Bangladesh pacer Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup, tak🅰ing place in the🃏 UAE.
According to a team official, Saifuddin complained about the pain in his back after the Sri Lanka clash, and he cannot continue🐻 to play in the remaining matches.
“We will understand the gravity of his injury after he returns back to Bangladesh but since he cannot make a comeback in the tournament we opted for a replacement,” Rabeed Imam, senior manager media &ꦑamp; communications of BCB, told Cricbuzz.
Saifuddin picked four wickets in three matches of the qualifying round and finished with figures of 1/38 in his side’s 5-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
The 24-year-old will be replaced by the senior fast bowler Rubel Hossain in the Bangladesh squad ahead o♉f their next game against England on Wednesday, November 3.
“Rubel was a reserve as per the allowance for teams to travel with extra players in view of COVID-19 quarantine requirements,” the stated in its official release.
Rubel, who has played 159 inte🦹rnational matches, including 28 T20Is, was a reserve in the🐓 Bangladesh camp as per the allowance for teams to travel with extra players because of COVID-19 quarantine requirements.
