India's seasoned all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is eyeing to hit the 300 Test wickets milestone after his impressive outing with the ball on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.
India batters were left exposed by Sri Lanka spinners in their recent 2-0 defeat in ODI series. India's star players like Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Virat Kohli fell into the trap laid by Lankan spinners Jeffrey Vandersay and Dunith Wellalage.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe named Mehidy Hasan Miraz as the player who is ready to step up when veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan decided to have his last dance.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe believes the present team is the most "well-rounded" of the combinations he has seen in his two stints with the side
India will be playing a two-match series against Bangladesh at home from September 19 to October 1, in which Bangladesh spinners like Shakib Al Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan etc could feature.
Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie on Thursday confirmed that star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been dropped from the playing eleven against Bangladesh in the second Test match.
Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Monday was fined 10% of his match fee, and a demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
Ahead of the two-match Test series against Pakistan, Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe showed confidence in all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and said that he is performing brilliantly in the nets after consulting the doctor for his eye problem.