Mustafizur Rahman to be sidelined for 6 months due to shoulder surgery

Young Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is all set to be ruled out of action for the next six months as he requires a surgery on his shoulder after being hampered by the injury recently. The surgery will take place on August 11.

The 20-year-old was only able to feature in a couple of matches in the Natwest T20 Blast for Sussex as the injury flared up again forcing his way out of the rest of the tournament. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been deliberating to conduct the operation in either England or Australia.

Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, BCB’s Media Committee Chairman Jalal Yunus revealed, “In the last few days we have sent his reports to a number of places. We want him to be operated by the best surgeons. We have found two specialists in the UK and one in Australia.”

“By Monday we can decide who will operate on Mustafizur’s shoulder. He is mentally prepared for the operation. This sort of injury usually is treated conservatively but we are not going that way with Mustafizur because the doctors have said that it might recur in the future,” he added.

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He had to be pulled out of the 2016 Asia Cup because of a side strain. He also had injury concerns towards the end of the IPL season. Yunus said that they are providing the best care for the youngster.

Yunus felt, “We are taking the best care of Mustafizur. We have always withdrawn him from matches whenever he has complained of any physical problem. We haven’t seen him in Test matches that much. He has focused mostly on the shorter versions. We didn’t send him to the PSL because he had an injury. He had offers from the CPL. So that he is not overstressed, we are not letting him play when he has a problem.”