Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.
'From being 69/6, allowing them to get to 270-odd wasn't a great effort from our bowlers. We started well but the middle overs and the back end is what's hurting us a lot.'
Temba Bavuma scored an unbeaten half-century as South Africa reached 233 for four at end of Day 1
Bangladesh looked to be closing in on a shock victory over world Test champions New Zealand after Ebadot Hossain's three-wicket burst in the final session of the fourth day reduced the hosts to 147-5 in the opening Test.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 37 World Cup 2023 games.
A Sri Lankan troll took to Twitter after the game to tell Ashwin that he should hand over his Man of the Match trophy to Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, who dropped him at a crucial stage of the game.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.
Trying to pick up pieces after a demoralising defeat, India's decorated top-order will be desperate to change the narrative and give a better account of itself in the do-or-die second ODI against Bangladesh.
Centurion Jason Roy and skipper Jos Buttler played scintillating knocks to guide England to a series win over hosts Bangladesh.
Chance for India batters to get their act right against Bangladesh
India edged closer to a comfortable win in the opening Test against Bangladesh
By the time India came out to bat, Bangladesh's attack had already lost some teeth with skipper Shakib Al Hasan (shoulder) and seamer Ebadot Hossain (back) unable to bowl with injuries suffered during the match.
A struggling Indian team, severely depleted by a spate of on-field injuries and fitness-related problems, will be determined to avoid the ignominy of a clean sweep against Bangladesh in the final ODI of the three-match series.
Mahmudul Hasan and Najmul Hossain struck half-centuries to fuel Bangladesh's strong reply to New Zealand's first innings total of 328 in the opening Test in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
Bangladesh not only clinched the ODI series 2-0 but also moved up to the third spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav registered his career-best match figures as India quickly wrapped up Bangladesh's second innings for a comprehensive 188-run win in the first Test.
Rohit Sharma made no bones about the fact that his batting unit needs to show remarkable improvement
Asia Cup will be held in the UAE, Australia will host the T20 showpiece in October-November.
Das was retired hurt after being hit on his head at the stroke of lunch at the Eden Gardens
Images from the T20 world Cup Super 12 match between Bangladesh and South Africa in Sydney on Thursday.
The Indian top-order did not need to go hammer and tongs like the English
Battling indifferent form, veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan is working on his sweep shot and reverse hit as part of his preparation for the ODI World Cup at home in October-November 2023.
Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets each to put India in control as Bangladesh were bowled out for 227 in their first innings, on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
Bangladesh collapsed to 34 for five as the home seamers got exaggerated bounce out of the surface and caught the edge with regularity.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored a superb 77 as Bangladesh claimed their first ever victory in South Africa with a 38-run win in the first One-Day International at Centurion Park on Friday.
Bangladesh had been set a target of 274 for the win but resumed on the third morning on 11 for three and were bowled out inside 55 minutes.
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj took the key wicket of first innings centurion Mahmudul Hasan Joy as Bangladesh slipped to 11/3 in pursuit of a victory target of 274 at the close of play on day four of the first Test.
Ishan Kishan played just one match in the series, but his blistering 210 in 131 balls took him to the second place (MVPI: 289).
In recent years, India's batters have struggled against spin.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
The visiting bowlers claimed 13 wickets on the final day to win the second Test by an innings and eight runs.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Wednesday.
KL Rahul's tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh
Images from the second One-Day International between Bangladesh and India, in Chattogram, on Saturday.
Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque and Liton Das were denied hundreds but their resolute batting helped the tourists eclipse New Zealand's first innings total and move into a handy lead of 73 after finishing Day 3 of the opening Test on 401-6.
Jasprit Bumrah has regained the top spot in the ICC men's ODI Player Rankings after fashioning India's 10-wicket win over England with a career-best haul of 6/19 in the first match at The Oval in London.
Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer combined in a rollicking 159-run partnership to help India wrest back control of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Images from the Asia Cup T20 match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day
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