Shakib Al Hasan wreaked havoc before the Test series against India, took 9 wickets alone

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|12-09-2024

Bangladesh's veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has come into great form before the Test series against Team India. Shakib Al Hasan has wreaked havoc in the ongoing County Championship in England. Shakib took 9 wickets against Somerset while playing for Surrey. This left-arm spinner took 4 wickets in the first innings in Taunton and in the second innings he managed to take 5 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan has proved that his form is amazing at the moment and this is not good news for Team India.

Shakib Al Hasan's 9 wickets

Shakib bowled brilliantly against the Somerset batsmen. This player continuously attacked the wicket and in the first innings he took the wickets of Tom Able, Casey Aldridge, Craig Overton and Brett Randall. After this, Shakib took the wickets of Archie Vaughan, Tom Able, James Ryu, Lewis Gregory and finally Tom Banton in the second innings.

Why is this bad news for Team India

Shakib Al Hasan's return to form is bad news for Team India because both the matches of the Test series against Bangladesh are to be played at venues where the pitch helps spinners. The first match is to be held in Chennai and the second match will be played in Kanpur. However, Shakib's performance against India has not been so good. He has been able to take only 21 wickets in 8 Tests. Shakib has played only one Test in India and he has been able to take only 2 wickets. But you will have to agree that Team India's players seem to struggle against left-arm spinners. Shakib had earlier gone on a tour to Pakistan where he took five wickets.

Bangladesh squad for Test series against India

Nazmul Hasan Shanto (captain), Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Zaker Ali (wicketkeeper), Nayeem Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Nahid Rana.

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