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The following is an update on the injuries of the three fast bowlers Ihsanullah, Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah:

Ihsanullah

Ihsanullah, who has featured for Pakistan in one ODI and four T20Is, suffered an elbow injury. The 20-year-old has been ruled out from international cricket since playing for Pakistan in the ODI series against New Zealand at home this year in April.

Ihsanullah had to undergo surgery in a private hospital in Lahore. A doctor was flown in from England to operate Ihsanullah in the first week of September. After the operation, the fast bowler was placed in an elbow brace for four weeks, with a doctor and physio attending him on a daily basis. His condition is satisfactory and the brace will be removed at the end of fifth week. Afterwards, he will proceed with rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.

Mohammad Hasnain

23-year-old Hasnain sustained an ankle injury while playing in the Sri Lanka Premier League in August. He traveled to England from Sri Lanka and had an MRI. The scans revealed the fast bowler requires rehabilitation for his ankle, which is under process since 13 September in England.

Naseem Shah

20-year-old Naseem got injured during Asia Cup, ruling him out of the ICC World Cup 2023. Following the injury, the fast bowler underwent shoulder surgery earlier last week. During the operation, he remained absolutely stable and was discharged from the hospital the next day.

He will be attended by two physiotherapists for his rehabilitation initially at the hospital and also later at the training ground and gym. During this entire period, he will be continuously monitored and the doctor who operated on him will see him again in the third week of October.


Source: PCB Media
 
Guess some progress but good to see Ihsanullah on the mend.
 
It's incredible the number of Pakistani pacers who suffer injuries, many of which are serious.

This cannot be down to coincidence surely?
 
Saj said:
It's incredible the number of Pakistani pacers who suffer injuries, many of which are serious.

This cannot be down to coincidence surely?
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It isn't. Its because either we play our pacers too much without rest or many of them just want to play franchise non stop with no rest.

They don't understand money is useless if your career just ends. They need to learn to take care of themselves better.
 
Saj said:
It's incredible the number of Pakistani pacers who suffer injuries, many of which are serious.

This cannot be down to coincidence surely?
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Maybe they don't bowl enough in FC cricket and then too much high intensity 4 overs in T20s.
 
All these leagues they play does them no favours. When PCB knew it was a World Cup year they should have made certain rules to make sure these boy's were fit if needed.
 
Given Ihsanullah and Naseem are just 20 years old they should have fast recovery times :)
 
mominsaigol said:
It isn't. Its because either we play our pacers too much without rest or many of them just want to play franchise non stop with no rest.

They don't understand money is useless if your career just ends. They need to learn to take care of themselves better.
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PCB, absolutely needs to monitor the schedule of the frontline pacers. Hasnain & Ihsan were not in World Cup squad though. But the frontline bowlers like Shaheen, Haris and Naseem should not be allowed to fly around (traveling too much itself can stress the body) & play all over the world. Frontline pacers should be allowed PSL and one more league tournament a year (that too if there is a long gap) Now after world cup we have a super tough Test Series in Australia. no frontline fast bowler should be allowed to play leagues before that. PCB needs to have a 2nd string of Pace bowlers ready, once Naseem got injured they had no replacement ready.
 
cricketAXEpert said:
PCB, absolutely needs to monitor the schedule of the frontline pacers. Hasnain & Ihsan were not in World Cup squad though. But the frontline bowlers like Shaheen, Haris and Naseem should not be allowed to fly around (traveling too much itself can stress the body) & play all over the world. Frontline pacers should be allowed PSL and one more league tournament a year (that too if there is a long gap) Now after world cup we have a super tough Test Series in Australia. no frontline fast bowler should be allowed to play leagues before that. PCB needs to have a 2nd string of Pace bowlers ready, once Naseem got injured they had no replacement ready.
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The test series will be great.
 
cricketAXEpert said:
PCB, absolutely needs to monitor the schedule of the frontline pacers. Hasnain & Ihsan were not in World Cup squad though. But the frontline bowlers like Shaheen, Haris and Naseem should not be allowed to fly around (traveling too much itself can stress the body) & play all over the world. Frontline pacers should be allowed PSL and one more league tournament a year (that too if there is a long gap) Now after world cup we have a super tough Test Series in Australia. no frontline fast bowler should be allowed to play leagues before that. PCB needs to have a 2nd string of Pace bowlers ready, once Naseem got injured they had no replacement ready.
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The board needs to get better at establishing rehab facilities and resting main bowlers during less important matches.

The league issue is totally on the players. They’ve recent fought to get 2 leagues approved in the latest central contact on top of PSL. Players wanted at least 3 leagues a year, which PCB ultimate gave into to get them to sign.
Shaheen, Naseem are themselves the main culprits here. They are also not taking the rest they need.

For example, M Starc skips CPL, IPL, and many other lucrative deals to stay fit for Aussie fixtures.
 
