Pakistan Star Naseem Shah Ruled Out Of 3rd Test vs England In Karachi Due To Shoulder Niggle

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The 19-year-old Pakistan National Cricket Team right-arm pacer Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the third and final Test of the series against the England National Cricket Team due to a shoulder niggle.

Pakistan became the victims of ‘Bazball’ when they failed to chase down the target of 343 runs on a flat surface and lost the first Test by 74 runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Also, England defeated Babar Azam & Co. by 26 runs in the second Test at Multan Cricket Stadium inside four days to seal the series. The dead rubber third Test will be played at National Stadium in Karachi from December 17 to 21.

Meanwhile, Naseem performed very well in the first Test against Ben Stokes & Co. and registered the figures of 3/140 & 2/66 in two innings when England slammed 657 and 264 runs.

At one point during England’s first innings, Naseem threw in a ball from the boundary awkwardly, as if protecting the shoulder. However, he bowled through the rest of the Test looking largely untroubled but holding his shoulder occasionally.

Naseem Shah Failed To Recover From Shoulder Niggle

The young Pakistani pacer missed the second Test against England due to a shoulder niggle and he has failed to recover from it and will miss the Karachi Test.

Naseem Shah is all set to travel to the High-Performance Centre in Lahore to undergo a further assessment before beginning rehabilitation, as per Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet announced any replacement for Naseem Shah in the squad. Babar Azam & Co. are already without the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf and if the situation demands Mohammad Wasim jnr could be handed a debut cap in the Karachi Test.