Nadir Shah suffers blow to head

Umpire Nadir Shah suffered a blow on his forehead during the Dhaka Premier League match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Kalabagan Cricket Academy in Fatullah on Tuesday.

In the sixth over of Mohammedan's innings, Shah was the square-leg umpire when Ezaz Ahmed played a sweep off the offspinner Mahmudul Hasan. The powerful shot ricocheted off the hand of Taposh Ghosh, who was fielding at square leg, and onto Shah's forehead. He immediately went down, and was tended to by a physio. He was taken off immediately and was replaced by reserve umpire Shyful Islam.

A couple of hours later, after he returned to Dhaka, Shah said he felt dizzy and would see a doctor soon.

"I was off the field for the rest of the game," Shah said. "I am back at home now and will be going to the doctor soon. There's a bump in my forehead and I feel dizzy. The physio put ice on the injured spot and gave me a pain-killer at the ground."

Shah is umpiring in domestic cricket for the first time since he was banned in 2013.