||CF Correspondent ||

Shakib Al Hasan came in every discussion, almost in every day as Bangladesh is on their India tour.

The regular Test captain of the side was banned by ICC for two years, with one year of that suspended, due to his failure to report corrupt approaches. Bangladesh team though won a T20 match in India, they missed Shakib at some point of the series and when they are set to play the Test, Shakib’s absence seemed to be more intolerable for the Tigers.

Playing Test cricket in India is one of the toughest job for any team in the World. And Bangladesh is set to face that test without the service of their best player. At the same they have also missed another experienced player in Tamim Iqbal, who skipped the tour due to be with his ailing wife who is expecting second child.

As a genuine all-rounder, which is a rare thing in the world cricket now, Shakib would give Bangladesh an advantage of an extra bowler and batsman. In absence of Shakib, the Tigers actually have to fill up his place with one extra batsman and extra bowler. But still the caliber and talent he brings up remains unmatched.

“Shakib Al Hasan has no replacement actually. Bangladesh doesn’t go in a position that they can replace Shakib,” said middle order batsman Mohammad Mithun.

“There is no doubt that we are missing him badly. If he is there, he would be handy for us. He can plug many loopholes,” he added.

But when Shakib is no longer here, Mithun said the team doesn’t want to look back as they emphasize on doing well without Shakib in the series.