The India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours in Colombo, which was called off for the day on Sunday, September 10 is minutes away from a resumption on the reserve day, however, the Babar Azam-led side has received a body blow ahead of the game. Star pacer Haris Rauf will sit out of the rest of the game as a precautionary measure, as confirmed by Pakistan’s pace bowling coach Morke Morkel.
Morkel mentioned that Rauf underwent scans on Sunday night on his oblique muscle in which he felt a strain and with the World Cup coming, the former South African quick mentioned that it was wise to rest him a bit. “He (Haris Rauf) started feeling his oblique muscle last night. He had a scan and it revealed some inflammation. With the World Cup round the corner, it is precautionary and we’ll have to use the other boys to fill the overs,” Morkel said.
In Rauf’s absence, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed will fill in for Rauf.
More to follow…