He is playing his first tournament since suffering serious injuries in a car accident in December 2022 that kept him out of last year's IPL as well as the 50-overs World Cup in India
Bangladesh pacer Rubel gearing up for a return in India series
Injured Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain is gearing up for a return to his national team fold resuming responsibilities as its main strike bowler against India in the upcoming series.
Published : 19 May 2015, 10:00 AM
Updated : 19 May 2015, 10:24 AM
India will tour Bangladesh for a Test and three ODIs from Jun 10 to 24.
The Tigers lost their last outing against their neighbours in the World Cup quarter-finals clash in March.
Rubel suffered a Grade 1 left side strain prior to the second Test against Pakistan earlier this month, which according to the team physio Bayjedul Islam would have taken three to four weeks to recover, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) statement said on Tuesday.
The 25-year old has undergone three weeks of intense rehabilitation process since picking up the injury and has started bowling at practice with a shorter run-up.
He had an excellent World Cup campaign as Bangladesh's main strike bowler and has been their bowling spearhead for a while, particularly in the shorter formats of the game of Cricket.
The aggressive quickie would have an opportunity to get some competitive match-practice if he plays in the final round of the third Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) competition, which starts May 24.
Rubel has been named among the 23 players that compose the Bangladesh preliminary squad for the India series.
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