Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday rued the being lacking skilled avid gamers like Liton Das, however stated they’ve enough quantity constituent of their ranks to paper over their unavailability within the Asia Cup. Bangladesh will face six-time and protecting champion Sri Lanka on Thursday. However they are going to be with out veterans like Das, Tamim Iqbal and Ebadot Hosain, all dominated out because of other causes. Month Das may no longer get better in day from viral fever, Iqbal and Hosain are injured.
“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 said here during the pre-match press conference.
Shakib hoped that young players like Towhit Hridoy, who was a part of Bangladesh’s U-19 World Cup winning side in 2020, will put their hands up in the Asia Cup.
“As far as Towhit 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,” said Shakib.
Over the years, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have constructed a heated rivalry between them, and instances like ‘Nagin Dance’ added colour to it.
In 2018, Bangladesh bowler Nazmul Islam celebrated the Lankan wickets with ‘Nagin Dance’ and later it became a flash point between the two teams and the fans.
However, Shakib was focusing more on the match and giving a good account of themselves in the Asia Cup.
“It is important to have a calm dressing room. I don’t think of it as a rivalry. But whenever these two teams are playing, we play very good cricket, which is good for fans and the broadcaster.
“However sure, enjoying Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka is a tricky check, and we wish to play games excellent cricket,” he stated.
Shakib stated Bangladesh can have an visible at the nearest ICC Global Cup 2023, however their major center of attention will probably be to play games neatly within the Asia Cup.
“As any other team, we are also looking at the World Cup. Having said that, the Asia Cup itself is a big tournament and we are taking this very seriously.
“A good outing here will give us a lot of confidence in the build up to the World Cup,” he added.
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