BCB expects Shakib to join before the Asia Cup
Shakib Al Hasan
||CF Correspondent||
Bangladesh expect injured all-rounder Shakib al Hasan to be in the preparation camp ahead of the Asia Cup as there is no update about his immediate surgery.
Chief selector Minhajul Abedin revealed it to the media on Saturday indicating that Shakib might play the Asia Cup and later go under the knife.
“We do not have any update of surgery yet so we have not thought of it[ replacement] to be honest,” Minhajul told reporters at Mirpur.
“We will start thinking about it as soon as we have an update of his surgery. The camp starts on August 27 and we hope he will be able to join the camp,” said Minhajul.
Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday (August 9) said he is contemplating skipping the upcoming Asia Cup in order to get his injured finger operated.
The all-rounder sustained an injury on his left hand in during the tri-series final against Sri Lanka in January and was forced to leave the field mid-way through the match, and could not take any further part in the final. He also missed the following two-match Test series and two T20Is against Sri Lanka before joining the squad halfway through the Nidahas Trophy in March.
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