Curated By: Aditya Maheshwari
Last Updated: September 29, 2023, 17:42 IST
Guwahati [Gauhati], India
Shakib AL Hasan has decided he will retire after two years. (AP Photo)
Shakib Al Hasan didn’t come out in the middle for the toss as Mehidy Hasan Miraz took over the charge in the warm-up clash.
Bangladesh cricket team suffered a big blow ahead of the ODI World Cup as skipper Shakib Al Hasan has reportedly injured his foot. The southpaw missed the warm-up match against Sri Lanka on Friday at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. He didn’t come out in the middle for the toss as Mehidy Hasan Miraz took over the charge in the warm-up clash.
According to a report of RevSportz, Shakib sustained an injury during the training session on Thursday and might miss the next warm-up clash and the team’s opening match of the World Cup against Afghanistan on October 7.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the warm-up match on Friday.
“We wouldn’t have batted first. We have prepared for a couple of months and it has been a good opportunity for the players playing the World Cup. We have a few changes today, lots of guys resting,” Mehidy Hasan said at the toss.
Recently, Shakib has revealed he plans to play for two more years before retiring from international cricket. Shakib says he will walk away after the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
While his ODI and T20I retirements are still some time away, the 36-year-old may draw curtains on his Test career soon after the 2023 ODI World Cup.
“The 2025 Champions Trophy for ODIs and the 2024 T20 World Cup for T20Is. Tests may be sooner. Maybe (after ODI WC). I will retire all at once, but I will stop playing each format one by one. I will announce my retirement after the 2025 Champions Trophy,” Shakib was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
He also suggested that he will step down as Bangladesh captain after the ODI World Cup.
“Given the current reality, I am captain only till the World Cup. Not a day more. I resigned from the captaincy on the 17th (September). I informed Papon bhai (Nazmul Hassan) and emailed the CEO that I don’t want to be the captain,” he said.
Bangladesh World Cup Squad: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
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