Kusal Mendis runs off the ground after chest pain© AFP
Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis has been cleared to continue playing in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka after complaining of chest pains that required hospital treatment. Mendis left the field during the 23rd over of the Bangladesh innings when he felt pain in his chest and was immediately taken to a hospital for diagnosis.
“It looked like he was suffering from muscle spasms because the diagnosis showed nothing serious. It shouldn’t be a problem for him to keep playing,” Rabeed Imam, the media manager of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), told AFP.
ESPNcricinfo quoted Sri Lankan team manager Mahinda Halangoda as saying that his EKG test has “proved clear” and doctors suspected “muscle spasms” because of his discomfort.
Mendis suffered from dehydration leading up to the match, a BCB doctor told the website.
Mendis scored some fifty in the opening innings of the first Test in Chittagong before playing a quick 48-run in the second innings of the Test tie.
He was not the only person to feel discomfort in the difficult conditions in the ongoing series of two tests.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal had to retire with cramps on day three of the first Test after scoring a hundred.
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On-field umpire Richard Kettleborough also had to leave the field on the fourth day, handing over his responsibilities to reserve umpire Joel Wilson.
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