Owing to partial tear of the abdominal muscle, Pakistan’s promising pace bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out of cricket action for six weeks. This was announced by the Pakistan team’s associate manager, Syed Naushad Ali.
After the MRI scan, Junaid has been advised six weeks of rest and rehabilitation, said Naushad Ali. “He’s in pain, and would not be taking any further part in the rest of the fifth match, and he is out of the Friday Twenty20 match and quite likely the Bangladesh tour,” said Naushad. Junaid’s replacement for the Bangladesh tour will be named in due course. Junaid was in the Twenty20, ODI and Test squad for the Bangladesh tour.
Naushad further said. “His replacement is obviously important as we have already lost Razzaq but will be decided in the team meeting.” Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema and Mohammad Talha form the pace attack in the Test series.
Junaid was impressive in the Test series against Sri Lanka in the UAE, taking 12 wickets in three Tests. He missed the first four ODIs and replaced Cheema only in the dead rubber, the fifth and the final ODI, in Abu Dhabi. He bowled just three overs and then left the field complaining pain in abdomen. The MRI scan revealed that he had a partial tear in his right abdominal muscle.
