CWC 2023: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan suffers ankle injury; in doubt for Afghanistan match- Report

Shakib has been ruled out of both CWC 2023 warmup matches.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will not play in the two warm-up matches of his team ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023 after suffering a leg injury. Bangladesh is facing Sri Lanka in Guwahati on September 29, 2023 and will next play England on October 2^nd at the same venue.

Shakib Al Hasan injured his ankle while reportedly playing football the night before the first warm-up match in Guwahati. Thanks to the swollen ankle, the Bangladesh captain was ruled out of both the warm-up matches.

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And in a huge blow, RevSportz reported that Shakib might not get fit in time for Bangladesh’s World Cup opening encounter against Afghanistan which will be played on October 7 in Dharamshala.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first in the warm-up match. Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and captain Shakib Al Hasan are not in the Bangladesh XI.  Mehidy Hasan Miraz is captaining Bangladesh in the Sri Lanka warm-up game in Guwahati.