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Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the Asia Cup 2023. He picked up a shoulder injury while bowling against India in the Super 4 match of the ongoing Asia Cup. Pakistan captain Babar Azam has hinted that a right-arm fast bowler might miss some matches of the World Cup as well.
The skipper’s message came after Pakistan was knocked out of Asia Cup 2023 on Thursday. Hence, the management called up Zaman Khan as an injury replacement. Pakistan lost by two wickets in an important match against Sri Lanka.
Naseem Shah also… they have a couple of miss matches, I don’t know [how long] the recovery: Babar Azam
Babar stated that Haris Rauf’s injury wasn’t as major as Naseem’s and that he should recover in time for the World Cup. He said, “Not telling you our Plan B now. But yes, Haris Rauf is not bad. He’s just got a little bit of a side strain, but he’s recovering before the World Cup. Naseem Shah also… they have a couple of miss matches, I don’t know [how long] the recovery [is], but in my opinion, Naseem Shah also [will be] in the World Cup later on. But let’s see.”
Talking about the match he said, “We just decided to bowl our best overs and asked Shaheen to bowl the second last over and believed in Zaman. Sri Lanka played very well, better cricket than us. We have not been up to the mark in the bowling and fielding. That is why we lost the match. In the middle overs, we did not bowl well. That partnership cost us. We started well, ended well, but middle overs were not great. We have lacked that.”
Team doctor Sohail Saleem said, “These two fast bowlers are our assets and the team’s medical panel will provide them the best possible care ahead of the all-important World Cup.” Pakistan will play their World Cup opener clash against Netherlands, which will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
Here’s how fans reacted
Congratulations to Pakistan 😂#AsiaCup2023 #AsiaCup #AsiaCup23 #INDvsBAN #INDvBAN #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/lFVxwMtAOh
— Kapil Pratap Singh (@kapil9994) September 15, 2023
So it's clear Pakistan gained no.1 spot by bashing minnows and bullying B amd C teams.
They are just a mid team with few good bowlers and a great stappader.
Hope this humiliation shut their nagging voices for now. 🙏— 𝘼𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙖🦋 (@AhanaTweets_) September 15, 2023
We need him
— Dr Arsalan khan (@Arsalan894) September 15, 2023
Pakistan is Finished then
Gonna be at the bottom of Table in WC— VINEETH𓃵🦖 (@sololoveee) September 15, 2023
Still 25 days left abhi say kaisay
— Hassan (@HassanAbbasian) September 15, 2023
He was the most impressive of their pace trio. Bad news for Paksitan.
— Pathik Joshi💪 (@pathikj80) September 15, 2023
Fast bowlers need to be handled
with much care…— Patel 🏹 (@Patelshyd) September 15, 2023
Yeh match kam khelte hai Aur Injured jyada hote hai
— Ashish Prajapati🇮🇳 (@Aash_prajapati) September 15, 2023
