Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has termed Shakib Al Hasan not getting a farewell Test at home as unfortunate and added that they are still having to work out the team combination in absence of the all-rounder ahead of the first Test against South Africa.“We can use an extra bowler or batter (when Shakib plays). But we cannot do anything talking about it much. What we can do is to focus on cricket,” Shanto added.Bangladesh played 14 Tests against the Proteas but never won. But this time, Shanto says, the result can be changed if they can play according to plan and execute their game well on the field. “It’s unfortunate,” Shanto said about Shakib’s absence in the Dhaka Test, which he said would be his last appearance in the longer format of the game. “It should have happened. But we all know why it didn’t happen.”
Reported by: Kazi Rahima
