Mustafizur Rahman likely to return to competitive cricket after rest period

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is likely to make a comeback to competitive cricket following rest after he was administered a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection on Wednesday (March 12). The left-arm pace bowler hogged the spotlight during the players' transfer of the Dhaka Premier League, country's traditional list A tournament, after going unsold.

PRP treatment involves injecting a concentrated amount of a patient's own platelets into an injury or problem area to stimulate healing and reduce inflammation, potentially speeding up tissue repair and decreasing pain.

"He (Mustafizur) was given a PRP injection and now he will need some rest before returning to field," a member of BCB medical unit confirmed Cricbuzz on Wednesday.

"Mustafizur is not having any new injury but the left-shoulder that was operated earlier causes problem at times, and he manages that (discomfort) and play," he said.

"Usually the PRP injections are used for stimulating healing and to reduce pain through regeneration," he said, adding that usually a player takes seven to 10 days to recover fully following a PRP injection.

It was learnt that Mustafizur is expected to make a comeback in competitive cricket through the ongoing Dhaka Premier League after the upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr. There is a speculation that the left-arm pacer might be seen in the Indian Premier League though nothing happened in this regard so far. The left-arm pacer might opt to play for Prime Bank Cricket Club where he featured last year in the DPL.

"Let us see when he gets fit and later if we can have him within our budget certainly we will go for him," an official of Prime Bank told Cricbuzz.