Mushfiqur Rahim injured his finger while playing in the last match of the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka. The wicketkeeper-batsman has been ruled out of the Test series due to the serious injury. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the news of Mushfiqur's dismissal in a press release yesterday.

With Mushfiqur out, the selectors can include another cricketer in the squad. The board will soon announce the substitute for this wicketkeeper.

Liton Das is now a recognized wicketkeeper in the Bangladesh squad. Moreover, Zakir Hasan can also handle wickets. But he is not regular. So Lytton is the only wicketkeeper batsman in the current squad. A 5-day long match has a high chance of injury. So playing with a wicketkeeper in the squad is a bit risky.

If a wicketkeeper batsman is added to the squad as an alternative to Mushfiq, Nurul Hasan Sohan may get a chance. Recently he is in great form in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL). Sheikh Jamal scored 212 runs for Dhanmondi club with one fifty and one century at an average of 106 in 3 matches.

However, if the team management plans to increase the strength in the middle order, then Tawheed Hriday may get a chance. This young batsman has already proved himself in ODI and T20. This middle order batsman can get a call in red ball cricket for the first time.

Mushfiqur injured his right thumb while palming Taskin Ahmed's ball in the last ODI last Monday. At this time, some service-nursing was done in the field. After that, he kept wicket for the entire innings. In batting, he made an important contribution in an unbeaten innings of 37 runs.

After the match in Chittagong, Mushfiq's finger was x-rayed after coming to Dhaka. According to the report, he got a tear on his finger. National team physio Bayezid Khan said, 'He is now under observation. He is expected to be out of action for three to four weeks.

The first Test of the series will start on March 22. This match will be held at Sylhet International Stadium. After that, the two teams will go to Chittagong again. The second and final match of the series will begin there on March 30.