Bangladesh’s evolution

Aug 17, 2026

🏏 Cricket Roundup: How BAN beat AUS, DDP’s century v SL, & PAK in ENG.

🇦🇺🇧🇩 BAN BEAT AUS | 📊 Jarrod Kimber on BAN coming of age. | 📊 Darpan Jain on Hasan Mahmud’s smart bowling. | Mohammad Isam on Mehidy Hasan Miraz taking BAN home. | Atif Azam with ex-BAN bowling coach Shaun Tait on BAN’s pace talent. | Andrew McGlashan on AUS’ other options. | Bharat Sundaresan on Josh Hazlewood standing out. | 🔒 Sam Perry on watching the game at Darwin. |
🇱🇰🇮🇳 IND LEAD BY 490 | Karthik Krishnaswamy on Devdutt Padikkal’s century. | Andrew Fidel Fernando on Keshara Nuwantha’s 3-fer. | 📊 Sampath Bandarupalli has an infographic on IND’s 600 Tests. |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 ENG-PAK | 🔒 Simon Wilde on Bazball’s keeping revolution of standing up to pacers. | 🔒 Mike Atherton on the danger of Mohammad Abbas. | Danyal Rasool on Saud Shakeel’s return for PAK. | 🔒 Simon Hughes remembers defending PAK against ball tampering charges in 2006. |
🏆 THE HUNDRED | Manchester win the Men’s Hundred, & Trent win the Women’s Hundred. | 📊 Uma Mahesh on the cost of dot balls in the Men’s Hundred. | Henry Moeran on the impact of the new owners. | 🔒 Will Macpherson on a step forward, but many steps still to go. |

📚 Best Features: Multi-generational cricket, Test batting gearboxes, & the 1919 disappearance of an AUS captain.

“21 runs and fours Shazams”
✍️ Jarrod Kimber on the joy of playing multi-generational cricket alongside his son and father.
“The Fab Four, Seven Gears and a Few Loose Screws”
✍️ Atharv Tambade, Aadityan Ganesh & Rishin Madan on how different batters structure their Test innings, with a particular focus on the Fab Four.
“Owing to Some Disagreement”
✍️ Giles Wilcock remembers the first AUS tour of ENG after WWI, and how AUS’ talented skipper suddenly skipped town after batting for too long and killing an exciting game.

🗞️ Quick News: The ODI conundrum, & TNPL corruption.

CA Chief Todd Greenberg on the conundrum of meaningless ODIs that make up the bulk of cricket media rights sales.
Venkata Krishna B/Varinder Bhatia on a corruption crackdown in the TNPL.

📺 A/V: CSK’s secrets, & Labuschagne’s struggles.

“Inside the CSK Dressing Room”
🎤 Talking Cricket with Matthew Hayden & Ambati Rayudu on the culture at CSK. [Apple/Spotify]
“The Downfall Of Marnus Labuschagne”
📽️ Cricket by JB on the steady decline of Australia’s No. 3. [YouTube]

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