DHAKA: Bangladesh on Thursday added Shakib Al Hasan to their squad for the tri-nations Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka after the all-rounder recovered from injury, officials said.
“Shakib will join the squad today and we will assess him further to see if he can play in our next game,” selector Habibul Bashar told AFP.
Shakib, who normally skippers Bangladesh’s short-format side, was ruled out of the event after sustaining a finger injury in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January.
Batsman Mahmudullah Riyad has been acting captain in the tri-series against Sri Lanka and India.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board could not immediately confirm if Shakib would return as captain if he was included in the final eleven.
The board’s president and several directors were in Sri Lanka and would decide on the captaincy, said BCB spokesman Jalal Yunus.
Bangladesh interim coach Courtney Walsh said any decisions about Shakib taking to the pitch or returning as captain would be made in the interest of the team.
Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2018
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