Shadab Khan injury update from Wahab Riaz. Chief selector Wahab Riaz of the Pakistan men’s cricket team and consultant selector Kamran Akmal conducted a news conference during which he gave an injury update on all-round player Shadab Khan, who was left out of the Green Shirts’ 17-man roster for the New Zealand T20I series in January.
After sustaining a foot injury during the most recent National T20 Cup, 25-year-old Shadab has been sidelined.
Wahab verified that Shadab needed two weeks of rehabilitation following an ankle injury.
“One of the key players for Pakistan in T20 cricket is Shadab Khan. He regrettably sustained an ankle injury (at the National T20) and will need two more weeks of rehabilitation. He’ll be free to bowl after that, Wahab stated at the news conference.
Recall that the three-match Test series between Pakistan and Australia is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023–25 cycle, which ends on January 7.
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Pakistan’s squad:
Shaheen Afridi (c), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mojammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan.
