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New Delhi, Oct 30: <\/strong> Ravaged by controversies, the most impactful being star player and regular Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan being suspended by the ICC for failing to report corrupt approaches, stand-in skipper Mahmudullah Riyad said on Wednesday that they will not focus on what has happened and move ahead. He added that Shakib's absence will act more as motivation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

A 15-member squad arrived in the national capital a day after Shakib was suspended from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh will be playing three T20 Internationals in New Delhi (November 3), Rajkot (November 7) and Nagpur (November 10) and two Tests in Indore (November 14-18) and Kolkata (November 22-26).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We have to play with our heart for the country," Mahmudullah was quoted as saying by the ESPNCricinfo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think this (Shakib's absence) will work as motivation for us. I think there's no greater honour than playing for the country. The responsibility to lead the side lies with me, so I will try to give it my all," said the T20 skipper and a veteran of many battles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India will start as overwhelming favourites and Mahmudullah admitted that it will be a tough ask.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The statistics don't lie. It is a tough ask, but it is not impossible. We have to perform as a team, and ensure we take advantage of every opportunity."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh will be without opener Tamim Iqbal also who opted out of the tour in the aftermath of the players' strike.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Senior player Mushfiqur Rahim said the team will without doubt miss Shakib but at the same time it is an opening for a youngster to stake a claim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Definitely, I will miss him (Shakib), since we have played together for so long," Mushfiqur said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It is tough to play without him as he is the No. 1 player. If someone was injured for a year, which could have been anyone, then it would have been an opening for the younger players. It is a challenge to beat India in their home turf but a challenge also means an opportunity," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh T20I squad: Mahmudullah (c), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Atif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Aminul Islam, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Taijul Islam, Abu Hider Rony.
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