Bangladesh’s injury woes ahead of their two-Test series against Australia have taken another turn, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam picking up a finger injury during the ongoing three-day warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI in Darwin.
Taijul hurt his bowling finger while batting on the opening day and was rested on Day 2 today.The Bangladesh team management is monitoring the injury and will assess his condition again tomorrow.
However, the injury is understood to be nothing serious, with the bandage on his finger believed to have been applied as a precaution rather than because of a fracture. He is expected to be fit for the series opener on August 13.“Taijul Islam sustained an injury to his bowling finger while batting yesterday.
We bandaged it and rested him today. We will assess him again tomorrow,” Bangladesh team physiotherapist Bayjedul Islam Khan said in a video message sent to the media.
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