According to the statement released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday, the young opener for Pakistan, Saim Ayub, has been ruled out of competitive cricket for as much as six weeks following the injury wherein he fractured his ankle.
He had been ruled out of the Cape Town Test the previous day after twisting his right ankle while fielding at the deep third man in the seventh over of the opening day, said the PCB.
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The statement released today noted that the athlete will be “out of competitive cricket for up to six weeks due to a right ankle fracture sustained”.
It also specified that “an MRI conducted [on] Friday afternoon confirmed the fracture, which has been immobilised in an Ankle Medical Moon Boot”.
The cricketing body added that Saim would not participate further in the Test. “He will remain with the team and travel back to Pakistan with the squad after the match concludes.”
Pakistan is almost at the end of one-and-a-half months before the ICC Champions Trophy takes place here, which may not be good news for it since the youngest rising timber batter, aggressive yet very innovative in all formats, injured himself.