Ahead of the three-match series, here's the schedule and key stats between the teams.
A top commander of Al Qaeda in the Indian Sub-continent and three of his associates were killed on Friday in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla smashed his maiden first class hundred to help Sussex reach a dominant position against Worcestershire on the third day of their County Championship Division One in Worcester on Sunday. Chawla, who signed this week as a temporary replacement for Pakistan's Yasir Arafat, was unbeaten on 102 as Sussex declared on 620 for 9, a first innings lead of 332.
There is as much difference between the LeT and Maoists as between the Al-Qaeda and Naxalites
Bangladesh have appealed to cricket's world governing body to lift the suspension on paceman Taskin Ahmed, who was ruled out of the ongoing World Twenty20 in India due to an illegal action. Taskin and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny were suspended from bowling in international cricket on Saturday after being reported by match officials following Bangladesh's qualifying match against the Netherlands in Dharamsala on March 9.
Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera struck centuries to lead Sri Lanka to 317 for four on the first day of the second Test on Sunday.
The private BDnews24 quoted Zia as saying that she was not frightened to go to jail.
Rahman now awaits trial at an ordinary prison ward of Dhaka Central Jail. Legal experts said if convicted he could be imprisoned for five years.
All-rounder Soumya Sarkar has been rewarded for his strong domestic performance with a spot in Bangladesh's 15-man World Cup squad.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the Twenty20 World Cup final against Pakistan in Johannesburg on Monday.
They have instead recalled batsman Misbah-ul-Haq, all rounder Yasir Arafat and included youngster Fawad Alam in the 15-member party.
Eddie Leie made a memorable international debut as he and his spin partner Aaron Phangsio bowled South Africa to a series-clinching 31-run victory in the second and final Twenty20 match against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Tuesday.
Pakistan have called up uncapped fast bowler Abdur Rauf for the final Test against India.
Factbox on Saturday's World Cup match between Australia and Bangladesh.
Skipper Angelo Mathews held his nerve under pressure and scored an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka recovered from a bad start to beat Bangladesh by three wickets in the concluding league match of the Asia Cup in Mirpur on Thursday.
Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first one-day international against India in Peshawar.
India are expected to seal the series on Sunday but one can expect Bangladesh to spring another surprise like they did in Delhi
Indian team Media Manager G S Walia said the team was given an off day as the members had travelled yesterday and were tired.
Over 1.5 lakh Indians along with tens of thousands of Muslims from across the world began moving from the holy city of Mecca to nearby tent-city of Mina, marking the beginning of the annual Haj pilgrimage.
Meet Ibrahim Ghunaim, who raps to a different beat in an Islamist-ruled Palestinian enclave.
The Left parties would strongly raise the issue of hike in petroleum prices at the meeting of the coordination committee with the UPA government, which was postponed on Thursday due to the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
Abdul Razzaq was recalled to the Pakistan squad for the first two ODIs against England
Independent assessment finds that some of the Bangladesh pacer's standard deliveries exceeded the permissible level of elbow extension.
Ashley Giles and Liam Plunkett took four wickets each to beat a PCB Patron's XI by 52 runs on the final day of a three-day match.
The left-handed opener's unbeaten 124 rallied England to 256 for 9 at close on day 1 of their three-day match against the PCB Patron's XI.
Mitchell Marsh hit successive sixes off the last two deliveries as Perth Scorchers from Australia beat South Africa's Dolphins by six wickets in a group league match of the Champions League T20 in Mohali on Saturday.
As per the results of the election announced on Monday, Abbas, a former prime minister, has won over 62 per cent of the votes that were polled.
Brett Lee was denied a last-ball hat-trick and a fairytale end to his professional cricket career as the Perth Scorchers scrambled a single off the fast bowler to win back-to-back Big Bash League titles in Canberra on Wednesday.
Fine bowling by Junaid Zia enabled them trounce Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final.
The teams are ready to battle it out and with no established name figuring in India's bowling department
India would be aiming to ensure that a plucky Bangladesh don't run away with the momentum when the two sides clash in the second T20 International, which is facing a cyclonic threat, in Rajkot, on Thursday.
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by five wickets to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup.
A disciplined Chennai Super Kings produced an all-round effort to defeat Perth Scorchers by 13 runs in Bangalore and brighten their hopes of earning a semi-final berth in the Champions League Twenty20.
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