Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam suffered an injury to his left hand during their warm-up game against India at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on June 1, Saturday. The injury resulted in a split in the webbing between his index and middle finger which required six stitches.
The left-arm pacer sustained an injury during the last over of his spell when he tried to stop Hardik Pandya’s drive on follow-through. Shoriful looked in pain as the ball hit his bowling hand, and he was taken off the field by the Bangladesh team’s physio, Baujedul Islam Khan. He left the field with a swollen palm and bowling figures of 1/26 in 3.5 overs. Tanzim Hasan Sakib bowled the last ball of the over on behalf of Shoriful.
As per the reports, Bangladesh will have to wait for the next 2 days to decide on Shoriful’s availability. The team will play their T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Sri Lanka on June 7.
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s chief physician, Dr Debashis Chowdhury informed, that Shoriful needed six stitches for split webbing.
“Shoriful suffered a split injury between the index and middle finger of his left hand while trying to stop a ball in his last over,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Chowdhury.
“After initial medical attention, he was taken to Nassau University Medical Centre. The hand surgeon administered six stitches. We will visit him again after two days. We will know then how much time it will take for Shoriful to return,” he added.
