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Shanto ruled out of Asian Games with illness
Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto has been ruled out of the 20th Asian Games after suffering from persistent fever, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed today.
Shanto has been running a fever since arriving in Nagoya with the Bangladesh team. Tests conducted there have confirmed evidence of an infection, although he has tested negative for influenza and COVID-19.
National team physiotherapist Bayjedul Islam Khan said Shanto had been suffering from fever for four days and was unlikely to recover in time to take part in the Asian Games.
“Shanto had been suffering from fever since we landed. It has been four days already, but the fever has persisted. It is a low-grade fever, and tests conducted here have confirmed evidence of an infection, although he has tested negative for influenza and COVID-19,” Bayjedul said.
“He is understandably very weak and is not expected to recover in time to play any part in the Asian Games. Therefore, he is flying back home.”
Shanto was set to play his first T20 game after more than one year as he looked to revive his career in this format, reports BSS.
Shanto, also the Test captain of Bangladesh, is scheduled to return to Dhaka Tuesday.