Mushfiqur Rahim picks up knee injury, gets six stitches
The experienced player has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that he would take part in the first-class tournament National Cricket League (NCL) starting on 10 October. So, he has got enough time to recover.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim, who recently retired from T20Is, has injured his left knee while doing fitness work in the gymnasium of Mirpur Sher-E-Bangla Stadium on Saturday (17 September).
The cut required six stitches and they will be removed after at least a week. In that case, he will have to stay out of action for at least two weeks Dr Monjur Hossain, a member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) medical team confirmed.
"Mushfiqur suffered a knee injury during a gym session and he needed six stitches on the left knee. It looked like he would need at least two weeks to recover," he told the reporters.
The experienced player has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that he would take part in the first-class tournament National Cricket League (NCL) starting on 10 October. So, he has got enough time to recover.
He will be playing for Rajshahi Division considering he gets fit.
Mushfiqur will be back in the international arena with the home Test series against India in November.
The veteran batter had recently announced his retirement from T20 International cricket following Bangladesh's disastrous Asia Cup campaign. He also looked out-of-sort during the tournament, which prompted critics to lash at him vehemently.