On props, however confident

There was a disturbing sight available for those assembled around the group inn in Southampton yesterday. Rubel Hossain, Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar had officially made the short stroll from the primary passage and vanished behind the group transport. At that point Mahmudullah Riyad showed up, bolstered by props underneath each shoulder, and warily limped to the transport, focusing on each progression.

On Monday, during the 62-run prevail upon Afghanistan in their World Cup coordinate at the Ageas Bowl, Mahmudullah had stumbled between the wickets without the assistance of supports while scoring 27 during an indispensable 56-run fifth-wicket association with Mushfiqur Rahim. After the match, group administrator Khaled Mahmud said that sweeps uncovered that Bangladesh's first World Cup centurion had continued a Grade 1 tear on his correct lower leg muscle.

"Mahmudullah has continued poor quality calf damage. We will screen his advancement throughout the following couple of days concerning his accessibility for the following World Cup coordinate," group physio Thihan Chandramohan said in an announcement posted in the Bangladesh Cricket Board's legitimate Whatsapp media bunch yesterday morning.

"It's a Grade 1 tear. Yet, its reparable. Our next match is on July 2 [against India]; we have seven days close by and we will attempt to get him fit in that period," said Mahmud before boarding the group transport yesterday. "It's fifty-fifty right now; we can't state today that he will most likely play the match yet we are cheerful that he can play. Mahmudullah is a significant player in our group. I accept that Riyad will be fit."

"After the sweep report uncovered that it would take seven to 10 days to recoup from the damage, Riyad said that he would play against India, whatever his state," captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza had said before. "Since the psychological quality is there, he will almost certainly beat any physical shortcoming."