Shakib ruled out for T20 World Cup

DHAKA -Bangladesh received a huge setback as the ace 
allrounder Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup due to a hamstring injury. 

   The team management confirmed that they will not take a replacement for 
Shakib for the remainder of the competition.

   The news of his being sidelined from the event came at a moment when 
Bangladesh were going through a tough phase, losing three matches in a row in 
the Super 12 stage. 

   Shakib however played the team's last match against West Indies through 
injury. He went wicket-less in the match and made just 9 after opening the 
innings. 

   "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," Bangladesh Team Doctor Debashis Chowdhury said.

   "He is ruled out from participation in the last two matches of the 
tournament and until further review."

   Shakib's performance was key to take Bangladesh to Super 12 after their 
shocking defeat to Scotland in the tournament opener. He performed in both 
batting and bowling to help Bangladesh defeat Oman and Papua New Guinea in 
the next two matches. In the process, he became the highest wicket-taker in 
T20 International cricket and also went past Shahid Afirdi as the leading 
wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history.

   He was unable to carry his this performance to the Super 12s, which was 
one of the reasons of Bangladesh's below par performance at this phase.

   Shakib overall took 11 wickets and made 146 runs in six matches in this 
T20 World Cup with the best of 4-9 in bowling and 46 in batting against Papua 
New Guinea. But in Super 12, he scored just 23 runs and took two wickets in 
three matches.

   Bangladesh who are all but out of the semifinal race following their three 
straight defeats, will play two more matches against South Africa on November 
2 and Australia on November 4.

Mathematically Bangladesh's chance to reach semifinal still looks possible 
but for that a lot of things should happen. BSS