Simmons confident in young Bangladesh side ahead of Pakistan T20Is
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has shown strong belief in his youthful side as they prepare for the T20I series against hosts Pakistan.
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has shown strong belief in his youthful side as they prepare for the T20I series against hosts Pakistan.
The Bangladesh cricket team is gradually assembling in Pakistan ahead of their three-match T20I series, with four more players — Tanzid Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, and Mahedi Hasan - arriving in Lahore shortly after midnight on Monday.
England vice-captain Ollie Pope may have done his short-term prospects no harm with a Test century against Zimbabwe but the Surrey batsman now wants to show he can score runs against the very best bowlers in world cricket.
Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine said there was no better place to "test yourself as a cricketer" as he called for his side to be given more international fixtures in England.
Shoaib Bashir took six wickets to return his best figures in Test cricket as England completed a dominant innings and 45-run win over Zimbabwe in a one-off match at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
India named top-order batsman Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, the cricket board said Saturday, as it announced the team for next month's all-important tour of England.
Ben Stokes struck twice on his return to Test cricket as England enforced the follow-on against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday despite a record-breaking century from Brian Bennett.
Sri Lanka's former skipper Angelo Mathews said on Friday he will retire from Test cricket after playing in the first match against Bangladesh next month but will continue white-ball cricket.
England's top three of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all made hundreds as they piled on the agony for a hapless Zimbabwe in a one-off four-day Test in Nottingham on Thursday.
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is expecting a closely contested and entertaining T20I series when Bangladesh face off against Pakistan later this month.
Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan due to a back injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed in an official statement.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has suffered yet another injury blow that could hamper plans for a Test return against India later this season.