Nazimuddin injured - Out for 6-8 Weeks

[cricman]

Bangladesh in Australia 2008
Nazimuddin out of Australia tour
Cricinfo staff
August 18, 2008

Nazimuddin was hoping to nail down a place in the Bangladesh ODI team during the tour of Australia © AFP

Nazimuddin, the Bangladesh opener, will be out of action for six to eight weeks after tearing a tendon in his left ring finger. The injury occurred during the pre-match warm-up as Bangladesh prepared for their first practice match in Darwin ahead of their three-game ODI series against Australia.

The injury is a major blow for Nazimuddin, who wanted to use the tour to press for a permanent place in the team after initially being left out of the squad due to poor form. He was a late inclusion, added to the group less than a week ago when Shahriar Nafees pulled out of the trip to concentrate on his studies.

The problem is so severe that Nazimuddin cannot hold a bat and x-rays and attention from an orthopedic surgeon revealed that his hand will need six to eight weeks in a splint. He will fly out of Darwin on Wednesday and the team has requested a replacement player.

Bangladesh's first warm-up game in Darwin was against the Australian Institute of Sports on Monday. A further four practice matches follow before the first of three ODIs at Marrara Oval on August 30.

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[BD-Shardul]

[bujhee kom]

bummer! i hope and pray that our nazimuddin heals well and fast and gets back to his game soon!
i bet zunaid will get the call!

[mahbubH]

Lucky Zunaid. Hope he will use this chance.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by sports_fan_bd
Lucky Zunaid. Hope he will use this chance.

Zunaid got the call already?

[cricman]

Birthday Boy to get the Call IMO

[bujhee kom]

Originally Posted by cricman
Birthday Boy to get the Call IMO

who is birthday boy? bashar?

[MohammedC]

This is bad news for Bangladesh Cricket. I hope he recovers quickly.

[Rifat]

aaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww (a Homer Simpson type Groan)

আল্লাহ পাক যাহা করেন...ভালর জন্নই করেন ,inshallah in the near future he will get his excellent form and fitness back, maybe when he recovers he will work on his footwork and shot selection.

definitely a loss for Bangladesh cricket.

business talk, Good opportunity for Mehrab jr.

[MohammedC]

According to Tigercricket.com report, its Rokibul who hurt his finger (BDNEWS24.COM)

The quality of training was helped by the arrival of net bowlers from local club sides and atleast a couple of them packed enough pace to keep the batsmen on their toes, according to a report filed by tigercricket.com, the official website of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Balls wheezed past the nose regularly and Roqibul Hassan was rattled by a lifter from Nazmul Hossain and had to administer ice on his fingers. Nevertheless all the batsmen have looked in good touch and have batted confidently in the nets ahead of Monday's first warm-up game against the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS).

http://cricket.bdnews24.com/details....=59929#tp59929

[cricman]

Originally Posted by MohammedC
According to Tigercricket.com report, its Rokibul who hurt his finger (BDNEWS24.COM)



http://cricket.bdnews24.com/details....=59929#tp59929

Nazim's Injury Happened Today ... This is old

BCB set out a Media Release explaining Nazims Injury

[cricket_king]

GOD I hope it's not Rakibul. We're screwed if it is.

[enaner]

so who do you think will get the call up? and whose gonna open for us now??

[mijanur]

i fink rakib might open

[simon]

It's sad for Nazim & us.
Why dont we bring Jun Sddq from BD.
Or how about SN (who may be regretting to take break from crckt for his study,lol)

[BANFAN]

Rakib might open, Junaid if called could be at 3/4

[cricket_king]

I'm totally against Rakib opening. He's fine where he is. Leave him there. Junaid can open if need be.

[Antora]

such a shame for Nazim. I mean it's true i don't like him and i can't stand him and i think he is a freak of nature who slogs in the 2nd over!!! but i do hope he recovers, poor thing.
As for who shall replace? then i think Zunayed is daa MAN! I wouldn't mind seeing Tamim & Ash open though.

[abu2abu]

mehrab hossain jnr should open, he deserves a chance. The replacement in the squad should be nafees iqbal in my opinion, it'll be interesting to see the Iqbal brothers opening...

[Antora]

Originally Posted by abu2abu
mehrab hossain jnr should open, he deserves a chance. The replacement in the squad should be nafees iqbal in my opinion, it'll be interesting to see the Iqbal brothers opening...

OHMAGAWWD! Nafees Iqbal!! I'm waiting for a day to see Iqbal bros open. I was listening to Akram Khan's interview and apparently Nafees is injured!!

[cricman]

Originally Posted by antora93
I'm waiting for a day to see Iqbal bros open.

Theres one in Manchester ... They probably have one in Sydney

[nsd3]

Naeem could make the journey now.

[Eshen]

There is no point wasting a slot on a slowpoke (Mehrab) who is unfit for ODI, or on an out of form/confidence batsman (Zunaed). I say let Farhad (one of the cleanest hitters from Bangladesh who has some experience playing as a top order batsman in domestic leagues) play the pinch hitter role, at least he won't create pressure on Tamim to score faster. Having Farhad to open will open up another middle order position so that we can accommodate both Alok and Riad in the team.

My team would be -

Tamim
Farhad
Ashraful
Rokibul
Sakib
Alok
Riad
Dhiman
Razzak
Mashrafe
Shahadat/Nazmul

[Tigers_eye]

Welcome back Eshen. Good idea. Lots of bowling option for Ashdafool.

[Razi]

Originally Posted by abu2abu
mehrab hossain jnr should open, he deserves a chance. The replacement in the squad should be nafees iqbal in my opinion, it'll be interesting to see the Iqbal brothers opening...

Yeah, it will indeed be very interesting if Nafis Iqbal replaces Nazim. I saw his couple of matches in the recent NCL and he looked pretty good to me. Although not sure about is his current situation, but if he is fit then i will be more than happy to see him in the squad and also open with Tamim which will bring a brotherhood bonding in our opening slot.