Shakib Al Hasan to attend sister's wedding before leaving for Sussex

No.1 all-rounder across all 3 formats of the game, Shakib Al Hasan is expected to leave his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders and travel to Dhaka tomorrow where he is expected to attend his younger sister Jannatul Ferdous’ wedding ceremony. He will be travelling to Sussex on May 5 to join his national teammates who are undergoing a training camp there for the upcoming tri-series against New Zealand and Ireland.

Left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman who is a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad in the IPL will return to Bangladesh today and will fly to Sussex tomorrow. Mashrafe Mortaza who returned home on April 30to take care of his ailing wife is also expected to leave for Sussex tomorrow. Both Shakib and Mustafizur has played a solitary match for their respective franchises in the tournament so far despite being integral members of the squad in the earlier edition.

Shakib clarified that the KKR team management wants him to enjoy his time in India this time around as they want him to totally fit and raring to go for the upcoming Champions trophy scheduled to be played in England from June 1-19. Mustafizur played his first game earlier in the tournament but since then he has warmed the benches after conceding 0/34 in 2 overs in the only game he played.

Bangladesh starts off their tri-series campaign against Ireland on May 12 followed by their clash against New Zealand on May 17. Their next match against Bangladesh will be played on 19^th April. There is no knockout matches as the champions will be decided based on their position in the points table.

The Bangla Tigers has improved by leaps and bounds in the last few years especially in limited overs cricket and they will be a fierce competitor in the tri-series. Despite New Zealand starting as favourites, it won’t be an easy task for them to out stage a resurgent Bangladesh.