IMAGES from the Asia Cup match played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Sharjah on Tuesday.
A brilliant 49-ball 65 not out from New Zealand captain Tom Latham was in vain as Bangladesh clinched a thrilling four-run victory in the second Twenty20 international and took a 2-0 series lead, on Friday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 stage is set as all 10 captains gathered on Wednesday at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on the eve of the biggest Cricket World Cup ever.
Eoin Morgan has said that Dinesh Karthik is a vital cog in the franchise's set up
India will enter the Asia Cup as a seven-time champions, most by any team, but adding an eighth title might just not feature on top of their bucket list.
Pakistan will join India, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals
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.
Virat Kohli made handsome gains after he produced a dominant batting display (276 runs in five matches) in the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE, including a first international century in almost three years.
"Captaincy is a huge responsibility. I have the experience of leading my country before, there is a great bunch of guys with whom I have a good understanding and feel pretty comfortable.
Bangladesh looked in trouble at 74-4 but Das dug them out in a 93-run partnership with Mahmudullah to put them on course for an imposing total on a difficult wicket.
Hashmatullah Shahidi was appointed as new Test and ODI captain
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Wednesday.
Bangladesh begin their Group B campaign against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Tuesday.
For Bangladesh, who have an abysmal World Cup record with just one of their seven wins since 2007 coming against a Test playing nation (West Indies), the key would be to exploit the conditions in their first ever T20I World Cup clash against England.
Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer combined in a rollicking 159-run partnership to help India wrest back control of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Surya continues to lead the batting list with 906 rating points.
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.
Bangladesh secure a 16-run victory in the final match in Mirpur on Tuesday.
KKR relieved to finally get back to winning ways with a 21-run victory against RCB.
The middle-order failed to put up a fight, and soon the hosts gained complete advantage by reducing West Indies to 93/5 in the 26th over.
In the T20I rankings, Suryakumar Yadav continues his reign at the top of the batting charts, driven by his brilliant century in the third T20I against Sri Lanka.
With the T20 World Cup underway, let us takes a look at interesting facts and trivia about the tournament from its previous editions.
KKR looked a shadow of their past in their season-opener
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan could relate to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's recent outburst at the umpire during ab Indian Premier League match as he was in former India captain's shoes exactly 13 months back.
Images from the Asia Cup T20 match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday.
With the top two from the group set to advance, India and Bangladesh each have four points, with Dravid's side having the edge on net run rate.
Shakib Al Hasan, on Monday, became the leading run-scorer in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
"Now he played after nearly two years again and has been dropped again. Would love to know the rationale," said Harbhajan, one of the four Indian bowlers to have taken 400-plus wickets.
Shakib Al Hasan jumped to the top of the latest MRF Tyres ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders, which doesn't feature a single Indian in the top-10 chart.
'We are a skilled team and we are capable of countering those challenges'
he win gave England an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series providing a boost to their confidence ahead of the World Cup, which kicks off with the qualifying group stages on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma made no bones about the fact that his batting unit needs to show remarkable improvement
Defending champions Gujarat Titans will be eyeing a hat-trick of victories, while Kolkata Knight Riders, fresh from their decimation of Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be keen to show that win was not a flash in the pan when the two sides clash in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
After returning to form with a quickfire fifty, KL Rahul ran out dangerman Litton Das with a direct hit triggering a Bangladesh batting collapse.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has attained a career-best second position after notching two half-centuries in the final Test series against England in Karachi.
Struggling KKR seek change of fortunes against RCB
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day
