Skipper Shakib has recovered: Bowling coach Allan Donald

Shakib Al Hasan (right) plays football with Taskin Ahmed at Dhaka on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

Bangladesh may face an uphill task against Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. However, the more encouraging news for the hosts came from their fast bowling coach Allan Donald. "Shakib [Al Hasan] has recovered well and as far as I know, he is likely to play," Donald said at the media conference.

The Bangladeshi captain was suffering from shoulder and rib cage injuries, due to which he could bowl only 12 overs in the first innings of the first Test. However, both chief selector and the fast bowling coach confirmed that the captain would and will not play merely as a batsman.

Allan Donald

Meanwhile, Bangladesh's chief selector Minhajul Abedin stressed that the Indian team have a very strong bench strength. "They didn't have their regular captain and a key player Rohit Sharma.

Still, they won the first Test in Chittagong. I see India as a formidable side and not easy to beat," said Abedin.

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