According to captain Babar Azam, Pakistan's speedster Naseem Shah might miss their opening matches at the Cricket World Cup in India next month.
In a Super Four game against India on Monday in Colombo, the 20-year-old right-arm bowler was unable to complete his 10th over and departed the field.
He traveled to Dubai for scans on Thursday but missed the loss to Sri Lanka.
Babar was doubtful as to whether Naseem would be ready to play from the start of the tournament next month, according to a Cricinfo report.
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In response, he said, "I'll tell you later.We have a backup strategy, but I won't discuss it now. However, Haris Rauf is actually quite talented. He only has a little side injury, but he will be ready for the World Cup once he has fully recovered. Naseem Shah concurred. They have missed a few games; I don't know how long the recovery period would last, but in the future, I think Naseem Shah will also participate in the World Cup. But let's check it out.
The 1992 World Cup champions Pakistan will open their campaign on October 6 in Hyderabad against the Netherlands.
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