COLOMBO: Pakistan have referred to as up Shahnawaz Dahani and Zaman Khan as backups after star pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah picked up niggles within the match towards India.
In a late-night assertion, the cricket board mentioned that that is solely a precautionary measure retaining in thoughts the health and well-being of the gamers forward of the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup subsequent month.
Haris and Naseem will proceed to stay underneath the statement of the crew’s medical panel throughout the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, it mentioned.
The crew administration will solely request a alternative from the Asian Cricket Council technical committee if Naseem or Haris are dominated out for the following seven days.
Pakistan’s subsequent and final match of the Tremendous 4 will probably be towards Sri Lanka, which can tackle India on Tuesday and can sit up for persevering with their nice kind after beating Bangladesh earlier.
Earlier on Monday, Rauf was dominated out of the conflict towards India as a precautionary measure whereas Naseem additionally didn’t bat as he picked up a minor damage on his fingers.
Sharing perception on the pacer’s damage, Pakistan’s bowling coach, Morne Morkel, mentioned, “Haris began feeling discomfort in his indirect muscle final evening, and a scan confirmed some irritation. Given the upcoming World Cup, this choice is precautionary, and we are going to depend on different bowlers to finish the remaining overs.”
Haris had made a major impression within the event, particularly within the first India-Pakistan match the place he managed to take three wickets.
He varieties a formidable tempo trio, together with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, who’ve collectively taken 68 wickets within the 50-overs format this yr. These three quick bowlers had been seen as a vital energy for Pakistan going into the World Cup in October.