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Mustafizur Rahman. | ICC photo.

Pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been ruled out of Bangladesh’s tour to Pakistan due injury, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board media release on Sunday night.  

Mustafiz has sustained a clip fracture of his left thumb, which will keep him out of action for at least two weeks, said the press release.  


‘Mustafizur suffered a clip fracture on his left thumb while playing his last match of the Indian Premier League yesterday. This injury requires a period of rest and rehabilitation. As per our current assessment, he will be unavailable for selection for the next two to three weeks. We will conduct a follow-up evaluation after two weeks to monitor his recovery progress,’ national team physio Delowar Hossain Siva was quoted as saying in the press release.  

The BCB national selection panel has named fast bowler Khaled Ahmed as Mustafiz’s replacement in the squad for the Pakistan tour.