“Such injuries take around 2 to 3 weeks to heal”

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Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar has been ruled out of the limited overs series against Zimbabwe after suffering a side strain.

Sarkar sustained the injury while bowling in the nets and underwent MRI scans, which revealed the injury. The 22-year-old will now be out of action for approximately two weeks, meaning that he will miss all three ODIs and both Twenty20 Internationals.

“Such injuries take around 2 to 3 weeks to heal and therefore he will miss the matches against Zimbabwe,” BCB’s senior physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury said. “He will begin his rehab under the BCB’s medical team as soon as the pain subsides.”

Imrul Kayes has been named as Sarkar’s replacement for the first two ODIs and he is hoping to take full advantage of the opportunity in order to cement his place in the side.

“It is a huge opportunity for me,” Imrul said. “I haven’t played ODIs since the World Cup. I have been in decent touch since the NCL started in September. I have worked on a few things and I have made some tactical changes to my batting.

“I hope to do something good from this chance. I think my Test form will help me in ODIs. Scoring runs in international cricket, regardless of the format, gives a player confidence.

“I didn’t take this innings as a path into the ODI team. I just tried to bat better in a one-day setting. I worked in the gaps in my game. I am batting well, and if I can continue in this vein, I can bat better.”