Cricket Asia Cup 2023

‘World Cup nah miss ho jaye’ - Fans react as Naseem Shah gets ruled out of Asia Cup 2023, Zaman Khan replaces him in Pakistan squad

Here is how fans have reacted as Naseem Shah gets ruled out of the Asia Cup 2023 and Zaman Khan replaces him in the squad

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Pakistan are gearing up to face Sri Lanka in Colombo on 14 September in the ‘Super 4’ stage of the ongoing Asia Cup. This clash is going to be a virtual semi-final as the winner of this game will play India in the final on 17 September. But, ahead of this clash, the Men in Green suffered a major blow as Naseem Shah got ruled out of the remainder of the tournament.

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He is set to miss the upcoming matches due to his shoulder injury. Naseem enjoyed a great tournament with seven wickets in four games. Only against India in the last game, he went wicketless. He injured his right shoulder during the match against India. Currently, He is being monitored by the team’s medical panel. 

Zaman Khan has played only six T20Is so far 

All necessary precautions are being kept in mind as the 2023 ODI World Cup is just around the corner. Fans will hope to see him recover in time in order to be fully available for the mega event in India. Meanwhile, Zaman Khan has been added to the squad in the Asia Cup to replace him. This 22-year-old pacer is yet to make his ODI debut. But, he has played six T20Is and taken four wickets, at an economy of 6.66. Pakistan began this tournament in some style by thrashing Nepal in the opening group stage game. Then, their clash against India was called off due to rain. 

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In the ‘Super 4’ stage, they defeated Bangladesh convincingly but suffered a  massive 228-run loss at the hands of the Men in Blue. Now, they will look for win against the Lankans to book their tickets for the final. After the loss against India, Babar Azam said: “(Where did you lose the game?) Weather not in our hands - but both bowling and batting. (How Rohit and Shubman attacked Pakistan's main bowlers) They had a plan for our bowlers. And then KL and Virat followed up and finished very well. (Pakistan fans, disappointed, maybe in the run chase. Never in the hunt.) Jasprit and Siraj bowled very well in first ten overs swinging both ways. Yes we lost back to back wickets, couldn't build partnerships." 

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