|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh pace bowling coach Courtney Walsh said on Monday that they are concerned about their injured pace bowlers ahead of the World Cup.

Three leading fast bowlers-Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin and Rubel Hossain are carrying niggles and according to the legendary West Indian great now they are planning how to get them back into the park and make them match fit.

Mustafizur sprained his ankle warming up for a Dhaka Premier League match on April 10 to join a growing injury list which also includes batsman Mahmudullah as well.

Rubel Hossain had a side strain that prevented him to take part for most part of the Dhaka Premier League while all-rounder Saifuddin is advised to remain inside the 30-yard circle during the league as his faces a race against time as he tries to prove his fitness ahead of the World Cup in England later this year.

Saifuddin's recuperation was somewhat scuppered after he opted to play in the Dhaka Premier League for his side Abahani Limited instead of getting his injured right elbow looked at.

Bangladesh started their preparation for the tri-nation of Ireland on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with only five cricketers- Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Rubel Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman as others are involved with their respective clubs for taking part in the DPL apart from Shakib al Hasan, who is currently fulfilling his duty in the IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

“It is the first day of practice. Some of the guys are still playing competitive cricket, which is good for them. Those who are not playing are in the camp today,’’ Walsh told reporters after the opening day session.

‘’There are few injury worries and some who didn’t get a chance to bat so I think it is a good opportunity for them to get a long hit in the nets. It is a good start but the main concern for me is the injured bowlers. We have to get them back on the park, and be match fit,’’ he said.

“Out of the five we have three injured – Fizz, Rubel and Saifuddin who has the tennis elbow. We need to get them back into bowling, within the right frame of mind, and be sharp enough to do a bit of bowling in Ireland and be ready for the World Cup,’’ he said.

‘’We have Taskin, Khaled and Shafiul as well. You can probably say that we have them just in case we need them,’’ he added.

Walsh added that they need to be very careful regarding using Mustafizur as he believe over rushing him can make them pay in the World Cup considering he has career had a long association with injuries.