Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) vice-president Faruque Ahmed said yesterday that the board would not ‘stop functioning’ even though two of its directors recently resigned amid the ongoing crisis faced by the Aminul Islam Bulbul-led board. He also acknowledged former skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s contributions to Bangladesh cricket and said that, if there are no legal issues, Mashrafe will be able to come to the board.

India to end home season with five Australia Tests

India will host Australia in a high-profile five-Test series starting January next year to end the 2026/27 home season, the country’s cricket board announced on Thursday. “The season will culminate with the prestigious and much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, featuring a five-match Test series against Australia, beginning on January 21, 2027, in Nagpur,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.

Asian Cup draw postponed as Middle East conflict continues

The draw for January’s Asian Cup finals, which was due to be held in Riyadh on April 11, has been postponed, the Asian Football Confederation announced on Thursday. Officials have rescheduled the event to a later date “to ensure the undisrupted attendance of all stakeholders at the final draw ceremony,” the governing body said in a statement.

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