Bangladesh is facing some pre-Asia Cup selection problems with two of their players Hasan Mahmud and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan Sohan is injured. Hasan, who broke his ankle in training last week, will be out for up to a month, and Nurul, who recently had surgery on a finger injury, needs time to rest the injured area. Bangladesh were dealt a blow last month when Liton Das picked up a hamstring injury and was dropped from the team.
The 17-player squad will leave Dhaka for Dubai on Tuesday, with a left-handed hitter Mohammad Naim in the team after an impressive performance for Bangladesh A during their recent tour of the West Indies.
After being reinstated as Bangladesh’s T20I captain earlier this month, Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh at the Asian Cup, but the almighty star has kept modest expectations for his squad in the six-team tournament and wants to focus on the T-20 World Cup taking place in October 2022.
“I don’t have any goals,” Shakib said recently when asked how his team would perform in the Asian Cup.
“My only goal is that we can do well in the (T20) World Cup and these are the steps to prepare for it. If someone thinks I can change things within a day or two or someone will come to change it, then we live in the kingdom of fools.If you can think realistically, our real growth will be seen when the team really plays well. at the World Cup in three months’ time.”
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes Bangladesh has made the right decision to appoint Shakib as captain again and thinks the Asian country can thrive under the 35-year-old’s leadership.
“To have a leader with Shakib’s quality, I think it energizes them,” Watson told The ICC Review.
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“He’s very experienced. He’s been the captain of Bangladesh many times. He’s also been captain in a lot of franchise tournaments, especially in the Bangladesh Premier League.”
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