As if missing Shakib Al Hasan for the first Test wasn’t enough as it is, the Tigers risk losing their Test captain for the entire series due to the finger injury that he sustained during the final of the tri-nation against Sri Lanka.

This doesn’t come as much of a surprise as the main agenda of the Bangladesh Cricket Board is to get their newly-appointed Test captain back to full-fitness. The all-rounder had to be rushed to the hospital moments after being injured.

Once there, an X-ray was conducted and he was operated upon. The chief doctor of Bangladesh Cricket Board, Debashish Chowdhury said, “we can’t accelerate the process of his treatment so that he can play again, our foremost priority is to get him fully fit first.”

He also added that ,”he has a volar plate injury, we will monitor his situation for a week and then asses his situation.

“He is being treated by the cosmetic surgeon. When he gives the green signal, we will begin the process of his therapy.”