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No quarantine relaxation for Shakib, Mustafizur
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Mustafizur Rahman will not have the chance to prepare for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as they will have to go through a 14-day institutional quarantine after arriving from India, where they were participating in the Indian Premier League.
Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services officials told Cricbuzz, on Tuesday (May 4), that the duo will have to complete quarantine at a government-specified quarantine center.
Cricbuzz earlier reported that Bangladesh Cricket Board was in talks with DGHS officials regarding the duo’s relaxation of the quarantine protocol as they are expected to feature in the upcoming three-match series
Professor Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director-general of DGHS told Cricbuzz that they have received an application regarding the relaxation for Shakib and Mustafizur from BCB and informed them that they will have to complete a 14-day institutional quarantine upon arriving from India.
“They will have to do 14-day institutional quarantine,'' said Basar. “BCB had applied to us for them (reducing the quarantine period) but we have informed them that they don't have any other choice but to follow the rule that is applicable for everyone,” he said. “They have to complete the quarantine in our specified quarantine center and that can be either Hotel Sonargaon or Hotel Raddison.” Initially, Shakib and Mustafizur, who are playing for Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals respectively in the ongoing IPL, were expected to return on May 19 and join the team after completing three-day quarantine for the three-match ODI series, scheduled to start from May 23.
