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Sussex agree to give Mustafizur more time
Mustafizur has got some reprieve from Sussex.

Published: Mon 23 May 2016, 10:38 PM

Last updated: Tue 24 May 2016, 12:13 AM

English cricket county Sussex's captain Luke Wright has said Mustafizur Rahman will be given some time off following his stint for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.
It was already uncertain whether Mustafizur would be playing the first two matches of the Natwest T20 Blast, which began on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.
Following reports that Mustafizur was considering pulling out of his visit to England, Sussex agreed to give the 20-year-old seamer more time to recover from the long spell of playing away from his own country.
Sussex coach Mark Davis, however said that they were confident about getting Mustafizur.
Captain Wright, too, shared his coach's view. "Fizz is definitely coming but we are just clarifying the number of games he is going to play," he said on Sunday.
"We have to understand he is a young lad, who has been away from home for a long time in an environment where he doesn't speak the language. He's also played a lot of games so we want to give him enough time to rest so that when he does come over we get the best out of him."
Sussex beat Gloucestershire by one run in their opening match of the T20 Blast.
Mustafizur was not supposed to play the match since he is taking part in the IPL at present.
Sussex will take on Somerset on June 1. The left-arm pacer was doubtful for that match, too, while their Jun 3 match against Surrey has now been added to the list of matches he might miss.
A week's break follows after the third match. Wright hopes to have Mustafizur in the match against Kent on Jun 10 in their own backyard - Hove.

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