Let me do some calculations first.

Still need 101 runs to avoid an innings defeat. At the end of the second day, the Bangladesh team still scored 101 runs less than South Africa's runs in the first and second innings of the Mirpur Test!

Bangladesh's first innings ended at 106 runs. In reply, South Africa scored 308 runs in the first innings Varane scored a century. Mulder lifted the bat in the joy of a half-century. The duo put on 119 runs for the seventh wicket to rescue South Africa from the initial shock. The batting collapsed as before at the beginning of the second innings. Opener Sadman Islam was out early. Mominul Haque was dismissed for a duck in the same over. Whether you call the way captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto got out after being set on the wicket funny or ugly is up to you. The captain's job in the team is not just to toss - he also has to score big runs with the bat. Perhaps the BCB can now send such a letter to Nazmul Hossain Shanto!

The way the Mirpur wicket behaved throughout the second day made one thing clear: to score runs on this wicket, you need two main things - brains and skill. If you can connect these two, you can score a century or half-century on the spin-friendly wicket of Mirpur. It is possible to score big runs. South Africa's innings is an example of that. Varaine and Mulder were not in a hurry to score runs. They waited for the ball. They played with soft hands. They did not try to go forward. They ran for one or two runs by finding gaps in the fielding. And they succeeded. That is how South Africa's score crossed 300 on the scoreboard.

Bangladesh can only follow South Africa to save this match now.

Can Bangladesh walk that path? If they succeed in achieving that goal, the hosts may be able to give South Africa some challenge in the fourth innings in this match. And if they cannot, then the cost of printing tickets for the fourth day of this match will be a bad investment!

The relief is that the way openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Mushfiqur Rahim are batting is giving Bangladesh courage. Both are set on the wicket. Mushfiqur is unbeaten on 31 runs, batting in ODI style. Joy is batting on 38 runs from 79 balls. On the current course of this innings, Mushfiqur became the first Bangladeshi to score 6,000 runs in his Test career.

Bangladesh is expecting something bigger from Mushfiqur on the third day in this milestone match - a century, a big century!

Shakib Al Hasan's dream of playing the last test match of his career on the soil of the country is not coming true. This star cricketer had to change his decision after coming to the Middle Eastern city of Dubai. Shakib was allowed to return to the country by the higher levels of the government.

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmood has now advised Shakib not to return to the country to 'avoid unpleasant situations'.

Before this, whether Shakib will return to the country or not, there has been confusion since last Wednesday night. Then Shakib told Sports Bangla that he is not returning to the country. This time he said, wherever from Dubai, he is not returning to the country.

Shakib had announced his intention to play the last Test of his career on home soil just before the Kanpur Test last month. But since then, there has been a lot of turmoil about his return to the country. He was also in the squad for the first Test of the series against South Africa. But after those dramas, it became known that Shakib's dream is not coming true.

Asif Mahmud, Adviser to the Sports Ministry, said on Thursday that he advised Shakib not to come to the country. The sports adviser said, 'I myself have wanted a cricketer like Shakib Al Hasan to retire on the soil of the country. Necessary measures were taken accordingly. However, I said at the outset that there is anger in the public mind due to Shakib Al Hasan's association with the Awami fascist government, which is normal. He posted Facebook posts to quell public anger; including clarifying his political stance, but recent protests have shown that it was not enough. Those protesting also have a constitutional right to do so. In order to avoid any untoward situation in the series between South Africa and Bangladesh, BCB has to advise against coming to play in the country for the time being.

The sports adviser also said, 'This decision has to be taken as an urgent measure to protect the image of the country in the international sports arena along with the safety of the players. But I think everyone should respect the law. If there is any complaint, it can be resolved by resorting to legal process.

The reason for this situation of Shakib is his political identity. He became a Member of Parliament of Awami League from Magura-1 Constituency in the 12th National Parliament Election. After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, a murder case was filed against Shakib.

Before that, Shakib was out of the country. Since the fall of the government and the filing of the case, Shakib has not returned to the country.

Shakib Al Hasan is coming home to play farewell test? Or not coming? Such yes or no news is floating in the media of Bangladesh from late Wednesday night to Thursday morning.

Shakib was also kept in the squad so that he could play his farewell Test in Mirpur. But suddenly news spread on Wednesday night that Shakib is not coming. Barta24.com contacted Shakib to get the correct information on this matter. That conversation is presented for the readers of Barta24.com:

Q: Are you coming to Dhaka?

Shakib: Probably not now.

Q: Did BCB give you any new information on this matter?

Shakib: No.

Q: Who obstructed you from coming to Dhaka?

Shakib: Everyone said it is for my safety.

Shakib Al Hasan answered all the questions in this short answer. He was supposed to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday's flight today. He was scheduled to retire from Test cricket by playing the last Test of his career against South Africa at Mirpur. But now that desire is probably no longer fulfilled.

Meanwhile, when BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury Sujon was asked to inquire whether BCB knows anything about Shakib's decision, he said, 'I am now in Dubai to attend an ICC meeting. But I also saw about Shakib in online news. I will talk to the BCB president about this and inform you.

The farewell stage set for Shakib in the Mirpur Test is now changing. Shakib probably played the last Test of his career against India in Kanpur.

Finally Farooq Ahmed's wish is being fulfilled. Chandika Hathurusingha's chapter ends as Bangladesh coach. On Tuesday, the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) himself told the media in Mirpur's Sher-e-bangla stadium that BCB is no longer keeping Chandika. BCB's new president Farooq Ahmed announced the suspension of Hathurusinghe in an official press conference.

Even though there are a few assignments of the national team, the board suddenly dismissed the coach! Farooq said, "Before the dismissal, we have given him a formal notice of showcause. He has been suspended for 48 hours. Then we will dismiss him. Coach Phil Simmons will continue until the Champions Trophy.

Hathuru had a contract with BCB until the ICC Champions Trophy at the beginning of next year. But before that, Farooq Ahmed's board ended the relationship with this high profile coach! This was his 'second chapter' as Bangladesh coach. The first time he left the job himself. BCB has sacked him in the second stint.

One of the head coaches is coming for the upcoming Test series against South Africa. Who is from the West Indies? The board has signed him till next year's Champions Trophy.

Bangladesh has seen both good and bad performances in recent Tests. Bangladesh won a historic Test series on Pakistan soil against Pakistan. Again Bangladesh lost the Test and T20 by showing extremely bad performance.

The reason for removing Hathurusinghe from the post of coach is given by the BCB as a reason for his misconduct and dictatorial role with the players rather than a fair judgment of the team's performance. There have been allegations that the coach misbehaved with spinner Nasum Ahmed during the ODI World Cup in India last year. In view of that complaint, BCB also conducted an investigation. It was alleged that coach Hathurusinghe misbehaved with spinner Nasum by pushing him on the neck.

Coach Chandika Hathurusingh's tenure with Bangladesh was until next year's Champions Trophy. But BCB dismissed him early.

In the second term, Bangladesh played 10 Tests, 35 ODIs and 35 T20Is under Hathuru. 5 wins and 5 losses in Tests. But in ODIs, 13 wins, 19 losses and 3 draws in 35 matches. Out of 35 T20 matches, 19 wins, 15 losses, and one draw.