Pakistan’s opening batsman Saim Ayub has been ruled out of competitive cricket for up to six weeks after the youngster fractured his ankle, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed in a statement on Saturday.
Ayub was ruled out of the Cape Town Test yesterday after twisting his right ankle while bowling against third man in the seventh over of the opening day, the PCB said.
In today’s statement, PCB said the youngster would be “out of competitive cricket for up to six weeks due to a fractured right ankle sustained.”
“An MRI performed [on] On Friday afternoon the fracture was confirmed, which has been immobilized in an Ankle Medical Moon Boot,” the statement said.
The cricket body added that Saim would not participate further in the Test. “He will remain with the team and will travel back to Pakistan with the team once the match concludes.”
The injury to the 22-year-old rising batsman, known for his aggressive and innovative batting in all formats of the game, is not good news for Pakistan with around a month and a half left in the ICC Champions Trophy being held in Pakistan.
