No worries over Tamim, Soumya

Bangladesh suffered multiple injury scares during their three day practice match against South Africa Invitation XI as openers Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar were forced off the field, but Tigers' physio Thihan Chandramohan said that both batsmen were doing well and are expected to train over the next few days.

Tamim walked off on the first day after scoring five in the first innings as he pulled a thigh muscle while Soumya jerked his shoulder while fielding on the second day and did not return to bat in Bangladesh's second innings.

"Tamim suffered a minor muscle injury while batting and he looks pretty good and will train normally this week and should be available for the Test match. Soumya just jerked his shoulder so we just kept him off the field today as a precaution. He will train normally this week and he should be fine," Chandramohan told media yesterday.

The physio added that all the players were in good shape and also informed that they were acclimatising to the high altitude.

"The boys are in really good shape as we have just come out of a series against Australia and they had a good training camp before that. And obviously we are getting used to the conditions in South Africa which are a bit different from Bangladesh.

"The boys look in a pretty good shape as we had a good tour match. The altitude is different the boys have got to get used to that. Other than that it's business as usual and they are ready to go," he added.