The moment, captured on video and widely circulated, triggered widespread disbelief. But for Kayes, the incident symbolised a deeper crisis.

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes’ red-ball career came to an end today at the end of the fifth round match between Khulna Division and Dhaka Division in Mirpur, which Imrul’s side Khulna lost by nine wickets.

Veteran Imrul Kayes failed to end his red-ball career on a high as the Khulna Division batter was dismissed for one in his last innings first-class innings against Dhaka Division on the second day in the fifth round of the National Cricket League (NCL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Being in and around the national team periphery can help cricketers remain in contention to earn their place in the national team, but not if they are of a certain age. Players who have played a few matches in the national team but have not earned their place back are usually above 30. The case of Imrul Kayes, who played his last Test for Bangladesh in 2019 and is set to retire from first-class cricket on 16th November, is of that same ilk.

Former Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes has announced his retirement from Test cricket as well as first class cricket through a video message on his social media handles on Wednesday afternoon.

Bangladesh batter Imrul Kayes has questioned the player grading process considered when sorting players into categories in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

While MKS is far off from known names in the bat industry for now, the excitement and feedback from Indian superstars should help the brand gear up for new challenges going forward.

Imrul Kayes, who is currently in London playing the minor county league, was in the stands of the Oval to witness the final of the World Test Championship between India and Australia on Wednesday.

Shakib could not represent the Black and Whites in the last season following his side’s exit after first phase as the cricketer was busy with the national team's tour of South Africa and was later out of cricket for a few days due to a family crisis.

Imrul Kayes, who has been out of the national set up for a few years, believes that Bangladesh need to play attacking cricket against England in their upcoming white-ball home series next month.

Experienced Bangladesh national cricketer Imrul Kayes is far from being an unfamiliar figure when it comes to captaincy as the left-hander had successfully managed to twice lead Comilla Victorians to glory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s franchise-based T20 cricket competition, since he was appointed captain in 2019. 

Chattogram Challengers moved a step closer to confirming their play-off spot in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) with a convincing six-wicket victory against Dhaka Platoon at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Known as the comeback man of Bangladesh cricket, opener Imrul Kayes delivered his best when it mattered.

When Imrul Kayes was sleeping in Khulna just two days ago, perhaps even he did not dream that he would be the one to steady the ship alongside Mahmudullah Riyad on his comeback to the national team with Bangladesh reeling at 87 for five against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup.

Imrul Kayes and Liton Das strike tons in their respective matches for South Zone and East Zone in Bangladesh Cricket League.

Inclusion of Imrul Kayes to the Tigers' squad ahead of the crucial final against Sri Lanka raises questions about Anamul Haque's fate.

Left-handed batsman Imrul Kayes makes a return to the Tigers’ squad ahead of the final against Sri Lanka on January 27.

Report suggests that Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes will sit out the first match of the tri-nation series against Zimbabwe to be played on Monday.

Imrul Kayes talks about how Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan help the team.

Bangladesh cricketer Imrul Kayes suggests that it’s difficult to adjust to batting at number three after having batted as an opener for most of his career.