Agencies
Bangladesh Test opener Shadman Islam missed an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka as he missed the first round of National Cricket League, country's traditional first-class tournament, after being tested positive for corona.
''I am in isolation at the moment in the hotel and waiting for my third corona report to arrive and if that is negative I will be able to play,'' Shadman told Cricbuzz on Monday.
BCB made it mandatory for the Test probables to take part in the NCL in order to prepare for the two match series against Sri Lanka, scheduled from April 21. BCB failed to stage the NCL last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic but after hosting two domestic tournaments successfully - BCB President's Cup and Bangabandhu T20 - the board has decided to kickstart this edition of the competition from March 22.
The left-handed opener missed the second Test against West Indies due to a groin injury and was looking forward to make the most out of the NCL, where he features for Dhaka Metro.
Meanwhile, Test skipper MominulHaque was lucky enough to play the first round of NCL considering he was tested positive during the first round of tests that was taken on March 19. However, he was tested negative during the next round.