Rohit Sharma sent to hospital for scans after fielding injury

MIRPUR: Indian captain Rohit Sharma was taken to a hospital for an X-ray scan after he hurt his left hand while attempting a catch in the slips during the second One-Day International against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. 

According to the BCCI, Indian captain Indian skipper suffered a blow to his thumb while fielding in the second ODI.

“The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He has now gone for scans,” Indian board tweeted on Wednesday.

Rohit was fielding at the second slip when pacer Mohammed Siraj drew an outside edge from Bangladesh opener Anamul Haque on the fourth ball of the second over but the India captain failed to grab the catch and ended up hurting his finger as well.

The 35-year-old was immediately taken off the field while he looked in pain when he walked back to the dressing room with blood on his left palm.

India are striving to stay alive in the series after losing a low-scoring thriller by one wicket in the first ODI on Sunday.

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