Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that they are finding it hard to replace Shakib al Hasan in the playing XI as they prepare for the second game of the three-match series against New Zealand, scheduled in Nelson on December 20.
BANGLADESH TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND, 2023-24
Can't expect Soumya to fill Shakib's shoes - Hathurusingha
Bangladesh are struggling to fill the gaping hole created by the injury to Shakib al Hasan © AFP
New Zealand won the series opener by 44 runs in a rain-curtailed game to go 1-0 up, and would like to maintain their winning record after beating them on 17 successive occasions in 50-over format in their own backyard.
Shakib missed the series due to finger injury that he sustained during the World Cup while stand-in skipper Najmul Hossain, ahead of the series,
