The left-armer needs stitches for his bowling hand injury, and he has a short window of time to get well in Bangladesh’s opening game against Sri Lanka on Friday in Dallas.
Bangladesh’s speed spearhead Shoriful Islam is a doubt for the team’s first T20 World Cup match after splitting the webbing between his index and middle fingers during a warm-up in New York on Saturday.The left-armer’s bowling hand injury required stitches, and he now faces a race against time to make Bangladesh’s opening match against Sri Lanka in Dallas on Friday.
“He’s got six stitches,” Bangladesh Cricket Board physician Debashis Chowdhury said in a video message on Sunday.
“Considering his importance, we are trying to give our best so that he can come back quickly,” Chowhdury stated.
In the last over of India’s innings, the left-arm pacer attempted to block a drive from Hardik Pandya but was struck on the bowling hand. He was removed for medical attention from the field.
Bangladesh is struggling to get fellow fast bowler Taskin Ahmed healthy for the match against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh lost the match by a score of 60 runs.
Taskin was not present for Bangladesh’s recent three-match series against the United States, which ended in a 2-1 defeat.
