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Shakib returns for second Test against Sri Lanka
Shakib Al Hasan has returned to the Bangladesh Test squad after being out of action for a year in the longest format.
Previous skipper Shakib has been picked for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram, beginning Walk 30. He last played a Test in April 2023 preceding an eye condition got him far from Tests in spite of the fact that he has played white-ball cricket during this period, including at the ODI World Cup before the end of last year. All the more as of late, he has played in the Bangladesh Chief Association for Rangpur Riders and in the continuous Dhaka Chief Association Rundown A competition for Sheik Jamal Dhanmondi Club.
Shakib comes into the crew instead of the uncapped Towhid Hridoy, who wasn't picked in that frame of mind for the principal Test against Sri Lanka, which Bangladesh lost by 328 runs in Sylhet. The other change in the crew is the quick bowling office, where Hasan Mahmud has come in for the harmed Musfik Hasan, who has harmed his left lower leg and will require recovery. Mahmud is additionally uncapped in Tests, as Musfik, yet has played 39 white-ball games in worldwide cricket.
A retinal condition in the avoided eye had kept Shakib with regard to the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka. He had visited an eye expert in Singapore toward the beginning of the year to resolve the issue.
Shakib had at the time said that batting had been an issue for him due to the condition. He had propelled himself down the request for Rangpur prior to getting back to the main three in the last option phases of the BPL. He scored 255 runs in 11 innings in the BPL, striking at 158.38, and completed as the second-most elevated wicket-taker with 17 wickets at an economy of 6.31. Rangpur lost to possible victors Fortune Barishal in Qualifier 2.
Recently, Shakib likewise joined governmental issues, challenging the Bangladesh general races for the Awami Association party. He won from the Magura supporters and is presently an individual from parliament.
Before the misfortune in the main Test against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh had won the ODI series 2-1 however lost the T20I series by a similar edge.