Mushfiqur’s injury scare leaves Tigers in discomfort state
BCB- Roton Gomes
|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh received a huge blow ahead of their crucial clash against West Indies after their dependable wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim got a fresh injury scare during a practice session on Saturday at the Somerset Cricket ground in Taunton.
Mushfiqur got stuck on his wrist of the right hand while facing a delivery of pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman during his batting session in net.
He left the net session immediately after getting stuck on his hand and witness said ice was administered on his wrist. The extent of the injury is yet to be determined.
'The injury does not look serious but he will be under observation for 12 hours and later we will decide the next course of action,'' said a BCB spokesperson.
''We can tell about its gravity only after the icing is completed because it will help us to assess his condition only after the icing is completed,'' he said.
Mushfiqur is one the Bangladesh’s batting stalwarts who over the years played some magnificent knocks to help the side winning in many important matches.
The diminutive batsman was the team’s highest scorer in Bangladesh’s first match against South Africa in this World Cup, hitting a 80 ball-78 runs knock. He hasn’t scored as per his reputation in the last two completed games of Bangladesh against New Zealand and England though.
Bangladesh’s fourth match against Sri Lanka was washed out and hence their fifth match against West Indies which will be held on June 17 at Taunton turned out to be a crucial game for them in a bid to stay alive in the semifinal race.
In the wake of the situation, Mushfiqur’s injury came to a huge blow for them.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal also had an injury scare during the earlier phase of the tournament when he was struck by a delivery in the nets at Oval ahead of their opening game against South Africa, though he managed to make himself available for all the matches in the tournament so far.
