Bangladesh batsman Javed Omar believes that Bangladesh's recent surge in international cricket is due to playing more cricket at the top level.
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar turned the clock back with a class batting an unbeaten 114-run opening partnership.
Former skipper Akram Khan, openers Javed Omar and Mehrab Hossain have all been recalled for the triseries involving India and South Africa.\n
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from Day 5 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
Bangladesh ended Day 3 in the first Test against Sri Lanka on 233-5 in the second innings, still 255 runs in arrears.
Chasing a target of 250 to win the match, Bangladesh were 104 for 2 in 28 overs before the teams mutually decided to call off play.
The tourists slumped to 72 for four on a rain-hit opening day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka.
Despite four Indian batsmen scoring centuries, Zaheer Khan stole the show in Dhaka.
Uncapped pace bowler Nazmul Hossain has been added to the Bangladesh squad for the second and final Test against India, starting on Friday in the port city of Chittagong.
They reached the victory target of 213 runs with two overs to spare in registering a first one-day triumph over the visitors.
Bangladesh looked unlikely to get 285, so their pressure index (PI)* at the start was well above 150.
Sri Lanka, who declared on 457-9, enforced the follow on after bowling out Bangladesh for 191 and then reducing them to 131-4
A 116-runs victory in the opening Asia Cup match gave them only their fifth victory in 91 One-Day Internationals.
Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden put Australia in a strong position at lunch on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Skipper Habibul Bashar struck a fluent ton to lead the tourists to a respectable 278 for seven on the first day of the opening Test against WI.
Bangladesh reached 245 for 6 in their second innings, a lead of 153, on the fourth day of the first Test.
Virat's 248 runs in the second Test, the highest by an Indian captain against England. Ashwin, only the second Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in consecutive years. Rajneesh Gupta looks at the numbers from the Vizag Test.
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