Mosaddek to replace injured Imrul

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes will be sent home from India after reinjuring his left thigh, and batsman Mosaddek Hossain will fly out today to replace him in the squad for the one-off Test against India starting in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Imrul, who suffered a slight tear in his left thigh muscle during the first Test in New Zealand in mid-January, injured himself in the same area again while fielding during the second day of the two-day warm-up match against India A at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad yesterday.

After India A declared their first innings, Imrul did not come out to bat with Tamim Iqbal and not even after two wickets had fallen. He was out for four in the first innings on Sunday.

Mosaddek, currently in Sylhet where his team South Zone bagged an innings victory over East Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League yesterday, has not yet played a Test for Bangladesh but is expected to fly out today to join the rest of the team in the lead-up to the one-off Test, Bangladesh's first in India.