LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reported on Thursday that Babar Azam will be unable to play in the first match of the two-match series, which Pakistan will play against Bangladesh in their first international match.
The cricket board reported that the 31-year-old player suffered a left knee injury, which prevents him from participating in the series opening match scheduled at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from May 8 to 12.
The PCB announced that the medical team of the organization was conducting evaluations of the batter’s health status, and they would provide subsequent details about his medical condition at a later time.
The PCB announced that Pakistan batter Babar Azam will not play in the first Test match against Bangladesh because he has a left knee injury. The medical team of the organization is currently examining his current state of health, which will result in upcoming announcements about his medical condition.
The absence of Babar from the upcoming match presents a substantial disadvantage to the visiting team because the right-handed batsman maintained exceptional performance throughout the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 season, which resulted in him becoming the top run scorer with 588 runs from 11 innings at an impressive average of 73.02 and a strike rate of 145.90, and two centuries and three fifties.
After his outstanding performance in the Qualifier match against Islamabad United, the star batter announced that he has begun to regain his previous peak performance level.
The Pakistan squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh includes the following players: Shan Masood (c), Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
