Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan ruled out of Lanka Test

Injury-hit Bangladesh received a fresh blow when off-spinner Nayeem Hasan was ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a finger injury, AFP reported.

The second Test in the two-Test series starts at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday.

“Nayeem had a contusion of the right middle finger while batting and fielding in the first Test,” said Bangladesh national team physio Bayzidul Islam in a statement.

“An X-ray after the match confirmed an oblique fracture on the tip of the middle finger. He will miss the second Test. We will take specialist opinion before planning his rehab and recovery,” he added.

Nayeem played a key part in the drawn first Test in Chittagong, which ended on Thursday.