Pakistan batter Babar Azam throughout first Take a look at towards West Indies in Multan on Janary 17, 2025. – AFP
KARACHI: Star batter Babar Azam is unavailable for Pakistan’s opening Take a look at towards Bangladesh on account of an harm, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Thursday.
Based on the cricket board, the 31-year-old suffered an harm to his left knee and thus won’t be obtainable for the sequence opener, scheduled to be performed on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, from Could 8 to 12.
The PCB additional shared that the crew’s medical panel was at present assessing the batter’s situation, with additional updates relating to his health will probably be shared in the end.
“Pakistan batter Babar Azam will not be available for the first Test match against Bangladesh due to an injury in his left knee,” the PCB mentioned in an announcement.
“The team’s medical panel is currently assessing his condition. Further updates will be shared in due course,” it added.
Babar’s unavailability for the upcoming fixture serves as a serious blow for the touring aspect, because the right-handed batter has been in splendid type, which noticed him end because the main run-scorer of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 11, accumulating 588 runs in 11 innings at a outstanding common of 73.02 and a strike-rate of 145.90 with the assistance of two centuries and three fifties.
Pakistan squad
Shan Masood (c), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
