Bangladesh's experienced left-arm spin all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed uncertainty about his participation in the team's upcoming tour of India, which is set to take place later this year. 

The tour, scheduled from September 19 to October 12, will see Bangladesh playing two Tests and three T20Is against India across various cities, including Chennai, Kanpur, Dharamshala, New Delhi, and Hyderabad.

Prior to their visit to India, Bangladesh will embark on a two-match Test tour of Pakistan in August. Following his involvement in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Shakib is committed to representing the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the second season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States, commencing on July 5. 

"I don't have many plans. There are two T20 tournaments in front of me one is MLC and the other one is the Global T20 League in Canada and let me see where I stand after playing these two tournaments because I need to understand (how I feel)."

"There is international cricket and there is a series against Pakistan and I am planning till that point of time and not planning beyond that. Now I don't have time to plan for three four years and so planning for three to six months is better and later will think about my next plan and so till now I am planning till the Pakistan series," said Shakib, as quoted by IANS. 

Shakib disclosed that fast bowler Taskin Ahmed expressed regret to his fellow teammates for his absence in the match against India. Taskin had arrived late at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and consequently missed the team bus, resulting in his inability to participate in the Super Eights encounter. 

Taskin, in an interview with Ajker Patrika, a Dhaka-based newspaper, on Tuesday, stated that his absence from the match against India was not due to missing the team bus. "The team bus starts at a certain point and there is a rule for cricketers that team bus does not stop for anyone and if anyone misses it in that case he comes in the next car." 

"The manager's car or a taxi is there and the support of transport was difficult in the West Indies. When Taskin arrived it was five to 10 minutes before the toss and certainly it was difficult to pick him at that point in the team and it was difficult for him as well." 

"Taskin apologized to the team for that afterwards and everyone in the team took it normally because a man can mistake and anyone can commit unintentional mistake and he accepted it and the thing ended at that point of time," concluded Shakib.

Source: The Times of India 

BDST: 1445 HRS, JULY 04, 2024
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