Taskin Ahmed, a fast bowler, is anticipated to be ready for Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup 2024 opening against Sri Lanka. The right-arm pace bowler, who is traveling with the team in a 15-person squad for the current three-match Twenty20 International Series against the USA, did not play in the first two games of the series and will not play in the third because he is undergoing rehabilitation in the United States.
According to a source on Cricbuzz, Taskin Ahmed, who missed Bangladesh’s two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) against the US due to a displaced fracture in his rib region, will be fit for Bangladesh’s opening T20 World Cup encounter against Sri Lanka in Dallas on June 7. Given that there were concerns about Taskin Ahmed’s participation, his inclusion in the 15-man World Cup roster became a major talking point.
BCB positive On Taskin Ahmed Fitness
Debashish Chowdhury, the chief physician for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, said Cricbuzz on Friday, May 24, that they had heard great things about Taskin’s recuperation after an MRI on May 23. He said :
“Taskin’s improvement is very good and satisfying. He is going through a rehabilitation process and undergoing gym training. He is doing running sessions and we will introduce bowling later,” said Debashish.
“We just got the reports [of the MRI scan] and talked to the doctor, and it seemed the fracture is almost healed and now we will slowly introduce him to short run-up bowling and later increase the intensity. He is not having any problem with running and now we will be doing throwing sessions in the coming days before starting to bowl with short run-ups. We are hopeful he will be available from the opening game of the World Cup if he continues to progress in this manner.”
In addition to being named in the squad for the three-match T20I series, paceman Hasan Mahmud was also named as a backup in case Taskin was unable to recuperate. On June 7 in Dallas, Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup.