DHAKA, Feb 18, 2024 (BSS)-Fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who is playing 
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Comilla Victorians suffered a head injury 
during his side's practice session today at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 
Chattaogram.

The pacer was hit on the head by a shot of batter Matthew Ford when going 
back to his run-up. He was rushed to Imperial Hospital where scans were done 
on his head, however, to everyone's relief, there was no internal bleeding, 
Comilla management confirmed in a statement.

The pacer needed five stitches in the injured area and will be under 
observation for 24 hours more.

"During practice a ball hit directly at left parietal area( head) of 
Mustafizur Rahman. There was open wound at his parietal area and we have 
worked with compression bandage to stop bleeding and immediately had shifted 
him to Imperial hospital," said a statement from Comilla Victorians, quoting 
its physio Zahidul Islam Sazal.

The statement added that the injury was only external and the pacer was under 
supervision of the team physio.

"After CT scan, we are satisfied that he had only external injury, there was 
no intracranial bleeding. Now surgical team has given him stitches for open 
wound. Now he is under close supervision at Imperial Hospital under 
Neurosurgeons team," the statement said.

"His GCI scale is 15/15. Presently he is out of danger and hopefully after 24 
hours of observation period we can take him to team hotel," the Comilla 
management expected.

The hospital's neuro surgeon Dr Moinuddin Eliash also echoed the same, saying 
that, "We did a CT scan and clinical examination of Mustafizur. His condition 
is stable now and he is out of danger according to the CT scan report."

"As it is a head injury, he will be kept in observation for 24 hours. We will 
conduct another CT scan after a few hours to check the injuries. He was given 
five stitches."

With Sri Lanka series approaching fast, Mustafizur's injury is a blow to 
Bangladesh as the pacer has been the integral part of the team in white-ball 
cricket still despite ups and downs in his form of late.