Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has examined constructive for Covid-19 and won’t be a part of the opening Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka. The 35-year-old returned from USA on Might 9 however needed to return residence as a substitute of becoming a member of the squad in Chattogram. He shall be in isolation for the subsequent 5 days. It is going to be an enormous miss for the house nation as he provides quite a bit to the aspect by way of each batting and bowling departments.
The primary Take a look at between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka begins on the fifteenth of Might in Chattogram whereas the second and remaining Take a look at will get underway on the twenty third of Might in Dhaka. Each assessments shall be a part of the World Take a look at Championship 2021-23 and there shall be some essential factors to seize as effectively.
BCB Chairman confirms Shakib Al Hasan has examined constructive
In the meantime, Bangladesh Cricket Board operation chairman Jalal Yunus confirmed that Shakib will miss the primary of the 2 Assessments in opposition to Sri Lanka. Shakib had earlier missed the New Zealand Take a look at tour because of private causes and within the tour of South Africa, he needed to return again residence after the ODIs on account of his household’s well being points. He is among the vital gamers within the squad and Bangladesh have at all times appeared as much as him as a match-winner in all codecs.
“Shakib examined COVID constructive and won’t be obtainable for the opening Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka,” Jalal Yunus, BCB’s cricket operation chairman, confirmed to Cricbuzz on Tuesday (Might 10).
Bangladesh has already misplaced the providers of Mehidy Hasan Miraz for the primary Take a look at after he was injured within the Dhaka Premier League whereas Taskin Ahmed is but to get better utterly from his shoulder damage.
Bangladesh squad for the primary Take a look at: Mominul Haque Showrab (Captain), Tamim Iqbal Khan, Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Kumar Das, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Qazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Shohidul Islam, Shoriful Islam (topic to health), Mosaddek Hossain Saikat.
