Bangladesh opener Nazim out of Australia series
Bangladesh opening batsman Nazim Uddin has been ruled out of the ODI series in Australia starting in August due to a finger injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday.
“Nazim has torn one of the tendons on his left ring finger during the pre-match warm up of the practice game against the Australian Institute of Sports in Darwin on Monday,” it said in a statement.
“The injury would require six to eight weeks of immobilization in a splint,” it said. He will fly home and the team management has asked for a replacement.
The 23-year-old batsman, who has scored just 90 runs in seven One-Day Internationals, was included only after fellow opener Shahriar Nafees opted out to attend exams.
Bangladesh play five warm-up matches ahead of the series.
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