BCB seeks fresh test date for Al-Amin
Pacer Al-Amin Hossain's bowling test appointment is expected to be rescheduled due to the player's side-strain injury. The Bangladesh Cricket Board communicated with the ICC regarding the issue yesterday. The date set by the ICC was September 3 and Al-Amin was scheduled to fly to the United Kingdom on September 1.
However, BCB trainer and doctors suggested that the bowler would require at least another four weeks to recover from his injury. The board has reportedly requested the ICC to set a date after October 18.
As per the rules of the ICC, the bowler—whose action was reported after Bangladesh's first Test against the West Indies earlier this month—needs to get his action tested within 21 days of being reported. However, with regards to Al-Amin' case, a new date is expected to be announced due to his injury.
“The bowling test will require him to bowl in the exact way that he bowls in a normal game. But he is going through a rehabilitation process due to his side strain. We have communicated this matter to the ICC and were awaiting a guideline from them,” said BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury.
A confident Al-Amin hopes to ace the test, but wants some one to travel along with him to the UK in order to better understand the instructions given by the testing panel.
“I expect them (panel) to provide me with a lot of instructions during the test. So I hope the BCB can send some one knowledgeable along with me so that I can get moral support and understand what the panel are saying clearly,” explained Al-Amin.
The bowler who bowled a total of 102 overs during the West Indian series, blames the huge amount of work load behind his injury.
“I think the one reason behind me getting injured is that I did not get enough time to warm-up to bowl again in the second Test. Our batsmen fell quickly,” Al-Amin believed.
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