Pakistan expected to give all in must-win World Cup clash against Bangladesh
Centurion Jason Roy and skipper Jos Buttler played scintillating knocks to guide England to a series win over hosts Bangladesh.
Fresh from posting 399 in their previous game, South Africa batting was on fire yet again at the cost of Bangladesh who endured a 149-run rout.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Wednesday's must-win second ODI against Bangladesh?
A seemingly invincible India will be eager to sharpen their game against spin and give a run to second-line players ahead of the semi-final when they take on New Zealand in their last group match of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday.
A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin came to India's rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test
IMAGES from the first Test, Day 1 between India and Bangladesh played at the Chepauk in Chennai on Thursday
India registered a thumping 86-run victory in the second T20I against Bangladesh to seal the three-match series 2-0.
IMAGES from Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo on Saturday.
Bangladesh scored 245 for nine against New Zealand in their ICC Men's ODI World Cup match in Chennai on Friday.
Uncertainty looms over Lanka-Bangla World Cup clash due to severe air pollution
The Indian top-order did not need to go hammer and tongs like the English
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.
Pakistan registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory to keep their semi-final hopes alive.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma carried his bat, scoring 83 not out, while putting on two good partnerships. He first stitched a 61-run partnership with Dhawan at the top of the order and then joined hands with Dhoni to see India through.
Hathurusingha was also fully aware of the difficulty posed by his lack of red-ball cricket experience before the series.
Netherlands thrash Bangladesh by 87 runs and cause another upset in the World Cup in Kolkata on Saturday.
Shubman Gill hailed India's spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja for doing an 'exceptional' job on pitches that have not favoured them in the World Cup.
Naseem Shah has been ruled out for the remainder of the Asia Cup due to a shoulder injury.
Ishant Sharma and his pace colleagues wreaked havoc with the pink ball to put India in charge of their maiden day-night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
India boast of a near perfect record against Bangladesh in Tests, having never lost a Test match against their neighbours.
Pakistan will be eager to raise their game.
Sunil Joshi has applied for the national team bowling coach's job
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 33 World Cup 2023 games.
Iyer's teammate pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped three spots to 17th on the bowler rankings, while former captain Virat Kohli, who was rested for the Sri Lanka T20Is, fell out of the top 10 - he dropped five places to 15th.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh?
KL Rahul's tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh
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.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of World Cup 2023 after the first 12 games.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day
It was Shami and his pace colleagues who inflicted telling blows that Bangladesh could never recover from.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.
With 762 points, Kohli is behind England's David Malan
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the World Cup match against Bangladesh?
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza says his injury-struck side will have to improve considerably in all departments to challenge India in the Asia Cup final, in Dubai, on Friday.
With two upset victories in the ongoing World Cup under their belt, the Netherlands are now seeking the ICC's attention for "bigger nation" status.
Having excelled both as a batter and wicketkeeper since his comeback from injury in the Asia Cup last month, K L Rahul looks back at the phase that made him a stronger person.
