Hasan Mahmud ruled out of Asia Cup

Pacer Hasan Mahmud in actionAFP

Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud has been ruled out of the Asia Cup after sustaining an injury on his right ankle during a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

Hasan Mahmud returned to the Bangladesh team after one-and-a-half years in the recently concluded Zimbabwe tour.

Hasan Mahmud is out of action for at least three weeks
Prothom Alo

He played two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International match in the series and claimed five wickets.

His performance in Zimbabwe earned him a place in the 17-man Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup.

But the pacer hurt his ankle during a fielding drill in Mirpur. Hasan will now need at least three weeks to recover, which rules him out of the Asia Cup, confirmed a source from the BCB.

The Bangladesh Asia Cup team will leave for the UAE at 5:00pm on 23 August. Asia Cup will begin on 27 August.

Bangladesh will play its first match on 30 August against Afghanistan.