The Netherlands cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on August 26 to play a three-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Sylhet on August 30, September 01 and September 03.

"People keep asking if Test cricket will survive, but what we saw over these five games is the answer."

Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was India's hero.

Pakistan won the series opener by 14 runs but dropped the second match by two wickets to set up a Sunday night decider at Lauderhill, Florida.

The fifth and final Test of the enthralling five-match series between England and India will reach its climax on Monday.

While listing off issues plaguing Bangladesh batters in international cricket across formats, inconsistency has to be placed somewhere around the top.

The seasoned England batter, featuring in his 69th Test, is now the leading run-getter in WTC history, having participated in all four editions of the tournament. 

The tournament, set to be played in T20 format, will feature 19 matches, with Dubai hosting 11 and Abu Dhabi eight.

Jadeja also became just the second visiting player after Sobers to record 1,000-plus runs and 30-plus wickets in Tests played in England.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) game development committee chairman and former national team captain Habibul Bashar was excited to see more and more cricketers showing interest to get into coaching, terming it “a great thing” for the country’s cricket.

His 125-ball ton, laced with 11 fours and two sixes, marked his second century of the series, bookending it after his century in the series opener. 

India pacer Prasidh Krishna said he was surprised at Joe Root losing his cool so easily to a mild taunt on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test between India and England on Friday and revealed that it was not a coincidence but part of the team’s plan against England’s run machine.

How Test cricket can be saved is a question that has been pondered upon for over a century, and since 2016, the ICC has seemingly made up its mind on the solution: dividing the teams into two tiers.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials are considering adding some overseas flair in the country's first-class competitions – National Cricket League (NCL) and the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) – a move that has already caused some controversy, and brought forward arguments both for and against it.

Recalled fast bowlers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue did the damage as India struggled to 204-6 at stumps on Thursday's opening day of their series-decider against England at the Oval.

A group match between the two teams was also called off earlier this month in the veterans' competition sanctioned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

English power-hitting coach Julian Wood is no stranger to Bangladesh cricket, having coached Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) sides Chattogram Challengers and Sylhet Sunrisers before. But his forthcoming stint in the country will be different as for the first time he will be working with the national side for a three-week camp on power-hitting from August 10 to September 3.

Both teams battle fatigue after five Tests in seven weeks, with vital World Test points at stake.

“We will take a decision [on Bumrah] tomorrow; the wicket looks very green. So we will see how it turns out,” said Gill in the press conference on the eve of the match.

The 23-year-old all-rounder, who has yet to play a one-day international, scored 125 runs and took two wickets as Australia swept West Indies in all five T20s in the Caribbean this month.