Mustafizur faces six-month lay-off

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Bangladesh news July 30, 2016
Mustafizur faces six-month lay-off

Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh left-arm paceman, is facing shoulder surgery early next month which could sideline him for six months. The BCB are currently mulling whether to have the operation in England or Australia, and BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that a decision on a surgeon will be made by Monday, but that Mustafizur was mentally prepared for the operation.

Mustafizur is currently in England having linked up with Sussex after extended delays but his stint came to end last week after two matches when he suffered the shoulder injury. He has seen a specialist in the UK, who recommended that the SLAP (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior) tear - which involves the ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the shoulder joint - could be treated through a surgery, which may rule him out for up to six months. Such a lay-off would rule him out of England's visit in October and the tour to New Zealand at the end of the year.

"In the last few days we have sent his reports to a number of places," Yunus said. "We want him to be operated under the best surgeons. We have found two specialists in the UK and one in Australia. By Monday we can decide who will operate on Mustafizur's shoulder. He is mentally prepared for the operation.

"This sort of injury usually is treated conservatively but we are not going that way with Mustafizur because the doctors have said that it might recur in the future."

Yunus said that Mustafizur has been BCB's priority and has always been withdrawn from the game at the onset of any injury. The first such occurance was during the Zimbabwe series in January this year when he was down with an injured shoulder. He also missed much of the Asia Cup and World T20 through a side strain while hamstring and ankle injuries delayed his Sussex stint.

"We are taking the best care of Mustafizur. We have always withdrawn him from matches whenever he has complained of any physical problem," Yunus said. "We haven't seen him in Test matches that much. He has focused mostly in the shorter versions.

"We didn't send him to the PSL because he had injury. He had offers from the CPL. So that he is not overstressed, we are not letting him play when he has a problem."

Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84

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oh God, why is this happening

[Shingara]

Originally Posted by revolver
oh God, why is this happening

Why ?
Aro IPLey kheltey dow - career shuru houar agei shesh hoye jabey.
IPL, PSL, CPL- shobgulu thekey banned kora dorkar Mustafizkey. Agey national team er shathey at least 5 years kheley nek.

[Kohli_Sox]

Should not have played tamasha league which destroying his career

[jeesh]

Extremely dissapointed with the handling of Mustafizur Rahman.

He was never ready for the volume of cricket that was expected of him. Although you cant fault Sussex because they had contracted him, they rushed him into this too much. They were impatient and constantly put pressure on the player and BCB. And now its Bangladeshi cricket which has to pay the ultimate price.

I sincerely hope there is a lesson in this for BCB. Although they may seem powerless if a player wants to play in any of these PL's, in cases like that of Mustafizur's they must step in and stop this from happening.

All these PL's are absolutely no good to cricket.

[BD_TigerZ]

Doing what we do best screwing talent. Should've let him play the slpl psl cpl and the other leagues aswell. Idiots.

[simon]

Originally Posted by Shingara
Why ?
Aro IPLey kheltey dow - career shuru houar agei shesh hoye jabey.
IPL, PSL, CPL- shobgulu thekey banned kora dorkar Mustafizkey. Agey national team er shathey at least 5 years kheley nek.

Totally agreed.

Feeling so furious now.

[Roni_uk]

Sad to hear it ...

lets just keep him in the museum.

[mufi_02]

6 months is no big deal. he will be ready for the IPL next april/may. plenty of time!!

[meazz1]

Win win for all except us.

[Rinathq]

Guys he only played in one league! You can't just prevent from playing a league thats gonna make him a ton of money. Its not the right way of managing young talents. They get demotivated! He is a seamer! He is bound to get injured. Look at Mitchell Starc

[Dilscoop]

You guys need to calm the way hell down. Playing sports = Injury, regardless of Premier Leagues cricket. And this is just a minor injury. As a fast bowler, he's gonna have a lot more surgeries in the future. That's just part of the job. You guys are being n00b and it's embarrassing.

[Shingara]

Now, he will be off for 6 months and BCB will completely forget about him OR when he comes back, he will no longer be the same Muztafiz.

We have seen this plenty of times in the past.

[simon]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
You guys need to calm the way hell down. Playing sports = Injury, regardless of Premier Leagues cricket. And this is just a minor injury. As a fast bowler, he's gonna have a lot more surgeries in the future. That's just part of the job. You guys are being n00b and it's embarrassing.

Sounds like you get embarrassed way too easily.
I was not against him playing IPL or any league but I was wrong, but BCB should have done better.
With Mustafiz we could dream for a test win against either Eng or NZ, forget that now.
An odi series win was on the card , with no Taskin and no Mustafiz good luck with that.

