BENGALURU: The Pakistan cricket team is currently training at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to prepare for the match against Australia on October 20.
As per the details, all the players are participating in the training session except Mohammad Haris, who is with the squad as a travelling reserve, as the wicketkeeper batter continues to recover from fever.
Six Pakistani players — Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Ali Agha, Zaman Khan and Haris — missed Tuesday’s training, but after a close examination of the players by the medical officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Doctor Saleem, five of them were declared fit to participate in training.
All those players showed their fitness by sprinting while Shaheen Afridi and Zaman managed to bowl with complete run-ups.
Earlier on Tuesday, it was reported that six players were absent from the optional training session ahead of Pakistan’s encounter against Australia.
Abdullah, Afridi and Usama Mir had experienced fever symptoms on Tuesday but all of them have recovered.
Pakistan have registered two wins in three matches during the event, so far, but their only defeat came against arch-rivals India on October 14.
Schedule of Pakistan’s remaining matches
October 20 - vs Australia in Bengaluru
October 23 - vs Afghanistan in Chennai
October 27 - vs South Africa in Chennai
October 31 - vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
November 4 - vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
November 11 - vs England in Kolkata
The day matches will start at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST) while all other matches will be day-night fixtures starting at 01:30pm (PST).
If Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Kolkata.
If India qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Mumbai unless playing against Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata.
Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan
Atique ur Rehman Atique ur Rehman is a senior reporter for Geo News.
