 "Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Hosts recall Nayeem Hasan for injured Mehidy Hasan")
Dhaka Bangladesh on Wednesday recalled off-spinner Nayeem Hasan to replace injured all-rounder Mehidy Hasan for the first Test against Sri Lanka next month. Nayeem played the last of his seven Tests against the West Indies in 2021 and has claimed 25 wickets. [caption id=“attachment_10607471” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  File photo of Bangladesh spinner Nayeem Hasan. AFP[/caption] Mehidy, a vital cog in the Test and one-day side, has been ruled out of at least the first Test against Sri Lanka with a finger injury. “Initial assessments suggest that the recovery could take at least three weeks which effectively rules (Mehidy) out of the first Test,” chief physician Debashis Chowdhury said. The first Test is in Chittagong from May 15 to 19 and the second in Dhaka from May 23 to 27. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook****, Twitter and Instagram****.
Right-arm off-spinner Nayeem Hasan hasn’t played for Bangladesh since February 2021 and will have to fill the big shoes of Mehidy Hasan, who has been a vital cog in the side’s success.
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