A fractured proper thumb has pressured veteran Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim to sit down out of the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka beginning Friday (March 22).
The former Bangladesh skipper suffered the injury whereas attempting to gather a size supply from right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed that formed away from Pathum Nissanka within the second over of the third ODI. The ball hit the wicketkeeper flush on his proper thumb and he was instantly in quite a bit of discomfort.
Bangladesh’s crew physio Bayjedul Islam Khan tended to Rahim and the latter continued to don the wicketkeeping gloves for the remaining of the sport and in addition performed an important knock of 37* to assist his aspect win the competition and the series 2-1.
The physio has confirmed that the injury to Rahim is ready to take three to 4 weeks to heal utterly and therefore it has sidelined him from the upcoming Test series against the Lankan Lions.
“After the match, Mushfiqur underwent an X-ray examination in Dhaka, which revealed an avulsion fracture on the MIP joint of his right thumb. He is currently undergoing conservative management for his injury and is expected to be sidelined for around three to four weeks, consequently ruling him out of participation in the Test series against Sri Lanka,” Bayjedul was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Notably, Rahim’s absence leaves Bangladesh quick on red-ball expertise. The 36-year-old has performed 88 Tests to date and already aggregated 5676 runs at a median of 38.09 with the assistance of 10 centuries and 27 half-centuries.
Sri Lanka’s Test squad:
Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Lahiru Udara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Nishan Peiris, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Gunasekara
Bangladesh squad for the primary Test:
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Litton Kumer Das, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Mushfik Hasan, Nahid Rana
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