Major Injury Scare For Bangladesh! Shadman Islam Carried Off On Stretcher Against WI

Shadnam Islam suffered an ankle injury during the Test against West Indies (Credit: AP)

Bangladesh's opener Shadman Islam was stretchered off the field after sustaining an ankle injury while fielding in the second morning of the second Test match against the West Indies at Sylhet on Friday. In the 78th over of the West Indies' innings, Shadman twisted his left ankle while chasing the ball toward the fine-leg boundary. Amir Jangoo pushed a delivery from Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the direction of the fine leg. Shadman, who was fielding at slip, chased the ball but slid while trying to retrieve it, hurting his ankle in the process.

Before being taken away on a stretcher, the 31-year-old lay on the ground for several minutes, clearly in pain. As the medical personnel attended to him, Bangladesh's players hurried to his aid.

"Shadman suffered a left ankle twist. He is under observation. We will send him for an MRI scan," Bangladesh physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said, according to Cricinfo.

It remains uncertain whether Shadman will take any further part in the ongoing Test. The left-handed opener had scored a century in the opening Test of the series. Meanwhile, Hasan Mahmud produced an impressive…

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