Liton in city, Shakib in Dubai after LPL mission
Monday, 21 August 2023
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan flew to Dubai after ending the Lankan Premier League (LPL) mission but Liton Das who also played in Shakib's team in the tournament returned to Dhaka on Sunday, reports BSS.
Liton will join the ongoing practice session for the Asia Cup today (Monday). Shakib, meanwhile, is slated to return to the country on August 23, a BCB official said.
Shakib and Liton's team Galle Titans failed to make the LPL final after losing to B-Love Kandy by 34 runs in the second Qualifier on Saturday.
Both of the Bangladeshi players were off colour during the crucial match although Shakib did well in bowling.
The all-rounder shined in with the bowling in the whole tournament, claiming 10 wickets in 10 matches with an excellent economy rate of 5.70. But he scored just 138 runs in 9 innings.
Liton, the best batter for Bangladesh in the last two years, meanwhile spent yet another disastrous tournament. After failing to prop up his game in Canada Global T20, he made just 34 runs in three matches for Galle Titans in his maiden LPL outing.
The practice session of Bangladesh will continue till August 25.