Bangladesh quick Nahid Rana ruled out of Top End Tests with side strain

[p]The BCB said the 23-year-old pace star suffered a side injury during the second T20 match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zimbabwe/pCUnmKBm/"]Zimbabwe[/a] last week.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nahid-rana/td9UkC8e/"]Rana[/a] is expected to require around four weeks for tissue healing, followed by another two to four weeks of bowling workload progression, putting his overall recovery period at six to eight weeks,"[/b] it said in a statement.[/p][p]Left-arm pace bowler [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shoriful-islam/U3zco06H/"]Shoriful Islam[/a], who also sustained a hamstring injury during the Zimbabwe tour, could make a comeback in the second Test, subject to medical clearance.[/p][p]The 25-year-old would "undergo a fitness assessment around August 12th," the BCB said.[/p][embed guid="9cba3a6d-7c4f-4f3a-b2d0-255933220a20" url="https://x.com/danbrettig/status/2080988728865308965" social-type="twitter" /][p]Wicketkeeper Litton Das could also be available for the second Test if he recovers from a calf muscle injury, it said.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bangladesh/2of97jms/"]Bangladesh[/a] leave for Australia on July 31st, with the first Test beginning in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/australia-OxG0JfXg/bangladesh-2of97jms/?mid=jNepbY6t"]Darwin on August 13th[/a]. The second Test will be played in Mackay from August 22nd.[/p]