http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 frets over Hafeez injury scare– Cricket News Update
Just before the crucial fourth ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 during a net session at the R. Premadasa. Footage from a private news channel showed Hafeez icing his foot.
Hafeez's absence could be a major blow for the tourists, already having lost opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 for the first three games.
He was recently appointed as the captain of the T20 team, replacing Misbah ul Haq. The series ended in both sides sharing the spoils – Sri Lanka winning the first T20 before the Men in Green came back to claim the second game.
With scores of 37, 14 and 0 in the first three ODIs, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472alented opener hasn’t fulfilled his potential and is still struggling to find fluency which had been evident in his previous displays. The ODI series currently, hangs in balance with both sides claiming a win each, heading into the fourth match. The third encounter was washed out owing to rain with only 6.2 overs being played.
So far the team officials have played down the incident and said that the injury is not of a serious nature, and are confident that Hafeez will play in the fourth one-day international which is to be played on Saturday. “It is nothing serious and I’m sure Hafeez will be available for the next game,” Pakistan’s Team Manager said while talking to The News.
Answering to a question, the Manager also told about the match-fitness of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Sami-c77289 and said that the pacer is fully fit. However, his inclusion in the final eleven is not confirmed.
Following the fourth ODI, the final game will be played at the same venue on June 18, 2012. With rain forecasted for the coming days, the SLC has decided to add two reserve days following a request from its counterparts.
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