Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has been ruled out of next month’s home series against South Africa due to injured left thigh. Doctors have advised Khan to take a six-week rest following MRI scans in New Zealand which revealed the all-rounder has a teared muscle. Team doctor Sohail Saleem said that it was a fresh injury and not the one that sidelined Khan from the limited-overs series against Zimbabwe last month. Khan will stay with the Pakistan team in New Zealand, but will also miss the second Test, starting at Christchurch from January 3. Pakistan is scheduled to host South Africa for two Test matches and three Twenty20s from January 26-February 14.

Source: Indian Express December 26, 2020 07:02 UTC