Pakistani pacer Naseem Shah underwent a successful surgery to treat his shoulder injury, which had already excluded him from participating in the ICC World Cup 2023, scheduled to begin in India on 5 October 2023.
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Moghees Sheikh, his manager, shared the update about Naseem Shah’s shoulder surgery taking to X, formerly Twitter, mentioning that the fast bowler is in high spirits after the minor shoulder procedure.
“Please remember him in your prayers. He will be in action soon inshallah,” he added in his post.
After undergoing surgery, the young fast bowler was advised by the doctors to rest and undergo rehabilitation for a period ranging from four to six weeks before he could make a comeback to the bowling crease.
During Pakistan’s second game against India at the Asia Cup 2023 last month, in the 46th over, the pacer had to leave the field on the reserve day designated for that particular match. Shortly after this incident, the PCB issued a press release, announcing that the right-arm fast bowler would be unable to participate in the rest of the tournament matches.
Shah’s injury pertains to a muscle just below his bowling shoulder and is not a recurrence of any previous shoulder injuries.
In Shah’s absence, fast bowler Hasan Ali, who last played an ODI match for Pakistan in 2022 against West Indies in Multan, has been called up to replace him in Pakistan’s World Cup squad.
Here is the Pakistan squad for the ICC World Cup 2023:
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha
Travelling reserves:
Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan
The ICC World Cup 2023 is set to take place in India, with ten teams vying for the coveted title at ten different venues. The tournament will run from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting both the tournament opener and the final.
The Cricket World Cup will be played in a round-robin format, featuring all teams facing each other in a total of 45 league matches. The top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for November 15 in Mumbai and November 16 in Kolkata, with reserve days allocated for these crucial matches as well as the final.