Shakib Al Hasan is fighting a thigh injury at the 2023 World Cup
The captain of Bangladesh cricket team Shakib Al Hasan suffered a thigh injury and is under observation before their World Cup match against Team India next week, as per the statement of the Bangladesh cricket board.
Shakib injured himself during Friday´s eight-wicket loss against New Zealand in Chennai when he scored 40 with the bat and completed his bowling quota of 10 overs to pick up 1-54 before hobbling off the field.
The BCB said in a statement that he had an MRI scan but did not reveal the extent of the problem. The physiotherapist of the team, Bayjedul Islam Khan, said in a BCB statement that “he had an MRI scan done after the game, and we will continue to observe his fitness for the coming matches. We will clinically assess his day-to-day progress and take measures accordingly.”