Najmul Hossain Shanto, Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh and Pakistan will compete today in the 2023 Asia Cup. This is the first match of the Super-4 stage. Bangladesh has suffered a big setback before the match against Pakistan. The team’s star batsman has been ruled out of the 2023 Asia Cup due to injury.
According to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nazmul Hossain Shanto will return to Bangladesh and take part in the ICC 2023 tournament starting next month in India. ODI World Cup Will undergo rehabilitation before. Physio of Bangladesh team Baijedul Islam Khan told that Shanto got hurt during the match against Afghanistan. Let us tell you that Shanto had scored a century in this match.
This veteran returned in place of Shanto
Bangladesh has also announced the replacement of Najmul Hussain Shanto. Wicket-keeper batsman Litton Das has joined the team in place of Shanto. Litton can also be a part of the playing XI in the match against Pakistan.
According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Nazmul Hussain Shanto had a muscle strain problem in the match against Afghanistan. For this reason, he did not come down to fielding.
Shanto was scoring runs at an average of 96.50.
Najmul Hussain Shanto’s bat was on fire in the 2023 Asia Cup. He had scored 193 runs in two matches of the tournament at an average of 96.50. In the first match, Shanto scored an inning of 89 runs. And in the second match, 104 runs were scored.
Bangladesh qualified in Super-4
By defeating Afghanistan by a huge margin, the Bangladesh team had confirmed its place in the Super-4. Bangladesh won by 89 runs against Afghanistan. Shanto had played an inning of 104 runs in that match. And earlier he had scored 89 runs against Sri Lanka.
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