Zakir Hasan replaces Shadman Islam for Sylhet Test against Pakistan

A chest injury has ruled Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam out of the second Test against Pakistan beginning on Saturday in Sylhet. Zakir Hasan has been called up as his replacement.

Shadman, who scored 13. 10 in the first Test, suffered the injury when he took Salman Ali Agha's catch on the fifth day in Mirpur. He celebrated briefly before collapsing on the ground at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. was immediately taken off the field. He didn't return for the rest of the game. which Bangladesh won by 104 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

"Shadman took a blow in the chest while taking a catch during the first Test in Mirpur. He has a traumatic contusion of the chest and is in pain," the Bangladesh physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said. "He will not be available for the second Test unfortunately."

Zakir, also a left-hand opener, has played 13 Tests, averaging 23.72 with a century and four fifties. He played his last Test in the West Indies in November 2024.

Zakir has been in good form in first-class cricket in the 2025-26 season, scoring 628 runs at an average of 57.09 with a century. five fifties. He is also the highest run getter after four rounds of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League one-day competition.