Dhaka: Bangladesh Captain Mushfiqur Rahim has reportedly been advised not to take the field for at least a couple of weeks even though the neck scan revealed no damage.

However, the right-hand batsman has been kept under observation for multiple injuries.

The Bangladesh wicketkeeper was hit on the back of the helmet on the fifth day of the first Test against New Zealand and had to be taken to hospital.

According to a report of ESPNcricinfo, team physio Dean Conway said Mushfiq will need more time to recover from the finger injury.

‘His finger injury is worse,’ Conway told reporters.

‘The hairline crack that has been found is new. He will need to give more time for this injury.’

Conway said that Mushfiqur may need at least three weeks to fully recover from the hit on the neck.

‘Doctors in New Zealand usually advise not playing for three to four weeks. In England they advise not taking the field for two to three weeks. In that regard, Mushfiqur may need three to four weeks to return,’ he said while talking with ESPNcricinfo correspondent Mohammad Isam.

If Mushfiqur does sit out the Christchurch Test, wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan will step up and make his Test debut.