Pakistan right-arm pacer Hasan Ali has been declared ‘fit’ to take part in training, giving the national team a major boost ahead of their 2023 World Cup clash with Bangladesh.
The fast bowler, who was ruled out of the South Africa match due to fever, is being monitored regularly by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) medical committee and his participation in the Bangladesh match is subject to the committee’s approval.
The Men in Green will begin training in Kolkata on Monday to prepare for the must-win match against Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s World Cup campaign is in tatters as the Men in Green have put in a rather poor performance in the ongoing tournament and have only managed to win two games against relatively weak Dutch and Sri Lankan teams.
After that, Babar Azam’s men lost four consecutive matches to India, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa, which was the first time in the history of the mega event.
Things have become tough for the Green Shirts as their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament have now become a matter of ‘ifs and buts’ because even if the Greens win their remaining three matches – against Bangladesh, New Zealand and England – they would have to rely on the results of other teams, which seems almost impossible.
The remaining matches of ICC World Cup Pakistan 2023
October 31 – vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
4 November – vs New Zealand Bengaluru (match of the day)
November 11 – v England in Calcutta
Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
Travel Reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan
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