Babar Azam out of England tour with fractured arm
Saturday - May 26, 2018 4:54 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Babar Azam out of England tour with fractured arm
London May 26 (IANS) Pakistan were dealt a major blow after dependable middle-order batsman Babar Azam was ruled out of the rest of their two-match Test tour of England with a fractured left hand.
Azam looked in ominous touch during the second day of the ongoing first Test between England and Pakistan at Lord s on Friday. He top-scored with 68 as the visitors built a 166-run lead ending the day on a strong 350/8.
However the 23-year-old was forced to retire hurt after copping a blow on the arm from a nasty bouncer by Ben Stokes. He did not go for scans straightaway but did not take the field for the rest of the day.
Scans later revealed a fracture that ruled Azam out of action for a minimum of four to six weeks.
"We decided we were going to do a precautionary X-ray at the end of the day s play " Cliffe Deacon the Pakistan team physiotherapist said.
"Unfortunately the X-ray confirmed there was a fracture."
"The fracture s in the forearm it s one of the two bones in the forearm in the distal third of the arm just above the wrist. That s why he couldn t hold his bat properly.
"Normally with these sort of fractures recovery varies between four to six weeks " Deacon added.
With the likes of Usman Salahuddin Fakhar Zaman and Sami Aslam already in the side Pakistan have decided against naming a replacement for the second Test which starts at Headingley from June 1.
--IANS tri/vm
Azam looked in ominous touch during the second day of the ongoing first Test between England and Pakistan at Lord s on Friday. He top-scored with 68 as the visitors built a 166-run lead ending the day on a strong 350/8.
However the 23-year-old was forced to retire hurt after copping a blow on the arm from a nasty bouncer by Ben Stokes. He did not go for scans straightaway but did not take the field for the rest of the day.
Scans later revealed a fracture that ruled Azam out of action for a minimum of four to six weeks.
"We decided we were going to do a precautionary X-ray at the end of the day s play " Cliffe Deacon the Pakistan team physiotherapist said.
"Unfortunately the X-ray confirmed there was a fracture."
"The fracture s in the forearm it s one of the two bones in the forearm in the distal third of the arm just above the wrist. That s why he couldn t hold his bat properly.
"Normally with these sort of fractures recovery varies between four to six weeks " Deacon added.
With the likes of Usman Salahuddin Fakhar Zaman and Sami Aslam already in the side Pakistan have decided against naming a replacement for the second Test which starts at Headingley from June 1.
--IANS tri/vm
