IND vs BAN: Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has released a statement about the availability of captain Shakib-Al-Hasan ahead of crucial India vs Bangladesh clash in the ODI World Cup 2023. Shakib suffered a left quadricep injury during a fixture against New Zealand. Despite of that, he bowled his quota of 10 overs in immense pain. However, after the fixture, he didn’t return for the post-match presentation.
During the pre-match Press Conference Hathurusingha was asked about the availability of Shakib-Al-Hasan to which he answered that he has not attained full fitness & the team won’t risk him. But if he gets ready on time for the fixture then they will include him in the Playing XI.
“He had a good batting session yesterday and did a little bit of running between the wickets. We did a scan today, so we are waiting for the results. At the moment he is okay. We haven’t tried bowling yet. So, he will come tomorrow morning and we will assess him again and then make a decision,” Hathurusingha added.
IND vs BAN: Bangladesh Squad struggling with Batting woes
Bangladesh have concerns in their batting order as they have constantly struggled to score runs on board in the World Cup 2023. With Pune’s track looking promising & batters-friendly, Hathurusingha talked about the approach the team will take up on Pune’s pitch.
Talking about the same Hathurusingha said that the wicket was probably the best batting wicket they have come across so far. And even the practice sessions were nicely conducted on this wicket. He further said that they had a good net session conducted yesterday. He also highlighted the fact that Bangladesh has not displayed a complete all-round performance so far & they will hope to give their 100% in their next fixture against India. He further showed trust in his team by saying that they are aware of their capabilities & will do well against India.
IND vs BAN: Squads
Bangladesh squad:
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
India squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
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