BENGALURU: Pakistan's men's team opener Abdullah Shafique, has been suffering from a fever.
This development comes as the Men in Green prepare to face Australia in a crucial ICC Men's ODI World Cup match scheduled for October 20 in Bengaluru.
According to team sources, pacer Shaheen Afridi and Usama Mir had also experienced fever symptoms, but they have since recovered.
The players who displayed fever symptoms were promptly checked as per the team's health protocol. Additionally, in line with the safety measures, all players were tested for COVID-19 and screened for symptoms related to dengue fever.
However, there is no reason for concern about the health of the players in the Pakistan team, as confirmed by team sources.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan team cancelled their scheduled training session on Tuesday. The team management has decided to give rest to the players today ahead of the crucial match against Australia.
The Pakistan squad will take part in a training session tomorrow afternoon.
Pakistan have registered two wins in three matches during the event, so far, but their only defeat came against arch-rivals India on Saturday.
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 which 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
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.- Abdullah Shafique
