Zakir replaces injured Shadman for second Pakistan Test

Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam has been ruled out of the second Test against Pakistan, which begins on May 16 in Sylhet, after suffering a chest injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed in a release on Thursday.

Shadman has been replaced in the squad by fellow left-hander Zakir Hasan. The 28-year-old last featured in a Test match during Bangladesh’s tour of the West Indies in November 2024.

National team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said Shadman sustained the injury while attempting a catch during the first Test in Mirpur.

“Shadman took a blow in the chest while taking a catch during the first Test in Mirpur. He has a traumatic contusion of the chest and is in pain. He will not be available for the second Test unfortunately,” Bayjedul said.

Shadman scored 13 and 10 in the opening Test of the series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Zakir, who has played 13 Tests for Bangladesh, has registered four half-centuries and one century in the format. However, the left-hander has failed to score a fifty in his last 13 Test innings.

Despite his struggles at international level, Zakir has shown signs of form in domestic cricket, scoring both a century and a half-century for Dhaka Leopards in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League.