Bangladesh coach Mushtaq Ahmed thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for extending its invitation for them to arrive early and take part in practice sessions for their upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan.
Pakistan's stalwart batter Babar Azam is set to play at the number four spot in their upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, sources informed Geo News on Thursday.
Bangladesh is scheduled to play eight Test matches - four two-match Test series against Pakistan, India, South Africa and the West Indies - in 2024, all of which are a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, as per ICC.
With just one win in four Tests in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, South Africa is preparing to take on West Indies, against whom they have not lost a Test match since 2007. The two-match Test series will start from August 7 onwards away from home in the Caribbean.
Pakistan red-ball cricket coach Jason Gillespie pinpointed the lack of consistency as the main problem with the team ahead of their upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh in August.
After white-washing Bangladesh in the two-match Test series, Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva backed the seamers and showed confidence in them as the team is set to play in the red-ball format against England later this year in August
Sri Lanka soared high in the World Test Championship standings after completing a clean sweep against Bangladesh in the two-match Test series on Wednesday.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in the first match of the two-match Test series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.