Bangladesh’s Tamim out for a month with fractured finger
Board is hopeful that the 27-year-old will be fit before England arrive to tour
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DHAKA:
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal fractured a finger during training on Saturday and will be out for up to a month, according to the country’s cricket board.
The left-hander suffered the injury to the little finger of his left hand and will likely have to sit out the team’s three-match ODI series against Afghanistan at home starting on September 25.
Bangladesh are hopeful that the 27-year-old will be fit before England arrive to tour the country for a series comprising three ODIs and two Tests, starting on October 7.
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“Such injuries take about three to four weeks to heal,” Bangladesh team physio Bayzidul Islam said in a statement.
“We have time and he should be able to start batting in four weeks,” he added.
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal fractured a finger during training on Saturday and will be out for up to a month, according to the country’s cricket board.
The left-hander suffered the injury to the little finger of his left hand and will likely have to sit out the team’s three-match ODI series against Afghanistan at home starting on September 25.
Bangladesh are hopeful that the 27-year-old will be fit before England arrive to tour the country for a series comprising three ODIs and two Tests, starting on October 7.
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“Such injuries take about three to four weeks to heal,” Bangladesh team physio Bayzidul Islam said in a statement.
“We have time and he should be able to start batting in four weeks,” he added.