Hathurusingha: Taskin-Tamim still in doubt, decision after practice

Bangladesh-Afghanistan Series

Hathurusingha: Taskin-Tamim still in doubt, decision after practice

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13 Jun 23 12:33:18

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Veteran opener Tamim Iqbal's availability for the one-off Test against Afghanistan is still in concern but pacer Taskin Ahmed is ready to go, according to head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

Tamim is yet to recover from the back injury, the left-arm batter was seen in discomfort during the practice but the management will wait for him till the last day's practice.

"I think he is going to train today and see how he feels. He trained the day before and he had some discomfort in certain discipline like batting and fielding. He is going to train today and we will assess him after that," Hathurusingha told the media on Tuesday.

Hathurusingha declared Taskin as fit but Bangladesh may not take a risk by playing him in the match to manage his workload. Hathurusingha said managing his workload is going to be important.

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"Taskin actually trained really well during that rehab phase and I think physically he is in the best condition we all have seen. I think he will be ready to go if we decide to play him. There's nothing stopping at the moment; there's no injury but the bowling workload is a little bit of a concern leading up to the period so again he will also be assessed after today's training and we will make the call," he said.

Bangladesh is likely to assist fast bowlers and it was evident from Bangladesh's selection as well when they picked as many as five pacers in the squad.

"We have 7-8 fast bowlers on the radar, we can include them at any time. The coaches who worked with these cricketers in the HP's and Bangladesh Tigers camps should be credited. The pacers also adapted quickly for this stage. We are not confirmed yet whether we would play 3-4 pacers but I'm confident that they are well-prepared,"

Bangladesh are without a powerhouse Shakib al Hasan and Afghanistan are also without their ace all-rounder Rashid Khan, however, Hathurusingha said that they are focusing more on their strength rather than on the opponents.

"Most of their players, we don't know much about them. Anyway, we take a look at the opposition strength and limitation. But we more like 25 we focus on them. 75 we focus on what we do. But as you said, we don't know, so we can't control about that," he added.