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Bangladesh's pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman suffered a toe injury while trying to stop a ball during an Indian Premier League [IPL] encounter for Mumbai Indians and as that pain is still causing him distress, the team management decided to let the left-arm seamer rest for the next couple of days, informed Bangladesh's interim head coach Courtney Walsh yesterday.
After returning from the IPL, Mustafizur joined the Tigers' training camp on Saturday and bowled in the match scenario training, but the 22-year-old did not look to be at his best.
“At the moment he has a slight toe problem. He is not 100 per cent now. We have given him a couple of days off,” Walsh told reporters.
Walsh is hoping though that Mustafizur will fire on all cylinders when the team face Afghanistan in India next month. The Interim head coach also hopes that the other fast bowlers will deliver.
“We want him firing when we get to India. He has improved quite a lot. His strength has come back. I think he is getting there in his pace. I think he will deliver in India. The bowlers have to put their hands up, but not just Rubel or Fizz (Mustafizur). Whichever seam bowler we use, we want them to stand out. Our spinners have always been consistent,” said Walsh.
Bangladesh will participate in a practice match on June 1 before facing Afghanistan on June 3 in the first of a three-match T20I series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.
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