Pakistan Take a look at captain Babar Azam suffered a blow to his proper hand whereas that includes in a warm-up fixture for Pakistan in opposition to Skilled County Membership Choose XI. This was the identical hand the place he had earlier suffered an harm throughout the West Indies tour.
A rising supply from England under-19 star Manny Lumsden struck his backside hand when he was batting on 5 within the contest. Babar was seen in ache after the incident, and didn’t bat thereafter within the tour recreation.Â
“Following an evaluation by the staff physician and taking precautionary measures, Babar has been suggested to take relaxation from the rest of the observe match,” a media launch from PCB had said then. “Babar will take part in Pakistan staff’s observe session on Monday, August 17, at Headingley Cricket Floor.”
On Monday, Babar batted within the nets and whereas he did not present any indicators of discomfort, his stint on the nets was transient.
Pacer Mohammad Abbas said that call on Babar’s availability was but to be taken.
“Whether or not he performs or not will likely be a choice taken on match day,” Abbas mentioned at a media convention. “He did a number of throwdowns and a few batting observe immediately. However we’ll need to observe medical recommendation for it.”
