.

Australia will be looking to local legend and one-time bogeyman Muttiah Muralitharan to inspire them to success on his home patch as the world's number one Test team begin a three-match series in Sri Lanka this week.

The Jason Holder-captained West Indies squad for the upcoming four-Test series against India is released on Monday, with Denesh Ramdin a frustrated absentee.

Angelo Mathews said he had no intention of quitting as Sri Lanka captain after yet another crushing defeat by England.

England one-day international captain Eoin Morgan has played down the need for a new world league in the shorter format of the game.

England captain Alastair Cook insisted India batting great Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record for Test runs had yet to come into his sights even though he had surpassed one mark set by the 'Little Master'.