Sangakkara's aggression and Mendis' menace

With two major tournaments coming up in the next 12 months, where cricket in the sub-continent stands will also be brought out through these five captains and their fortunes. Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. He tweets here.

Hotak clearly wasn't one of those kids. His ESPNcricinfo profile says he compares his bowling style to Daniel Vettori's, and you would believe him if you saw his aggressive pivot at the bowling crease, after he came on in the tenth over of Pakistan

Mashrafe Mortaza to Kohli, 1 run, he gets to his 19th ODI century with a dab to third man! How does he do these feats so easily! How doesn any bowling attack solve a problem like Kohli? Virat Kohli – 19th ODI 100. 2nd this year. 3rd v Bangladesh. 3rd

Varun Aaron ticks all the boxes when it comes to sheer pace but has been lacking control and bowling nous, and that is compounding India's bowling woes – Cricket news from from cricket in Asia Cup.

Fifties from Shadman Islam and Litton Das, and a four-wicket haul from Mosaddek Hossain helped Bangladesh Under-19s lift the Plate Championship against New Zealand Under-19s in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh were all out