Nahid Rana ruled out of West Indies Test series with lower-back weakness
Nahid Rana faces four to eight weeks out after scans showed lower-back weakness caused by consecutive injuries.
Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana faces a four-to-eight-week recovery period after scans revealed weakness in his lower back and pelvic area. The Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed there is no structural damage and attributed the pain to a prolonged gap in lower-body strength training caused by consecutive injuries.
Rana first suffered shin bone pain, then a grade-two side strain during the Zimbabwe series in July. He had resumed bowling with a shortened run-up at the Mirpur Academy Ground on August 31, but the current weakness has disrupted that progress.
The West Indies Test series begins on October 28, making Rana's participation unlikely. The BCB said it will not rush his return and will focus on completing rehabilitation properly.
CricHubb Take
Bangladesh's pace resources remain thin, and any extended absence for Rana increases the likelihood that the selectors will have to blood another raw quick earlier than planned.