[Dilscoop]

^ No, it's pretty clear that, with all the of regular members out, this forum is now filled with, how shall I put this... I'll just stick to the word "noob", noobs. The knowledge level in this forum dropped by 99% and that's a valid reason to be embarrassed being a long time member here. This emotional diarrhea isn't limited to only this thread only. "He's done, he won't be the same again" -- I'd say that's enough to SMH and Facepalm and be embarrassed.

How can anyone actually say he shouldn't have played IPL? His income, his name and his fame all received a valuable boost. If we were in his position wouldn't have turned it down. So not playing IPL isn't an option. Then he signed a contract with T20 Blast and he had to honor that contract. How should BCB have done better? Bubble wrap him and put him in a box??

Mustafiz and any fast bowlers, Bangladeshi or not, WILL. GET. INJURED. Again and again and again. It's unavoidable. This motherly attitude behind the fizz is pointless. He will be back and he will keep bowling and he will get injured again and he will come back again.

[simon]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
How can anyone actually say he shouldn't have played IPL? His income, his name and his fame all received a valuable boost. If we were in his position wouldn't have turned it down. So not playing IPL isn't an option. Then he signed a contract with T20 Blast and he had to honor that contract. How should BCB have done better? Bubble wrap him and put him in a box??

Mustafiz and any fast bowlers, Bangladeshi or not, WILL. GET. INJURED. Again and again and again. It's unavoidable. This motherly attitude behind the fizz is pointless. He will be back and he will keep bowling and he will get injured again and he will come back again.

When a BAngladeshi player gets a county contract & a IPL contract after one year of international cricket & keeps a bowler like Boult out of the playing XI, you know that player doesn't need IPL to boost his name/fame.
AS for money he is already earning a lot for his age and has plenty of years left in him, so I don't see that as a big factor, I don't blame him, I blame BCB for that.
At best he could play the English league but IPL was always risky, way too many matches under too much heat in India.

Yes, he will be back but in the meantime he will miss out valuable international series & that makes me angry.

[Dilscoop]

Originally Posted by simon
When a Bangladeshi player gets a county contract & anIPL contract after one year of international cricket & keeps a bowler like Boult out of the playing XI, you know that player doesn't need IPL to boost his name/fame.

You and I know that; people in this forum know that; because we follow Bangladesh cricket. What Bangladeshi fans don't realize is this, Bangladeshi cricket bubble is very small. And people outside of this bubble don't know jack about Bangladesh cricket. CI comment sections are a proof of that. Those aren't trolls, those are reflections of the lack of interest and ignorance in Bangladesh. Sorry to bust the bubble, but it's the reality. Shakib, after all of his accomplishments, is still very underrated around the World. If Fizz had a name pre-IPL he tripled it by performing in the IPL. He needed a platform to showcase his talent. And there's no bigger platform in cricket than the IPL at the moment.

Originally Posted by simon
AS for money he is already earning a lot for his age and has plenty of years left in him, so I don't see that as a big factor, I don't blame him, I blame BCB for that.
At best he could play the English league but IPL was always risky, way too many matches under too much heat in India.

Ah, just so easily said. That's the usual hypocrite and laughable response. Easy for you to sit here and say how much he should or shouldn't earn. Any of us put in his shoes will not turn down this JOB opposition. Not playing IPL isn't even an option, so people should just stop arguing that at this point. Players skip world cup to be fit for IPL. If anything, BCB shouldn't have allowed him to sign with English league, not the other way around. But that just shows your logic based on ego and India-bashing, which I'm all for, but it's not a valid point.

This "should he or shouldn't he play IPL" is a vicious cycle, it's a pointless argument because there's only one right answer and that is to play IPL. There's no logic in saying, "bar X player from playing in the IPL." This argument has to stop way more than the US has to stop Trump.

So that leaves us with one option. Bubble wrap him in a box filled with foams.

Originally Posted by simon
Yes, he will be back but in the meantime he will miss out valuable international series & that makes me angry.

Luckily, if you can call it that, Bangladesh isn't playing cricket at the moment, at least not at home this year. So it was either IPL or be forgotten by the time he'd play again, and who knows when Bangladesh will get to play again.

[Dilscoop]

Let's get one thing clear. No one here owns Mustafizur Rahman or any other cricket. You guys aren't his mother, even his real mother doesn't own him. You are no body to tell him how much he needs, or how much he can or cannot earn for his age! That sound ridiculous! BCB sure as hell doesn't. BCB can advise him, treat him, but they cannot stop him from playing wherever or whenever he wants to play. Stop blaming BCB for everything! If you guys can't find any valid argument other than, "No IPL," then don't bother.

