|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh pace bowling coach Courtney Walsh insisted that they need to be very careful regarding using Mustafizur as he believe over rushing him can make them pay in the World Cup.

Mustafizur is currently completing the rehabilitation program to recover from the ankle injury that he sustained while with Dhaka Premier League's side Shine Pukur Cricket Club. He featured in the DPL after a gap of four years, picked up three wickets in his 6.5-over spell to show glimpses of returning to form, but it was unfortunately short-lived.

 “He[ Mustafizur] has got a big role to play in the World Cup, once he is fit. But I don’t think we rely on any one player. Shakib, Mash and Rubel has been consistent. Fizz hasn’t been as sharp since his injury, and he keeps picking up slight niggles. A fully fit Mustafizur can win games for you but we have to have him as fit as possible.

“We have a bit of time on our side. My concern is that I hope we don’t over-rush him, and probably use him too much in Ireland, and he is not fresh for the World Cup,’’ he said.

Mustafizur has had to endure a number of injuries in his career so far. The start of the ordeal was in England in early 2016 where he picked up a shoulder strain playing in the T20 Blast. A grade-two lateral ankle injury followed while he was taking part in a football drill, ruling him out of the start of Bangladesh Premier League 2017. He also missed the T20I series against Afghanistan in Dehradun, which Afghanistan won 3-0, and also missed the Tests in the Caribbean, which Bangladesh again lost 2-0.