Uncapped middle order batter Mahidul Islam Ankon replaced Jaker Ali for the second Test against South Africa after the latter suffered a concussion while batting in the nets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday.聽
Mahidul has scored 1,934 runs in 43 first-class matches. The 25-year-old is fresh from scoring a century for Dhaka Division (118 against Sylhet Division) in the only innings he played last week in the ongoing National Cricket League.
Jaker, the wicketkeeper-batter who scored a fifty in his maiden Test at Mirpur, was hit by a Nahid Rana delivery in the nets on Sunday. But after some attention from the physio, he continued batting.聽
鈥楯aker Ali suffered a concussion while batting in practice yesterday [Sunday]. 聽He has a history of concussions and is still showing symptoms,鈥� national team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan was quoted as saying in a BCB press release on Monday.聽聽
聽Given his previous concussion record, recovery may take some time. Based on the clinical findings, he has been ruled out of the second Test.鈥�
The second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa starts at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
