, July 27 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chief Selector Habibul Bashar on Monday said Nahid Rana's appearance in the T20I series against Zimbabwe was part of a workload management plan designed to keep the fast bowler match-ready ahead of the Australia Tests, describing his injury as "unfortunate" rather than avoidable.

Nahid suffered a side strain during the second T20I in Bulawayo and has since been ruled out of the two-Test series in Australia, raising questions over whether he should have played in Zimbabwe.

Bashar said Bangladesh's medical and performance staff monitored the workload of all fast bowlers through GPS data rather than relying on subjective assessments.

"Workload management is not just something we talk about anymo...