Accept that getting injured is part of playing sports. You can get injured while playing too many games and you can also get injured by playing too little. I'd be worried about the 9 other guys who aren't playing INT cricket at all at the moment and then will have to start playing cricket out of nowhere than a player who's been active.

[Donal C]

Dilscoop is spot on.

But one thing worth noting is, its not exactly par for the course for a guy his age to be breaking down with an injury like this already, I dont consider a 6 month lay off to be "minor", its more serious.

Player management is gonna come into more light in future all over the world IMO, cricket has such a haphazard calendar, gotta be putting ridiculous stress on cricketers.

[Dilscoop]

^ agree with as well. The workload in one calendar year for cricketers is ridiculous at this point. And they aren't even paid half as well as the other athletes who play in much more organized and concise seasons.

Bangladesh hasn't played INT cricket since the World Cup. Fizz would've melted if we played the "regular" amount of cricket with IPL. IPL isn't going anywhere, so ICC and boards need to think about other solutions.

[simon]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
You and I know that; people in this forum know that; because we follow Bangladesh cricket. What Bangladeshi fans don't realize is this, Bangladeshi cricket bubble is very small. And people outside of this bubble don't know jack about Bangladesh cricket. CI comment sections are a proof of that. Those aren't trolls, those are reflections of the lack of interest and ignorance in Bangladesh. Sorry to bust the bubble, but it's the reality. Shakib, after all of his accomplishments, is still very underrated around the World. If Fizz had a name pre-IPL he tripled it by performing in the IPL. He needed a platform to showcase his talent. And there's no bigger platform in cricket than the IPL at the moment.


Ah, just so easily said. That's the usual hypocrite and embarrassing response. Easy for you to sit here and say how much he should or shouldn't earn. Any of us put in his shoes will not turn down this JOB opposition. Not playing IPL isn't even an option, so people should just stop arguing that at this point. Players skip world cup to be fit for IPL. If anything, BCB shouldn't have allowed him to sign with English league, not the other way around. But that just shows your logic based on ego and India-bashing (which I'm all for).

Honestly I don't mind if the outside world knows less about BD cricketers, this way we can surprise them and beat them, that's all that matters to me .


You misunderstood me, I have nothing against IPL (eventhough I am not a big fan of IPL,PSL or any other leagues )
I was happy when Sakib & TI were picked in IPL because the timing was good, for Mustafiz as a 19 year old fast bowler it was too early, specially as BCB were worried about his fitness prior to PSL

"He (Mustafizur) is still very young. Taking so much pressure at this age will not be right for him, his body might revolt," said BCB Media Committee Chairman Jalal Yunus.

http://bdnews24.com/cricket/2016/01/...n-super-league

And lastly, If I was Mustafiz I would probably want to play IPL too for the money which is why I said I dont blame him but BCB.

[Dilscoop]

^ So you agree that you want him to play in the IPL but you blame BCB because he played in the IPL? That makes no sense to me. So BCB should've stopped him from playing? BCB isn't a dictatorship.

I'm not arguing the workload. I'm asking, instead of blatantly blaming BCB, someone to tell me how to manage his workload. And that can't "No IPL." Not.An.Option! I'll wait...

Also, the workload was considerably less this year, since Bangladesh isn't playing, so I only wonder what'd happen if we were playing...

Honestly I don't mind if the outside world knows less about BD cricketers, this way we can surprise them and beat them, that's all that matters to me

i won't even touch this lol but it proves the initial point I was making.

[simon]

^ BCB didn't handle him properly, he is the most valuable player for us now, like Kohli is for India.
I hope BCB learn from this.

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by rinathq
Guys he only played in one league! You can't just prevent from playing a league thats gonna make him a ton of money. Its not the right way of managing young talents. They get demotivated! He is a seamer! He is bound to get injured. Look at Mitchell Starc

thank you for saying the obvious. he only played the two leagues that mattered, we are acting like he played all over the world. you cant keep him from playing IPL, I would like to see how many of you will reject thousands of dollars just like that. And for his own good he needed to play in England. its unfortunate that he got injured

[Dilscoop]

Originally Posted by simon
^ BCB didn't handle him properly, he is the most valuable player for us now, like Kohli is for India.
I hope BCB learn from this.

again, please tell me how BCB should've handle him? Simple question.