Mushy out for two weeks
Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim strained his right hamstring while batting in the second T20I against Zimbabwe yesterday in Khulna and has been ruled out of the rest of the series.
“Mushfiqur will undergo a scan in Dhaka on Monday. Generally it takes around two to three weeks to recover from such injuries. However, we will be able to assess his condition better after receiving the scan report,” said national team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan.
Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed has been brought in as Mushfiqur's replacement for the third and fourth T20Is due to take place on January 20 and 22 in Khulna.
The other injury concern following yesterday's match surrounded pacer Mustafizur Rahman who left the field seemingly complaining of shoulder pain after bowling the penultimate delivery of the match.
BCB team manager Khaled Mahmud stated that Mustafizur's injury was not serious. The bowler reportedly felt a sudden pain in his shoulder and left the field as he did not want to take any risk.
According to the team management, the pain decreased after he spent some time with the physio in the dressing room.
Mustafizur's shoulder pain, of course, is not a new phenomenon. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sports physician Debashish Chowdhury said it is an issue that he has had to deal with in the last couple of months.
“He had been undergoing several shoulder-related exercises during training in Khulna because of a shoulder problem,” Debashish said.
Mustafizur's injury though will not affect Bangladesh's immediate plans as he was not meant to play the last two T20Is of the series.
The BCB has also decided to remove Al-Amin Hossain and Shuvagata Hom from the 14-member squad for the last two T20Is, which was announced yesterday. In their place pacer Mohammad Shahid, batsman Mosaddek Hossain and allrounder Muktar Ali have been drafted into the squad.
The changes made are a part of the Bangladesh team management's attempt to find the best possible squad for the ICC World Twenty20 to be played in March-April in India.
SQUAD
Masrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarker, Sabbir Rahaman, Mahmudullah, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed, Qazi Nurul Hasan, Mohamamd Shahid, Abu Haider Rony, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Muktar Ali.
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