BAN vs WI Test- Soumya Sarkar in place of Shakib Al Hasan

Ban vs WI Test Series 2021 – Soumya Sarkar in place of Shakib Al Hasan for the 2nd Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan ruled out from the second test After failing to recover from an injury sustained during the first of the two ICC World Test Championship matches against the West Indies.

The left-handed, Soumya Sarkar has been brought in as the replacement for injured allrounder Shakib Al Hasan in the Bangladesh squad for the second Test against the West Indies.

 Soumya Sarkar has a hundred and four half-centuries in 15 Tests and he scores a total of 818 test runs with an average of 29.21, will join the squad’s training on Wednesday

“Shakib has been assessed and monitored continuously since suffering a strain on his left thigh on the second day of the match in Chattogram and after careful consideration, it has been confirmed that he will not be available for the second Test,” BCB had said.

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BAN vs WI Test- West Indies lead the two-Test series 1-0 after winning the first match by three wickets.

The second Test gets underway at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 11 February.