Boxing not-so-clever for Baisya

Bangladesh's budding fast bowler, Tapash Baisya, has suffered an injury setback at an intensive training camp in Dhaka, after dislocating his left shoulder in a boxing match.

Baisya, 21, was impressive on Bangladesh's recent tour to the Caribbean, where he took 4 for 16 in the rain-shortened second one-day match in Jamaica, before contributing with bat and ball during the drawn first Test in St Lucia, as Bangladesh were able to declare for the only time in their first 30 Tests.

But Bangladesh's injury jinx has struck again at the BKSP, the national academy. The squad members had been paired off to face each other in the boxing ring, in an exercise designed to help their "instantaneous flexibility". According to reports, Baisya sustained his injury after apparently missing a left jab on his fellow paceman, Tareq Aziz.

In the absence of Mashrafee bin Mortoza, Baisya is the leading pace bowler in the country, but has now been advised to rest for three weeks, and may miss the forthcoming Asia Cup.