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<td><span style="font-size: 8pt">Bangladesh speedster Shahadat Hossain (left) checks on India's Rahul Dravid, who was hit by the pacer's bouncer on Day Two of the second and final Test in Dhaka yesterday. pic/AFP</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Star batsman Rahul Dravid was struck on the jaw while avoiding a bouncer from paceman Shahadat Hossain, bowling with the second new ball. Dravid who was batting solidly at 111 was rushed to a hospital nearby and after initial examination it was ascertained that the middle order batsman had suffered a few fractures but was stable. <br /><br />"Dravid was struck by a ball on the side of his face today,"u00a0 India team manager and former off-spinner Arshad Ayub said. <br /><br />"He was taken to the hospital and a fracture was detected.<br /><br />He is unlikely to participate in the rest of the match."<br /><br />Asked whether Dravid will return to India or stay back, Ayub said, "Nothing has been decided yet. We will take a call on that tomorrow." <br /><br />Dravid had hit 12 fours in his 188-ball knock.

Star batsman Rahul Dravid was struck on the jaw while avoiding a bouncer from paceman Shahadat Hossain, bowling with the second new ball. 

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