The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Tuesday (May 29) that it would sit down shortly with Mustafizur Rahman as his failure to apprise the extent of his injury initially and being ruled out of the three-match Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan has left a bad impact on the morale of the Bangladesh team.
Mustafizur was ruled out of the forthcoming series in India five days before the start of the series. Bangladesh are scheduled to play three T20Is at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Dehradun on June 3, 5 and 7 respectively.
BCB cricket operations chairman Akram Khan admitted to being disappointed by this unexpected turn of events as he believed losing Mustafizur at the last minute due to a miscommunication of an injury could be taken lightly considering the impact on the team’s planning and morale.
”This sort of thing really hampers the morale of the team as he is an important player. I have now spoken to him in the presence of the BCB doctors and selectors and I will report my findings to the board directors,” he said.
Akram said that if Mustafizur had informed of his injury earlier, then the team would have been better equipped to handle his absence.
BCB provided two days of rest to the pacer after he complained of a niggle post a practice game on Saturday. BCB though had been confident that the pacer would be fit before the Afghanistan series. They learnt about the serverity of his injury only a night before they were scheduled to depart.
According to BCB physician, an x-ray followed by a CT scan confirmed a hairline fracture on the on the left leg’s big toe, sustained while playing in the Indian Premier League. The pacer would need about three to four weeks to recover.
Akram said that they were aware that he was hurt during the last IPL game but were confident of getting his services as the pacer didn’t make it clear to the physio about the gravity of the injury immediately after returning back.
“When he returned from India, he told the physio that he got hurt but he played the practice match, and then was given two days off because we thought it would help him recover,’‘ said Akram.
”Then on the evening before the departure, he informed that he has severe pain, and then we had to do the scans which revealed a fracture.
”We should discuss what to do with our players who are playing in these franchise leagues. I think it is time we get serious about it,” said the former national captain. BCB had earlier stated that they have decided to provide the NOC for only two league tournaments per year to their contacted players.
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