Shakib ruled out of Chattogram Test after contracting Covid-19

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Sports Desk: Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the two-match Test series against visiting Sri Lanka.

He will be unavailable at the first test to be played in Chattogram, BCB doctor Manzoor Quader confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.

Manzoor Quader said, “Shakib reached Bangladesh this morning. According to our medical protocol in this series, anyone who wants to join the team must be negative in the Corona Test. We tested Shakib's corona this morning, he came back positive in the test report.”

The star allroudner earlier missed both of the Tests in South Africa due to family emergency. He in fact missed most of Bangladesh's Test matches for the last couple of years for various reasons.