http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 ruled out of Bangladesh tour due to abdominal injury – Cricket News Update
Pakistan cricket team suffered a setback ahead of their tour to Bangladesh as young pacer Junaid Khan has been ruled out of the excursion due to abdominal injury.
The speedster tore his abdominal muscle during Pakistan’s fifth One-Day International match against Sri Lanka, played at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Junaid will also miss the solitary Twenty20 match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 which is calendared to be played at the same venue on Friday, November 25.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 was complaining about pain during the game and was taken to a local hospital for MRI scan.
Ali said, “The scan revealed a partial tear of the abdominal muscle which requires six weeks of rest. He is out of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 tour and needs rehabilitation.”
Junaid played in all three Tests matches played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The left-armer performed reasonably well in the series, notching 12 wickets at an average of 26.58. However, Pakistani selectors opted for Sohail Tanvir
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 in the first four ODI’s.
The 21-year-old was given a chance in fifth game but he could not make the most out of it, as he had to leave the field after bowling just three overs, during which he claimed the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LPC-Silva-c1848.
The ODI and Test series between the two countries has been plagued with injuries. Both sides have their share of injured players, for Sri Lanka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 and Dhammika Prasad had to take a flight back home, while skipper
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 also hurt his thumb but luckily it was nothing serious.
On the other hand, Pakistan had already lost the services of their ace all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who sustained a shoulder injury. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421 has also been ruled out of Bangladesh tour.
Pakistan tour of Bangladesh comprises of three ODI’s, two Tests and a one-off Twenty20 match, which will be played on Tuesday, November 29 at Dhaka. Both Khan and Razzaq were initially part of the 16-man squad announced for the
tour and PCB is yet to name their replacements.
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