Srinagar: A day after leading side to win over Sri Lanka and being part of one of the most controversial moment of World Cup 2023, Bangldesh skipper Shakib Al Hassan has been ruled out last match agaisnt Australia in Pune on November 11.
Shakib suffered the injury while batting in Bangladesh’s penultimate league stage game against Sri Lanka in Delhi on 6 November 2023.
An X-ray after the game confirmed a fracture which has ruled him out of Bangladesh’s last match of the tournament against Australia in Pune on 11 November.
National Team Physio Bayjedul Islam Khan gave further details on the injury.
“Shakib was struck on his left index finger early in his innings but continued to bat with supportive taping and painkillers,” he said.
“He underwent an emergency X-ray in Delhi after the game which confirmed the fracture on the left PIP joint. Recovery is estimated at three to four weeks. He will leave for Bangladesh today to begin his rehab.”
Shakib hit a match-winning 82 from 65 balls, comprising 12 fours and two sixes, to guide his side to a three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. Earlier in the day, he recorded figures of 2/57 with the ball. The fine all-round performance in a tense clash fetched him the Player of the Match award.