It was difficult for him to play in the Asia Cup, which blew away India’s senses

New Delhi. Asia Cup 2023 is starting from August 30. Neighbors Bangladesh are scheduled to play their first match against Sri Lanka in Kandy on August 31 in the prestigious tournament. Before this, the hope of the Bangladeshi team suffered a big blow. Bangladesh’s veteran wicketkeeper player Liton Das is ill. Due to this, he could not go to Sri Lanka with his team on August 27. This information has been given by the Bangladesh Cricket Board itself.

BCB Cricket Steering Committee Chairman Jalal Younus has confirmed the news of Das being ill. Due to which he is not included in the Bangladeshi team leaving for Sri Lanka. During a conversation with Daily Star Today, Jalal said, ‘Liton Das has fever. His dengue test has come negative. If he recovers soon he will leave for Sri Lanka on the next flight, if not, we will have to think about his replacement.

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Das has blown the minds of the Indian team.

In the match against India, Das shocked everyone by batting brilliantly. The situation was such that along with the blue team, the heart rate of the Indian fans also increased. However, he failed to lead his team to victory. This exciting T20 match was played between India and Bangladesh in Adelaide. Das was in superb form chasing the target. He scored 60 off just 27 balls while opening the innings.

This innings by Das looked like it would give his team a one-sided victory, but Das was run out in the process of stealing a run. Rahul showed him the way to the pavilion while throwing straight. His strike rate in this match was 222.22. He hit a total of three sixes and seven fours in this brilliant innings.

Liton Das’ Cricket Career:

The 28-year-old Das has played a total of 184 international matches for Bangladesh so far. Meanwhile, 6277 runs have come out of his bat in 212 innings. In the Test format, he has scored 2394 runs in 68 innings at an average of 35.73, 2213 runs in 72 innings in ODIs at an average of 33.03 and 1670 runs in 72 innings in T20 International cricket.

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