Asif Ali had points together with his knee after he tried to cease the ball from going to the boundary throughout Pakistan T20I tri-series ultimate in opposition to New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 14, 2022 08:07 IST
PAK face damage scare forward of T20 WC after Asif Ali limps off the park in tri-series ultimate. Courtesy: Reuters
By India Today Web Desk: Pakistan are in with an damage concern simply earlier than the beginning of the T20 World Cup 2022 to be performed in Australia. Their middle-order batter, Asif Ali, discovered himself in a tangle together with his knee within the ongoing tri-series ultimate in opposition to New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Left-handed batter Devon Conway creamed Mohammad Wasim Jr. by the quilt level area and Asif tried to chase the ball right down to the boundary. Asif’s efforts went in useless because the ball raced away to the boundary and Conway collected a 4.
Adding insult to damage, Asif’s knee received caught on the bottom whereas he tried to drag off a dive to avoid wasting the boundary. Thereafter, the physio got here out to test on Asif, who laid on the bottom in a little bit of ache.
In the tip, Asif Ali needed to stroll out of the park. With lower than 10 days remaining earlier than Pakistan’s first match in opposition to India on the MCG, it stays to be seen if Asif can get match. Asif Ali has been a key a part of Pakistan’s batting within the middle-order within the T20 format.
Recently, Pakistan survived a significant damage scare earlier than the World Cup after Shaheen Shah Afridi recovered from the knee damage that he sustained earlier this yr in Sri Lanka.
Shaheen missed out on participating within the Asia Cup 2022 within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and some bilateral collection. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed a few days in the past that the left-arm pacer is up and working.
