Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman missed Afghanistan’s second group stage game against New Zealand on Saturday. Afghan captain Rashid Khan revealed that the spinner has been struggling with a hand injury for the past 8 months. Rashid failed to provide a return date for Mujeeb, sparking fears that the off-spinner’s T20 World Cup might be over because of the injury.
“Mujeeb is out. He has had a hand injury. Noor is in. Mujeeb has been struggling with his hand for the last 7-8 months. Hopefully, he will come back soon for us,” Rashid Khan said at the toss.
Notably, this is the same hand injury that forced Mujeeb to miss the entire IPL 2024 season after being bought by Kolkata Knight Riders.
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