Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing T20 World Cup after sustaining his hamstring during their last game against West Indies.
"Shakib sustained a left lower hamstring strain while fielding during the match against the West Indies. In clinical examination it was diagnosed as an injury of Grade 1 intensity,'' said chief physician of the BCB, Debashish Chowdhury. "He is ruled out from participation in the last two matches of the tournament and until further review.”
Bangladesh have lost all three of their Super 12 games so far in the tournament and have two games left to be played against South Africa and Australia.
Shakib has been their go to player in the tournament as he picked them up from a disastrous loss at the hands of Scotland in the first game. He led their response in the wake of that loss in the next games of qualifying round against Namibia and Oman paving the way for their qualification from the group.
However, he has been at his best in the Super 12 phase of the tournament and subsequently, Bangladesh have not been able to come to terms with the rise in competition.