Bangladesh received a significant setback ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup as key pacer Shoriful Islam sustained an injury that required six stitches on his left hand.

Shoriful was injured during the warm-up match against India in New York on Saturday. He needs at least one week to recover and is doubtful for the opening game against Sri Lanka, scheduled in Dallas on 7 June.

Shoriful, who was the most successful bowler for Bangladesh against India in New York giving away 26 runs in 3.5 overs for one wicket, could not complete his allotted four overs as he sustained the injury on his left palm when Hardik Pandya got under an yorker bowled by the left-arm pacer and hit it straight back at the bowler.

Shoriful was taken out immediately from the ground as his palm seemed to have swollen following that instant impact by the ball and later found out six stitches between the palm and the index finger were needed.

If Shoriful fails to recover in time for the entire tournament, then that will be a huge blow for Bangladesh as he is one of the leading bowlers in the country alongside Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Tanzim Shakib.

Source : Cricbazz