Pakistan’s star all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who is suffering from a knee injury that he picked up earlier this year during the Asia Cup T20, is unlikely to travel next month to England.
Hafeez’s medical report states his knee condition as ‘unsatisfactory’. But the Pakistan Cricket Board will make a final decision on the star cricketer’s selection for the tour next week, after he retakes the tests.
Earlier, Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq had named Hafeez in the 21-men list for the skill camp.
Hafeez picked up the knee injury during the Asia Cup T20 earlier this year. The 35-year-old, however, toured India for the ICC World T20 where he aggravated his condition and was left out in the matches against New Zealand and Australia.
The right-handed batsman has been exempted from the national side’s ongoing physical training programme at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in Kakul, Abbottabad.
It has been learnt that PCB officials are pondering over the prospect of sending Hafeez abroad for medical treatment, if he is unable to recover.