Mustafizur Rahman likely to undergo shoulder surgery

Mustafizur Rahman is likely to undergo a shoulder surgery next month - one which could have him sidelined for almost six months. The Bangladesh left-arm paceman, who was in England playing for Sussex in the T20 Blast, was ruled out of the tournament after he picked up the shoulder injury after two games, and was subsequently recommended to undergo surgery for his SLAP (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior) tear.


The Bangladesh Cricket Board are reportedly contemplating whether the surgery, required for the tear that involves the ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the shoulder joint, be done in England or Australia. If Mustafizur is ruled out for the speculated period of time, he will miss England's tour of Bangladesh in October and the tour to New Zealand later in the year.
 
"In the last few days we have sent his reports to a number of places," Jalal Yunus, the BCB media committee chairman, was quoted as saying on ESPNCricinfo on Saturday (July 30). "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."
 
Mustafizur seemingly has a long tryst with injuries. He first had an injured shoulder during the series against Zimbabwe earlier this year in January. He then missed majority of the Asia Cup in February with a side strain which also had him miss parts of the World Twenty20.
 
Hamstring and ankle injuries delayed him going over to England to join Sussex. He was also kept away from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) because of injury, and refrained from going to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to avoid being overstressed.