World Cup 2023: Injured Shakib Al Hasan ruled out of tournament; Anamul Haque named replacement

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday ruled out of his team’s last Cricket World Cup match against Australia. Shakib sustained an injury to his left index finger while batting in Bangladesh’s win over Sri Lanka, and an X-Ray all but confirmed that he had sustained a fracture. World Cup 2023:  News  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Points table Bayjedul Islam Khan, Bangladesh’s team physio, revealed that Shakib continued to bat with supportive taping and pain-killers despite suffering the injury early on in the innings. “Shakib was struck on his left index finger early in his innings but continued to bat with supportive taping and painkillers," Bayjedul said via a press release issued by the ICC. “He underwent an emergency X-ray in Delhi after the game which confirmed the fracture on the left PIP joint. Recovery is estimated at three to four weeks. He will leave for Bangladesh today to begin his rehab,” he added.

Later on Tuesday, the ICC announced that wicketkeeper-batter Anamul Haque has been named as Shakib’s replacement. “The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has approved Anamul Haque Bijoy as a replacement for Shakib Al Hasan in the Bangladesh squad,” the ICC said in a statement. From 45 ODIs, Anamul has gone onto score 1230 runs, including three centuries and five fifties. Meanwhile, Shakib helped Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets and eliminate the Lankans from the World Cup. He finished with figure of 2/57 to see the former champions off for 279, and scored 82 runs in the Tigers’ chase, including a 169-run stand with Najmul Hossain Shanto for the third wicket. Bangladesh take on Australia in Pune on Saturday.