Mashrafe joins Tigers’ training camp

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has confirmed that he will be back to bowling fitness in the coming month.
The former national captain began training outdoors with the national cricketers from yesterday here at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium after almost a year.
"It may take 5-6 weeks to start bowling in the nets. If I could start bowling in the nets, and I hope within a few days I would get back my rhythm," Mashrafe told reporters after the Tigers completed a light session in the port city.
"I may go to Australia once more to check my fitness and it will all depend on what the physio suggests me," he added.
Mashrafe missed cricket this year after sustaining a major twist on his right knee during a Premier League game at the BKSP on December 21 last year. He tried extremely hard to make it to the World Cup squad but after being
kept out, he missed the entire year of international and domestic cricket.
Dr David Young operated on the injured knee after the World Cup and since then, it has been a long road to recovery for the Narail Express.
His call-up to the 15-man training squad is an encouraging sign and Mashrafe has confirmed that he was feeling well after his first day in training.
Though he won't be part of the squad against Pakistan, he was hopeful that the current bowling attack will handle the much stronger opponent.
The Tigers will train here for the next five days before returning to Dhaka for the start of the series against Pakistan.

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