Bangladesh eye history in NZ

WELLINGTON: Bangladesh will be chasing a momentous series victory against New Zealand while their smarting hosts are determined to give Ross Taylor a fitting farewell in Test cricket in the second and final match from Sunday in Christchurch.

Ninth-ranked Bangladesh pulled off one of Test cricket’s biggest upsets when they beat world champions New Zealand by eight wickets in the series opener in Mount Maunganui.

A draw will be enough for Mominul Haque’s team to be the first Bangladesh side to win a Test series in New Zealand.

New Zealand stalwart Taylor will quit the format after playing his 112th Test and captain Tom Latham said they would do everything to try and give the batsman a winning farewell.

Gunathilaka, 30, retires from Test cricket

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s aggressive opening batter, Danushka Gunathilaka, has decided to retire from Test cricket at the age of 30 to focus on the white-ball formats, the country’s apex cricket body said on Saturday.

Gunathilaka hasn’t played a Test since 2018, with his eight appearances getting him 299 runs, two half-centuries.

Tendulkar not part of Legends League Cricket

NEW DELHI: SRT Sports Management Private Limited on Saturday clarified that Sachin Tendulkar is not a part of the upcoming Legends League Cricket (LLC).

The LLC is a professional cricket league for retired players, and it has recently announced its Indian squad for the league. A promotional video featuring Amitabh Bachchan shows that Tendulkar would also be a part of the league, which the spokesperson of SRT Sports denied.