‘Don’t want to make decision yet’: Shakib Al Hasan’s availability for second Test match remains doubtful

New Delhi: The Bangladesh cricket team management has no longer yet finalized Shakib Al Hasan’s availability for the 2d Test match against India in Kanpur. Shakib suffered a finger injury within the course of the series opener in Chennai when he prove to be struck by a pointy delivery from Jasprit Bumrah. The veteran all-rounder prove to be also restricted from bowling for a long period in both innings, managing to bowl a complete of 21 overs across both innings.

Hannan Sarkar, many of the members of BCB’s selection panel, said the team management will take the choice on Shakib Al Hasan’s availability after the training session in Kanpur.

“We are heading to Kanpur the following day (Tuesday) and as of late is a day off. We can have two sessions afterwards and we're going to judge after that (regarding Shakib’s availability in 2d Test) and we don’t desire to come to a decision yet,” Hannan told reporters at Chennai on Monday.

The 2d Test match between India and Bangladesh will start on September 27, and the visitors have enough time to analyse Shakib’s injury and take a call on his availability.

“These two days, the physio has kept him under observation. When we get back to the bottom, we're going to get the physio’s feedback. We should think sooner than picking Shakib for the next match and there's time sooner than the next match. We can see what condition he is in,” he said.

Tamim Iqbal, who prove to be providing commentary in Kanpur, disclosed that Murali Karthik spoke with Shakib Al Hasan within the course of the match. The Bangladesh all-rounder shared his concerns about his finger, which had undergone surgical treatment, along with as some issues with his shoulder.

Hannan emphasized that Shakib prove to be “A hundred per cent fit” beforehand of the first Test, having received full clearance from the physiotherapist to participate within the match.

“We all know the pain in his hand is being discussed. It prove to be no longer there sooner than the match and a superb deal of have tried to clarify it in an awful lot of ways. But sooner than the match, we got a A hundred % clearance from the physio sooner than taking him. He prove to be a A hundred % fit then,” said Hannan.

“You've the capacity to’t say it’s an injury. The discomfort he felt in that finger prove to be no longer there sooner than the match. He felt that once he began to bowl,” he said.