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Saif ruled out from pink ball Test, Nayeem survives injury scare
KOLKATA, Nov 20, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh uncapped opener Saif Hassan was ruled out from the side’s maiden day-night Test against India, starting from Friday after sustaining a finger injury.
Saif was heavily favourite to make his International debut in the second and final Test, played in pink ball following Imrul Kayes’s below par show in the first Test in Indore in which Bangladesh tasted a humiliating innings and 130-run defeat.
The youngster who has been in tremendous form in aged level cricket before making the cut in the national team sustained the injury during the Indore Test when he was fielding as 12th man.
“Opening batsman Saif Hasan had split his finger webbing while on 12th man fielding duty during the first Test,” said a BCB press release.
“The injury is not yet healed and the medical team is of the opinion that he will benefit from being rested to full recovery. Taking the state of injury into consideration, Saif has been ruled out of the second Test,” the release added.
When Saif Hasan was ruled out from the Test, off-spinner Nayeem Hasan who is also in consideration to play second Test was struck by a ball on his head during the practice session in Kolkata on Wednesday.
But this doesn’t cause any panic as Nayeem looked okay and started practice again.
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