5 lessons learnt by Bangladesh after the South Africa tour 

3 Shakib won't be playing forever

Shakib Al Hasan

Make no mistake, Bangladesh might have produced plenty of players over the years but none of them have been remotely as good or influential as their star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Shakib is the only genuine world-class player in the side, who can compete against the best in the world on an equal footing and is absence was acutely felt in the Test series, which he sat out due to fatigue.

The team failed to make inroads into the South African batting line up and missed him in the batting order as well, as they crashed to embarrassing defeats in both games. Once he returned to the side in the ODI series, he was the only bowler who looked even remotely dangerous.

All this points to the fact that Bangladesh seem to be overly dependent on their star player and during the series, they must have realised it for the umpteenth time. However, it is about time that they realise that he won't be around forever and so, they must start grooming promising young all-rounders who could step into his shoes.