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'Yeh match kam khelte hai Aur Injured jyada hote hai' - Fans react as Naseem Shah set to miss first few games of ODI World Cup 2023

Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah was recently ruled out of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. The team is now crashed out of the tournament.

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'Yeh match kam khelte hai Aur Injured jyada hote hai' - Fans react as Naseem Shah set to miss first few games of ODI World Cup 2023

Naseem Shah with Mohammad Wasim Jr. (Image Credit: Twitter)

Pakistan pacers, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf were ruled out of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 ahead of their must-win game against Sri Lanka. During their game against India, both bowlers got injured. Shah, who has carried an injured shoulder since the Lanka Premier League 2023, got injured badly. On the other hand, on the reserve day against India, Rauf pulled his oblique muscle which is why he didn't bowl further.

This led to both players being replaced by Zaman Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani. The former made his ODI debut while Dahani reached Sri Lanka only during the game. In the game, the two-time winners batted first after winning the toss and amassed 252/7. In reply, the home team had a great start but had a few hiccups but managed to chase down the target on the last ball of the game.

With this, India and Pakistan won't play the final of the continental tournament once again. Meanwhile, after the game, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has confirmed that Shah might miss the first few games during ODI World Cup 2023

"I'll tell you later," he said. "Not telling you our Plan B now. But yes, Haris Rauf is not bad. He's just got a little bit of a side strain, but he's recovering before the World Cup. Naseem Shah also... they have a couple of miss matches, I don't know the recovery , but in my opinion, Naseem Shah also in the World Cup later on. But let's see."

Pakistan's schedule during the ODI World Cup 

DateDayMatchVenueTime (IST)
6-Oct-2023FridayPakistan vs NetherlandsHyderabad2:00 P.M
10-Oct-2023TuesdayPakistan vs Sri LankaHyderabad2:00 P.M
14-Oct-2023SaturdayIndia vs PakistanAhmedabad2:00 P.M
20-Oct-2023FridayAustralia vs PakistanBengaluru2:00 P.M
23-Oct-2023MondayPakistan vs AfghanistanChennai2:00 P.M
27-Oct-2023FridayPakistan vs South AfricaChennai2:00 P.M
31-Oct-2023TuesdayPakistan vs BangladeshKolkata2:00 P.M
4-Nov-2023SaturdayNew Zealand vs PakistanBengaluru10:30 A.M
11-Nov-2023SaturdayEngland vs PakistanKolkata2:00 P.M

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