|| CF Correspondent ||

All-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin injury became the talking point as doubts are raised within the team about his back pain ahead of their game against Australia at Trent Bridge on Monday.

Doubts were raised after out of nowhere Saifuddin claimed that he is having pain on his back that he sustained during the game against West Indies.

Questions were raised why he did not asked medication immediately during the match against West Indies and instead just informed about just when the team management was looking to select the playing XI.

‘’I am not sure whether he is having back pain but as he insisted we have to believe him,’’ said a high BCB official on request of anonymity who also admitted that some senior players were quite disappointed to learn that he was not available.  

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Mortaza said earlier that Saifuddin has the potent to serve Bangladesh for 10-12 years. But some of his [Saifuddin’s] recent activities has speculated some doubts. And now how Saifuddin will diminish these doubts that remain to be seen as his absence against West Indies during the tri-nation in Ireland was also not taken very well by the team management.

Several inside the dressing room whispered whether it was really an injury that prompted him to be out of the game against Caribbean’s as far as ensuring place in the final is concerned.

It was a very important match and if something happened then the calculation of final could have been tough. But fortunately nothing like that happened.

But Saifuddin played in the final in a matter of just two days more amazingly he never looked to be carrying any niggles whatsoever.

Apparently according to sources inside the team management it looked Nottingham batting friendly wicket and the murderous form of Australian batsmen played a big part on Saifuddin.

During the last edition of the Bangladesh Premier League Saifuddin was cautioned by Comilla Victorians management not to make any drama regarding sustaining injuries and this act itself speaks a lot about the mindset of the people around him both at the club level and in the national dressing room.

Saifuddin decision to play in the Dhaka Premier League also remained a case that need to be monitored well by the Bangladesh Cricket Board as he was supposed to take injection at that point for his tennis elbow instead of playing the tournament.

Due to the tennis elbow problem in his right hand he fielded in the 30 yards circle but did not wish to skip matches as he was facing no problem in batting or bowling and only struggled throwing from the deep.

To recover from the injury special injection is a must but after injection he required a three weeks rest and because of playing the league he opted to skip the injection.