Mustafizur Rahman in danger of burnout
Jun 2, 2016 at 10:36 PM
Young Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who has taken the world by storm with his brilliant bowling performance in the recently concluded IPL, is scheduled to take his dazzling array of cutters and yorkers to England next month where he has agreed to join County Cricket side Sussex.
However, his participation in the NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup for Sussex is in jepoardy after Bangladesh cricket officials said they feared the paceman may be suffering from burnout.
“We will assess his condition next week before making a final decision on whether he’ll be allowed to play in England,” BCB chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury told AFP.
Bangladesh national team physio Baizidul Islam said Rahman did not aggravate any of his injuries in the IPL, but need some time to remove the stress.
Rahman, who was named the IPL emerging player of the year, was a vital part in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s winning campaign this season. The left-arm pacer ended the tournament as the fifth highest wicket-taker with 17 scalps from 16 matches at an average of 24.76.
“We must consider that he played 19 matches in two months after recovering from injuries,” Islam said.
“So there must be some fatigue. He also developed some problems in his right ankle which is creating a problem for his landing after completing a delivery,” he said.
“He needs some rest to remove the stress. If he continues like this he may collapse any time. We need to assess him carefully to see how long he needs to stay away from cricket,” he added.
Before joining Sunrisers for the current IPL campaign, Rahman bowled for Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup, and immediately prior to that tournament, the Asia Cup — though he missed several matches in both of those tournaments with a side strain.