Wasim Jr ruled out of Asia Cup 2022 due to his back injury

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Wasim, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Thursday, reported having lower back pain while bowling at the ICC Academy.Many found yesterday's news that pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr. had undergone an MRI scan for what they believed to be a back issue to be startling.

However, the pacemaker did complain about the back issue, and an MRI was performed as a prophylactic step to limit additional harm, according to our trustworthy sources. The team management is sure that he will be eligible for selection even though they are still awaiting the findings of his MRI scan, which are expected either on Friday evening or Saturday early.

Given that Shaheen Shah Afridi's absence from the event is already causing management of the squad some concern, the injury scare could be problematic.The cricket board said a medical team will closely monitor Wasim’s rehabilitation and his return to competitive cricket will be reassessed before the England tour to Pakistan.

According to a PCB statement released today. "The bowler's diagnosis was verified by an MRI scan in Dubai after team medical staff evaluated him so he has has been ruled out of the T20 Asia Cup due to injury and will be replaced by pacer Hasan Ali.

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Meanwhile Wasim's replacement, Hasan Ali, has been nominated; nevertheless, this decision must be approved by the Event Technical Committee. The team management requested Hasan Ali as a replacement player, and the chief selection granted their request.

Hasan Ali has spent the last three weeks improving his bowling technique in the National High Performance Centre. He is currently in Rawalpindi getting ready for the National T20, which starts on August 30. The bowler will leave for the UAE as soon as the ETC approves Hasan as a replacement player.

Updated Squad for T20 Asia Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali (subject to approval from ETC), Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.

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