Taskin Ahmed's aspiration to return to longer format can be fulfilled if he can manage his shoulder injury well, said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) physio Bayjedul Islam Khan.
The Bangladesh pace bowling spearhead took a break from Test cricket during the last Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the start of this year, largely due to his recurring injury. At this time, he continued other format of cricket without further problem.
The lanky pacer who played his last Test in June last year, had of late expressed his desire to get back to the longer version format as Bangladesh gear up to play a two-match Test series against Pakistan.
"Taskin has played in the T20 format of late and so he needs not to bowl for longer spell during this period," Bayjedul said here today.
"He has a should issue, which has been a recurring problem for him. Even he had to recheck this problem during the T20 World Cup (In the USA and West Indies in June). The thing is the injury didn't aggravate. But the damage he had at that time is exactly the same now," he added.
Since the injury has not aggravated, Taskin can continue Test cricket by managing himself and with proper workouts, Bayjedul said. —BSS
