Shakib fears finger may not fully recover

Injured Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan fears his finger will never fully recover from an infection despite a planned second surgery in Australia this month.

Shakib underwent an emergency operation on his finger on September 27 in Dhaka after it became affected by a bacterial infection while he was playing in the Asia Cup in the UAE.

Doctors cleared a large amount of pus from his infected finger and advised him to undergo a second surgery once the infection has cleared. “The main point is how I can cure the infection because my finger will never get back to 100 per cent normal,” Shakib told reporters at Dhaka airport. There is no chance of soft bone getting repaired again, it will not be completely okay, but with surgery they will put the hand into a shape from where I will be able hold bat and continue playing cricket.”