Bangladesh opener Saif Hassan ruled out of D/N Kolkata Test

Hassan split his finger webbing while on 12th man fielding duty during the first Test of the series in Indore, which the hosts won by an innings and 130 runs. If reports are to be believed his injury hasn't healed enough.

Kolkata: Bangladesh opener Saif Hassan has been ruled out for the iconic second Test against India which is set to begin from Friday in Kolkata.

Hassan split his finger webbing while on 12th man fielding duty during the first Test of the series in Indore, which the hosts won by an innings and 130 runs. If reports are to be believed his injury hasn't healed enough.

Saif Hassan (File Image)

"Medical team is of the opinion that he will benefit from being rested to full recovery. Taking the state of injury into consideration, Saif has been ruled out of the second Test," the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was quoted as saying by a leading cricket website.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Indian team arrived here for the second Test, which will be the first time ever that they will be playing a day-night Test match. The match will be played between November 22 to 26.

India are set to play their maiden Day-Night Test at the Eden Gardens and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is an excited man.