The Pakistan team management is set to drop fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali from the squad for the remaining two Tests against England after fast bowler Haris Rauf was ruled out of the series on Tuesday with a Grade-2 injury. ,
The 29-year-old Rauf, who made his Test debut in the first match against England in Rawalpindi, bowled 13 costly overs on a calm pitch on the first day and injured himself while fielding and rolling on the ball.
He bowled no further in the match, although he batted in both innings.
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England won the first of the three Tests by 74 runs on Monday.
Pakistan now have just three fast bowlers in the squad, including the uncapped Mohammad Wasim (junior) and Muhammad Ali, who also made his Test debut at Pindi, with a reliable source saying that the team management will start the second Test in Multan from December. Will call additional force first. 9.
“Most likely Hasan Ali and Muhammad Abbas will be called to join the team as the team also lacks bowlers for the nets. But the plan is probably to go with three spinners and only two fast bowlers in the second set as efforts are on to prepare the track with turn in Multan.”
Ali played his last Test in Galle in July this year and was dropped from T20s. World Cup and home series against England after a disappointing performance in the Asia Cup.
Abbas’ last appearance for Pakistan was in a Test against the West Indies in Kingston in August 2021.
Earlier in the day Pakistan Cricket The board announced that Rauf’s MRI scan revealed that he had suffered a grade-II strain in his right quad.
Meanwhile, an informed source said that PCB chairman Rameez Raja was not happy with the performance of the Pakistan team in the first Test.
Former Test captain Raja also sent chief selector Muhammad Wasim and head of domestic cricket Nadeem Khan to Multan to work with Pakistan’s batting coach Muhammad Yousuf to prepare a result-oriented pitch for the second Test, according to the source.
The second and third Tests will be played in Multan (9-13 December) and Karachi (17-21 December).
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