Bangladesh's most successful spinner Mohammad Rafique will quit international cricket after the second and final Test against South Africa starting in Chittagong on Friday.
The teams are ready to battle it out and with no established name figuring in India's bowling department
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed six wickets to put Bangladesh on top on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand in Chittagong on Saturday. The Kiwis, replying to Bangladesh's first innings 245, were reduced to 155 for nine at the close with captain Daniel Vettori 48 not out.
An Indian sailor was feared dead while 22 others were rescued from a burning but empty Indian-owned oil tanker off the Malaysian coast on Monday.
Heavy overnight rain rendered the ground unplayable.
Following are the statistical highlights of day one of the first Test between India and South Africa in Chennai on Wednesday.
Two Bangladesh-based companies have received the approval of the Bureau of Indian Standards for selling cement in the Indian market.
BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said the outgoing Bangladesh coach is a frontrunner.
AB de Villiers hit an unbeaten half century to steer South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh and an unassailable 2-0 lead in their one-day series on Wednesday.
'It is reasonable to apprehend that the overtures towards the West and India could anger the jihadis.'
South Africa has the opportunity to dethrone Australia and secure the top spot in the LG ICC ODI Championship Table at the April 1 cut-off if it sweeps the three-match series against Bangladesh starting in Chittagong on Sunday. Australia and South Africa are currently both sitting on 127 ratings points but Graeme Smith's side is behind Ricky Ponting's side by just 0.529 of a point when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.
The innings and 51-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is India's fifth straight win, their best run in Tests. The team beat Australia in all four Tests in February/March this year.
The Barmy Army has joined limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan in pulling out of the upcoming tour to Bangladesh due to prevailing security concerns.
Peace and reconciliation cannot go forward in an atmosphere of terror, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said in the United Nations on Tuesday.
At least 82 people, mostly women workers, were killed and many suffered burn injuries in a fire that devastated a textile mill in Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong, police and witnesses said.
A century in each Test of the Bangladesh series propelled the ace batsman to 15th position in the ICC rankings.
India won the two-Test series 1-0 and condemned Bangladesh to their 40th Test defeat.
The Indian opener said bagging the inglorious 'pair' in the first Test gave him the extra determination to do well in the final game of the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
The 22-year-old fast bowler has played a key role in Bangladesh's rise in international cricket.
It is expected that Dinesh Karthik will open the innings along with Wasim Jaffer in the first Test.
"It's not true. There are too many stories going around in Indian cricket and anyone speaks anything and that gets printed," said the former India captain.
The Kerala paceman was ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh with a calf-injury.
India's captain Rahul Dravid predicted a tougher time for Bangladesh in the two-match Test series, starting on Friday.
Bangladesh are unlikely to field a full-strength side as four of their players are down with viral fever.
Rescuers found the bodies of 10 children, eight women and three men from the debris, sources said.
'The curtain is coming down on India's leadership role as a regional power even before the drama of the Asian Century truly began,' warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
After heavy rain washed out more than a session of the day's play, Australia eclipsed Bangladesh's first innings total of 305 by tea before the hosts retaliated in the final session to reduce the tourists to 377-9.
Himesh Reshammiya has reportedly bought the remake rights of the film.
Bangladesh Inspector General of Police Abdul Qayum, however, said the information 'seems incorrect'.
Wasim Jaffer scored a brilliant 138 before retiring due to cramps as India amassed 326 for no loss on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Eighteen--year-old Ishant Sharma was handed his Test debut. He replaced V R V Singh, who failed to make any impression in the first Test at Chittagong.
"It would have been a lot harder for us to draw the match had not many sessions been lost to rain," the Bangladesh coach added.
The left-arm pacer made sure he grabbed the opportunity when it came his way on the Bangladesh tour.
The Bangladesh fast bowler smashed career best 79, inclusive of seven boundaries and three sixes, to help his team avoid the follow on.
The BCCI, which is looking to fill its coffers at every opportunity, didn't feel the need to consider the elements before agreeing to play in Bangladesh during its monsoons.
Sachin Tendulkar dedicated his 36th ton to his late father.
India ended a rain-restricted Day 2 in the first Test against Bangladesh on 384 for 6.
The ace leg spinner said it is important to have faith in the 18-year-old spinner and support him all the way.
The Indian cricket team will leave for Bangladesh on May 7 and play three ODIs on May 10, 12 in Mirpur, and May 15 in Chittagong, where the first Test will also be played from May 18.
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