{"id":362699,"date":"2023-10-20T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=362699"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:21:15","slug":"pakistan-suffer-blow-ahead-of-australia-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-suffer-blow-ahead-of-australia-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan suffer blow ahead of Australia clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan cricket team suffered a major setback on Thursday ahead of their match against Australia in the ICC World Cup 2023 on Friday.<br \/>\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PBC) gave an update on opener Fakhar Zaman and all-rounder Agha Salman\u2019s health. The board said that Fakhar Zaman is being treated for a knee injury and will be available for selection next week and hence will miss the match against Australia.<br \/>\nWhile Agha Salman has a fever after yesterday\u2019s (Wednesday) training and is recovering from it.<br \/>\nThe PCB said that the rest of the players of the 15-man squad were doing well.<br \/>\nAfter a fever scare, almost all the players, apart from Muhammad Haris, were seen practicing on Wednesday in Bangalore ahead of the team\u2019s World Cup match against Australia scheduled to be held on October 20.<br \/>\nHaris was advised to rest after he contracted a fever, while other players who had fallen sick earlier were seen in the ground practicing with full force.<br \/>\nOn Tuesday six players of the Pakistan team \u201cmissed\u201d the optional training session at Bengaluru\u2019s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.<br \/>\nThe six players who didn\u2019t participate in today\u2019s training session include Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, and Agha Salman along with travelling reserves Zaman Khan and Mohammad Haris.<br \/>\nThe Green Shirts trained for two hours from 6pm to 8pm (IST) after a change of plan to abstain from training on Tuesday.<br \/>\nThe players who displayed fever symptoms were promptly checked as per the team\u2019s health protocol. Additionally, in line with the safety measures, all players were tested for COVID-19 and screened for symptoms related to dengue fever.<br \/>\nHowever, there is no reason for concern about the health of the players in the Pakistan team, as confirmed by team sources.<br \/>\nPakistan have registered two wins in three matches during the event, so far, but their only defeat came against arch-rivals India on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan cricket team suffered a major setback on Thursday ahead of their match against Australia in the ICC World Cup 2023 on Friday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PBC) gave an update on opener Fakhar Zaman and all-rounder Agha Salman\u2019s health. 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