Australian batsman Steve Smith is leaving Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament with an elbow injury just after playing two matches, his franchise Comilla Victorians said on Thursday.
‘Smith is suffering from an elbow injury. We are not sure how he picked it but last two days he could not bat in training due to his problem,’ Victorians’ head coach Mohammad Salahuddin told New Age.
‘He had an MRI test here but the result did not come very clear. He sent the report to the Australian physicians, who had advice him to go back home immediately,’ he said.
Smith, who was leading Comilla in the tournament, scored just 13 runs in his two matches, including a duck in the last match.
Salahuddin said If Smith felt alright he might come back to play a few more matches. He was scheduled to Dhaka at 10pm local time.
Smith is currently serving a one-year ban from international cricket and Australia’s domestic Sheffield Shield and Big Bash League over a ball-tampering scandal last year.
