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Mumbai: Are India set to play Bangladesh in a white-ball bilateral series in September, marking the resumption of cricketing ties between the two neighbouring nations?After almost a year of strained diplomatic and cricketing relations, ties between India and Bangladesh may finally be getting back on track, with the prospects of a six-match white-ball series—comprising three…

There has never been a Test match at Mackay, the venue for the second and final Test of the Bangladesh-Australia series. Even first-class cricket has been played only sparingly at the ground, with just five matches held there. 

Concerns about the “safety and well-being” of players and officials have seen the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refuse to play their men’s T20 World Cup matches in neighboring India.

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Patience is wearing thin for more than half of Bangladesh’s professional cricketers, with the BCB and the Dhaka clubs embroiled in a tussle that has lasted seven months now. It has stalled the country’s biggest domestic competition: the Dhaka Premier League. Many cricketers have voiced their frustration on social media, while CWAB – the cricketers’…

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While it appeared that the club crisis was at an end after Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) held a meeting with councillors from the revolting clubs on Thursday, even setting a tentative date for the start of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), it now seems like there are a few loose ends that need…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)has been in the process of an architectural change in its domestic circuit with the inception of the 2 nd XI Championship. This new move is intended to increase playing opportunities for cricketers not part of the national team and fortify the country’s overall cricket system.

India’s proposed white-ball tour of Bangladesh appears to have taken a fresh step forward after the Bangladesh Cricket Board formally opened the bidding process for media rights linked to its men’s home international calendar for 2026–27, including a potential series against India.

For years, off-spinner Md Rubel toiled in the lower-tier leagues before his career took off at last year’s NCL T20, where he claimed 10 wickets for Chattogram Division and was named Promising Player of the Tournament. Since then, he has featured in the Bangladesh Premier League and Dhaka Premier League and is now representing the High Performance…