Naseem Shah, Pakistan’s young pace sensation is likely to be ruled out of World Cup 2023 due to a shoulder injury he sustained during the Asia Cup game against India. He has undergone scans in Dubai and from the results of those scan, Naseem Shah is likely to be out of action for the rest of the year
PCB is likely to take a second opinion but as a far as the initial scan reports are concerned, things look pretty bad and this will be a huge blow for Pakistan who recently failed to quality for the final of the Asia Cup
- Pakistan Cricket official statement
Lahore, 16 September 2023: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical team has been monitoring the status of Naseem Shah’s shoulder injury sustained during the Asia Cup 2023. Medical consultations with the experts are underway to provide the best possible care to Naseem.
The PCB medical panel will decide on the fast bowler’s return to cricket based on further assessments