LAHORE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and opener Imam ul Haq may not play inthe first test against New Zealand due to the injuries they sustainedduring a recent practice session, sources told Geo News Saturday.
Both players were advised 12 days of rest. Babar had injured his rightthumb, while Imam injured his left thumb.
Pakistan is scheduled to take on New Zealand in the first Test on December26 after the end of the three-match T20I series.Babar Azam ruled out of T20 series
Earlier this month, Azam was ruledlinkof New Zealand T20Is after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during apractice session.
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“World’s second-ranked T20I batsman suffered the injury during a throw-downsession, following which he was taken to a local hospital where X-raysconfirmed his fracture,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had said in astatement.
