‘Babar Azam Suggested Me To Take Rest’: Naseem Shah Turns Down Injury Rumours

'Babar Suggested Me To Take Rest': Naseem Shah On Injury Rumours

STAR pacer Nassem Shah has turned all the rumours about him sustaining a shoulder injury in the ongoing edition of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023. He said he was just tired, so Babar Azam suggested him to take some rest as they also had the Afghanistan series and Asia Cup 2023 coming.

As per some recent reports, Naseem Shah suffered a shoulder injury that even forced him to miss the crucial LPL 2023 match between Colombo Striker and Galle Titans.

Naseem Shah is a crucial asset for Pakistan and an injury to him would have been a massive blow to Babar Azam and company ahead of upcoming major tournaments like the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023.

Naseem Shah Turns Down Injury Rumours

“I’m not injured, I was just tired. Babar Azam suggested me to take rest as we had Afghanistan ODIs and Asia Cup coming up. I was playing back-to-back matches and there was no time to take rest,” says Naseem Shah.

The speedster has been a part of seven games for the Colombo Strikers in the ongoing edition of the Lanka Premier League and has grabbed 10 wickets at an impressive average of 19.40, an economy of 7.32, and a strike rate of 15.90.

Pakistan will begin their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Nepal on August 30. Pakistan will play their arch-rivals India on September 2.

Pakistan Squad for Afghanistan ODI Series and 2023 Asia Cup: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel (Afghanistan series only), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr