PCB wants Quetta Gladiators to rest pacer Naseem Shah

PCB's medical panel tells Quetta Gladiators that Naseem Shah, despite being cleared to play, has to recover from injured ribs

Web Desk

February 18, 2020

Pakistan player Naseem Shah takes part in a training session on the eve of the second Test match between Australia and Pakistan, in Adelaide | AFP

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) medical panel on Tuesday advised Quetta Gladiators to rest right-arm pacer Naseem Shah for the first two matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) five.

Daily Jang reported that the panel told Quetta Gladiators that Naseem had to recover from an injury to his ribs despite being cleared to play last week.

The panel further said that the two-match rest will see him fit for the rest of the tournament.

If the Gladiators follow suit, Naseem will be absent from the opening match against Islamabad United scheduled for Thursday and their next match against Peshawar Zalmi on Saturday.

The precocious fast bowler had sustained the injury after his record-breaking hat-trick during the first Test against Bangladesh earlier this month.