|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh heaved a sigh of relief as they are expecting Mahmudullah to be available against India in the upcoming World Cup fixture.

Mahmudullah has reportedly sustained a grade 1 tear in his right calf muscle. The injury occurred while he was batting against Afghanistan in Southampton on Monday - he hobbled between the wickets for most of the duration of his 38-ball 27.

Mahmudullah did not field during Afghanistan's innings, and underwent scans on his calf.

"The scan results showed a Grade-1 tear on Riyad's right calf," Khaled Mahmud, Bangladesh's manager, told The Daily Star. "At the moment, that is all I can say as I have not spoken to the physio [Thihan Chandramohan] yet. I can tell you more about the recovery period in the morning after speaking to the physio,’’ said team manager Khaled Mahmud.

According to physician typically, grade 1 tears take seven to ten days to heal. If this is the case with Mahmudullah's calf, he may not miss too many games; Bangladesh's next match, against India at Edgbaston, is on July 2, and their final round-robin match, against Pakistan at Lord's, is on July 5.