Shakib and Sohan in doubt for South Africa clash

With two games remaining in the Super 12 stage, Bangladesh team face a few injury concerns. Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was seen struggling with a hamstring injury throughout the game against West Indies on Friday, could be in doubt for the next game against South Africa on November 2.

According to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief physician Debashish Chowdhury, who is accompanying the team in the UAE, Shakib's progress will be observed in the next two days.

"There are some issues with Shakib's hamstring as he struggled during the game against West Indies. We still have a couple of days' time before the next game on November 2, so we are not willing to rush on it," Debashish told The Daily Star yesterday.

On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan suffered a blow in the abdominal area while facing the bowling of Taskin Ahmed at the nets ahead of the game against England on October 26.

"Sohan is prescribed for a complete three days of rest and we will assess his condition on November 1. After the assessment, if we feel that he is able to play the next game, we will decide accordingly but until then, we can't say anything further," Debashish added.

Sohan played the game against England despite his injury concern but the wicket-keeper batsman was rested against West Indies after reports showed that he had suffered a fracture.

"Actually Sohan thought that he'd be able to manage the injury but after playing the game, the pain increased. Players take such calculative risks in sports. So the thing is, he tried to play for the country but since his pain increased after playing, we decided to rest him for the West Indies game," Debashish concluded.