Asia Cup 2023: Shakib Al Hasan Opens On Bangladesh's Injury Problems Ahead Of Asia Cup, Says 'Absence Of Senior Players Big Miss'
Published - 30 Aug 2023, 09:02 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:18 AM
Bangladesh skipper, Shakib Al Hasan opened up on the injury problems the Bengal Tigers are facing before they start their Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023 journey and said that the injury of the senior players will be a big miss in the upcoming tournaments.
Liton Das who was included in the Asia Cup squad of Bangladesh had to be excluded at the last moment since he was suffering from a viral fever. Das’s absence from the squad will be a big miss for the squad he has enough experience to make a difference.
Tamim Iqbal, who is the first skipper of the Bangladesh ODI squad was dropped from the squad since he is going through a back pain injury and currently going through his rehabilitation process in Bangladesh and looking forward to taking part in the ODI World Cup 2023.
This will give an opportunity to someone else: Shakib Al Hasan
While speaking in the pre-match press conference, Shakib Al Hasan accepted that their absence would be a big miss in the tournament.
Shakib also talked about Liton Das and said that he has been a part of the squad for the last five years and was doing well for Bangladesh. He added that this will give an opportunity to someone who can use it.
“Of course, it (absence of veteran players) is a big miss. If you talk about Liton, he has been part of the team for the last four or five years, and he was doing consistently well for Bangladesh. But having said that this will give an opportunity to someone else and I hope they make full use of this opportunity,” Shakib Al Hasan said.
Shakib Al Hasan showed confidence in Towhid Hridoy and said that he has been doing well in the past for the national team and Hridoy’s recent performance in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be crucial in the Asia Cup 2023.
“As far as Towhid is concerned he is really playing well for us this year. He has done well in the recent LPL (Lanka Premier League) and that should give him a lot of confidence going into the Asia Cup. He is going to play for Bangladesh for a long time,” he added.
Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh will their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Sri Lanka on Thursday (August 31st) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
