Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan remains in contention for Bangladesh's next World Cup match, against India on October 19, after he suffered a left quad injury in their last outing against New Zealand in Chennai.

Tiger team director Khaled Mahmud said Shakib Al Hasan is eager to play the Tigers' next World Cup game, against India on October 19 in Pune, but his participation will depend on him being 100 percent fit for the crucial encounter.

He also said that all signs point towards Shakib feeling well, but they will monitor him closely during Tuesday's practice session in Pune.

"Shakib is getting better," Mahmud said. "He is pain-free. But we will know the full scenario when he hits the nets tomorrow. He will also do running between the wickets. We are hopeful that he can play against India. He worked in a swimming session, and some upper-half work in the gym today. There will be a scan tomorrow which will give us a clearer picture of his situation."

"Usually these injuries produce a lot of pain," he said. "It is tough to walk around even. Shakib is quite well. It is giving us hope.

"Shakib wants to play, so if the situation is that he is 85-90% fit, like he was in the last game after getting injured, we are hopeful too. But it depends on his 100% fitness."

Mahmud said that they will still be cautious about not risking Shakib with six matches remaining for Bangladesh in the campaign. "We don't want him to miss the rest of the tournament after playing one more game. There are six matches remaining.

"It is the doctor and physio's call. We don't want to trouble him in the long term. If he gets clearance from the physio, he will play."

The Bangladesh team was given a two-day break in Pune and they will return to training on Tuesday. They have so far won only one of their three games.

Bangladesh won the first match against Afghanistan by six wickets but lost their next two games against defending champions England and New Zealand by 137 runs and eight wickets respectively.