Bangladesh opener Saif Hassan has tested positive again for Covid-19. He was found positive for Covid-19 seven days ago.
Sources close to the selection committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said, Saif is out of the 27-member preliminary squad of Bangladesh team which might tour Sri Lanka later this year. However, the squad is yet to be announced officially, reports UNB.
Saif, however, will be tested again after a week, and if he returns negative in the next test, he has a good chance to make the squad.
The left-handed opener made his debut earlier this year with a duck against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. He represented Bangladesh in two Tests till the date. The 21-year-old batsman is yet to prove his mettle in the international circuit.
He had a good chance to make his debut in Kolkata Test against India in last October, which is marked as Bangladesh’s first day-night Test, but a finger injury had ruled him out.
Saif played 41 First-class matches and accumulated 2362 runs at an average of 42.17 with four centuries and 12 half-centuries. He also played 67 List-a games and scored 2491 runs with six centuries and 14 half-centuries.