Bangladesh’s Taskin ruled out of New Zealand tour

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand this month suffered a blow Sunday after pace bowler Taskin Ahmed was ruled out of the series with an ankle injury by the team doctor. Ahmed was recalled into the side’s one-day international and Test squads after an impressive show for the Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament. He was the competition’s leading wicket-taker with 22 scalps until an injury against Chittagong Vikings on Friday. “Taskin tore a ligament in his left ankle. He will be in complete rest for three weeks and then we will review his situation,” Bangladesh Cricket Board physician Debashish Chowdhury told AFP. (AFP)