PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi rules out Saim Ayub from Champions Trophy: ‘We are not going to risk his future career’

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Saim Ayub period Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pakistan's Saim Ayub successful enactment during the 2nd ODI cricket lucifer betwixt Zimbabwe and Pakistan astatine Queens Sports Club successful Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)

With the Pakistan squad yet to denote their Champions Trophy squad waiting for Saim Ayub’s fittingness reports, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi connected Sunday gave a wide denotation connected the young batter’s presumption for the tournament.

“I americium successful interaction with his doctors connected regular ground and his ankle plaster volition travel disconnected successful adjacent fewer days. But it volition instrumentality clip for his implicit betterment and we are not going to hazard his aboriginal vocation conscionable for the Champions Trophy. He is our plus and we him afloat acceptable immoderate clip is required. I americium personally monitoring his progress,” Naqvi said.

Saim had fractured his ankle connected the archetypal time of the 2nd Test against South Africa earlier this period successful Capetown. Before that, the opener was successful blistering signifier scoring 2 ODI hundreds against the Proteas. He was besides named successful the recently-released ICC ODI squad of the year.

Initially fixed six weeks for recovery, the PCB sent Saim for cheque ups with specializer sports injuries orthopaedic surgeons who are monitoring his betterment process. Discarded opener, Fakhar Zaman who scored a period erstwhile Pakistan bushed India successful the last of the past Champions Trophy successful 2017, volition regenerate Saim. Shan Masood and Imam ul Haq are nether information to regenerate Abdullah Shafique.

Pakistan, who are the hosts of the Champions Trophy are each acceptable to commencement their run connected February 19 against New Zealand successful Karachi’s National Stadium. After that, they volition determination to Dubai to instrumentality connected arch-rivals India connected February 23 and volition extremity their radical signifier commitments with a lucifer vs Bangladesh successful Rawalpindi.

(With bureau inputs)

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