In-form national batsman Nasir Hossain was advised to field inside the circle to avoid long throwing as he is carrying an injury on his shoulder, said national team physio Vibhab Singh on Sunday.
Nasir travelled to South Africa after completion of the recent Zimbabwe tour to have an expert opinion on his shoulder injury as it was initially thought an operation will be needed.
Joe de Beer, an internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon, who had conducted an operation on the shoulder of paceman Rubel Hossain, however, decided against it and rather gave Nasir a specific rehabilitation programme.
Tigers’ physio Vibhab said they opted against operation as it could have damaged his ability to throw the ball, putting his cricket career in danger.
Instead, the team management emphasised on changing his fielding technique which will prevent him from further aggravating the injury that he has been carrying at least for two years.
‘Nasir needs to change his throwing technique and field position,’ Vibhab told reporters at Mirpur. ‘If he can adopt the new technique of throwing it will also allow him to throw the ball that will travel faster.’
‘In South Africa we decided not to operate him as there was a chance that he would not throw again.
‘We [team-management] decided to keep him inside the 30-yard circle during fielding as that will allow him to put less pressure on his shoulder.
Vibhab, who arrived this week after his protracted holiday, added that he was expecting Mashrafee bin Murtaza to be fit before the home series against New Zealand but was not sure whether he can make a comeback in the Test series.
‘Mash [Mashrafee] does not have any pain but still there is a long way to go for him,’ said Vibhab.
‘He is overweight and has not bowled for a while but as far as I am concerned he has got substantial knowledge regarding his own problem and that puts him in a better position to assess his own condition,’ he said.
Mashrafee joined the national fitness camp after completing his rehabilitation programme following an ankle injury that he sustained during the final of the Bangladesh Premier League.
‘I am sure he will be fit for the ODI series against New Zealand but cannot comment on whether he can make a return in the Test matches,’ he added.
Vibhab’s comments came on a day when the BCB held an education class for the 30-member preliminary squad, showing them the right technique for getting the maximum benefit from physical exercises and avoid injury.
‘There is specific training done with specific purpose. We tried to inform them about it and tried to show them the right technique in order to gain the maximum out of it,’ said Vibhab.
‘It would also help them avoid injuries as by using those techniques you tend to develop your muscles that can prevent them from sustaining injuries easily.’
-With New Age input
