Bangladesh pacer Al Amin Hossain has been diagnosed with Level 1 rib injury and will be under supervision of Bangladesh Cricket Board physician Debashish Chowdhury. The 24-year old felt pain during the second innings of the second Test match against the West Indies and was able to bowl just four overs.
The Bangladesh team reached Dhaka on Saturday as Al Amin was immediately suggested an MRI scan on the injured area. The paceman is currently at his home town Jhenaidah and is expected to consult with Debashish today.
“Sometimes MRI does suggest more problems than there actually is, but we can’t say anything before observing Al Amin. We will observe him tomorrow (today) and then make a comment on the issue over whether this injury of his will take more time to recover or not,” said Debashish.
The injury meant more mental pressure for Al Amin who is scheduled to fly to the UK on October 1 to get his bowling action tested at the Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough University in Leicestershire on October 3.
Following off-spinner Sohag Gazi, Al Amin was the second Bangladeshi bowler reported for a suspect bowling action during their tour of the West Indies.
Match officials reported his action during the first Test of the two-match series.
Debashish added, “If we think his injury is serious then we will ask the ICC to postpone the bowling action test.” However, the physician was hopeful of a quick recovery as he said, “These type of injuries are not so serious.”
Al Amin, who will be on the train from Jessore to Dhaka today, spoke over phone and informed, “I am not worried about the bowling test and the bowling coaches assured me about my action and I am also confident. But first I have to work on my injury and later think of practising.”
10 wickets in the three-match ODI series saw him finish as the highest wicket-taker and the in-form pacer is looking forward to a quick recovery and comeback to play for Bangladesh in the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe next month.
