IND vs PAK: opening batsman out after injured during practise

IND vs PAK: Babar Azam-led Pakistan suffered a huge injury scare ahead of the mouth-watering clash against Rohit Sharma-led Team India at the ICC T20 World cup 2022 on Friday. IND vs PAK: opening batsman out after injured during practise. Shan Masood was hit on the head during one of Pakistan net sessions in the build-up to their ICC T20 World cup 2022 opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

In a shocking turn of events, Shan Masood copped a nasty blow on the head from a stray shot which came of Mohammad Nawaz during the nets. Playing a lofted shot against a spinner in the nets, Nawaz unintentionally hit his teammate Shan Masood, who was not wearing a helmet while waiting for his turn to bat.

Sharing a crucial update on Shan Masood, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the star batter has escaped ‘superficial bruising’ after being hit on the head during the net session in Melbourne. “All of Shan Masood’s neurological observations are normal. His CT scan only shows superficial bruising where the ball struck him,” the apex cricket board of Pakistan said in a statement.

The PCB has confirmed that Shan Masood will be re-tested on Saturday for concussion. Although the team doctor has said that there is no more risk after this incident, whether Shan Masood will be available for Sunday’s match or not will be known from the medical expert’s report based on the scanning report.

But before the T20 World Cup match against India, Pakistan can breathe a sigh of relief as star pacer Shaheen Afridi has joined the team with fitness. 33-year-old Shan Masood has played twelve T20 matches for Pakistan so far, in which Masood has scored 220 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 125.00.

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He also scored two fifties. After the incident, Pakistan’s vice-captain Shadab Khan explained about the incident and said that he was hit in a sensitive area and we do not know anything about his health status at present. But according to the team’s physio, Masood has not suffered such a serious injury. We are also praying for the speedy recovery of Shan Masood.