Mashrafe on road to recovery

Bangladesh ODI and T20I skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was released from hospital yesterday. The cricketer, who was diagnosed with dengue last Friday, stayed in hospital for a week.

Upon his release, Mashrafe visited the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Sporting a black kurta, the visibly tired captain spent some time in the dressing room chatting with journalists and board directors before visiting the BCB's  physician.

“He is better now and that's obviously why he has been released. But yes, he is still weak and needs time to recover completely. We haven't set any rehabilitation course for him yet. He first needs to eat and regain some of the energy that he has lost in the past week,” said BCB physician Debashish Chowdhury.

The SBNCS yesterday hosted a match between Bangladesh Sports Journalist Association (BSJA) and the BCB. The latter included former national cricketers such as Faruque Ahmed, Akram Khan, Khaled Mahmud and Minhajul Abedin. BCB won the T20 game courtesy of half-centuries from Akram and Faruque.

Mashrafe's arrival during the match was a surprise to many and only increased the enthusiasm.