Ihsanullah could be a test prospect for places like England/Australia/SA. But it seems he hasn't played enough first class matches.
 
SamNJ said:
Ihsanullah could be a test prospect for places like England/Australia/SA. But it seems he hasn't played enough first class matches.
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He was the 3rd or 4th highest wicket taking fast bowler in the 2022 QAT. But Mohammad Ali was preferred against England in 2022
 
cricketAXEpert said:
PCB, absolutely needs to monitor the schedule of the frontline pacers. Hasnain & Ihsan were not in World Cup squad though. But the frontline bowlers like Shaheen, Haris and Naseem should not be allowed to fly around (traveling too much itself can stress the body) & play all over the world. Frontline pacers should be allowed PSL and one more league tournament a year (that too if there is a long gap) Now after world cup we have a super tough Test Series in Australia. no frontline fast bowler should be allowed to play leagues before that. PCB needs to have a 2nd string of Pace bowlers ready, once Naseem got injured they had no replacement ready.
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It all sounds so logical, but the players and PCB have 0 brain cells.
 
I was wondering why Hussnain has been ignored. Thanks for sharing
 
These 3 bowlers are the future of Pakistan Pace Battery especially Naseem Shah. There is an Australia tour coming also so these bowlers will be keen to recover asap.
 
Saj said:
It's incredible the number of Pakistani pacers who suffer injuries, many of which are serious.

This cannot be down to coincidence surely?
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Is this true though? I think this generation of Pakistani bowlers remain pretty fit. I mean read not too long ago that our fast bowlers have the highest work load by far of any pacers and they’ve managed to stay pretty healthy recently.
 
PCB need to develop minimum 5 premier fast bowlers with good fitness level and they should be played on rotational basis. Fast bowlers should not be allowed to play every match of a series or every format even if the team loses. An injury to fast bowler keeps him out for minimum 3-4 months and then that fast bowler takes few games to regain his full form. This approach is adopted by many good teams and that is why they are successful. In the current Pakistan side I don't see any bowler who can bowl full 10 overs with full energy and enthusiasm. That is the team is also badly struggling in test cricket
 
160KPH said:
Is this true though? I think this generation of Pakistani bowlers remain pretty fit. I mean read not too long ago that our fast bowlers have the highest work load by far of any pacers and they’ve managed to stay pretty healthy recently..
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Took me 2 minutes to check on statsguru

Southee, Starc and Cummins have bowled the most overs in the past 4 years.
We hardly play 6-7 test matches a year. Our bowlers don't play QaT. We mostly play t20s with bowlers bowling maximum 4 overs

Shaheen and Anderson have bowled roughly the same number of overs in the past 4 years. Anderson is 20 years older than Shaheen, but its Shaheen that looks like he will get injured anytime
 
160KPH said:
Is this true though? I think this generation of Pakistani bowlers remain pretty fit. I mean read not too long ago that our fast bowlers have the highest work load by far of any pacers and they’ve managed to stay pretty healthy recently.
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Pakistan plays least number of test matches, few ODIs and mostly they play T20s where bowlers bowling only 4 overs which is nothing. The fitness level of current fast bowlers in Pakistan is extremely poor. The total number of bowls bowled by Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem, Hasan with other fast bowlers is very less in comparison to their peers. It's a shame that none of the Pakistan fast bowler after Wasim & Waqar has taken even 200 wickets in tests / ODIs
 
What I would like to know especially after the disastrous England series last year, have the PCB been working on having backup test reserve bowlers from domestic cricket.

Considering out injury record, it is a likely possibility that even when fully fit you will need to rotate the likes of Shaheen and Naseem. Who have we identified from the domestic setup?
 
saqib.rai said:
Took me 2 minutes to check on statsguru

Southee, Starc and Cummins have bowled the most overs in the past 4 years.
We hardly play 6-7 test matches a year. Our bowlers don't play QaT. We mostly play t20s with bowlers bowling maximum 4 overs

Shaheen and Anderson have bowled roughly the same number of overs in the past 4 years. Anderson is 20 years older than Shaheen, but its Shaheen that looks like he will get injured anytime
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It is not just the number of overs that matters, but also the number of innings because that shows how much time off players have in between games and also the number of formats played. Also I am not sure why you would mention Starc and Cummins to prove your point considering they both are returning from bad injuries this year. Starc came back from a shoulder injury recently and Cummins is returning from a fractured wrist. Anderson bowls medium pace in only one format. The demand for that is completely different than going from bowling long spells in test, to explosive spells in ODI and T20.
 
saqib.rai said:
Took me 2 minutes to check on statsguru

Southee, Starc and Cummins have bowled the most overs in the past 4 years.
We hardly play 6-7 test matches a year. Our bowlers don't play QaT. We mostly play t20s with bowlers bowling maximum 4 overs

Shaheen and Anderson have bowled roughly the same number of overs in the past 4 years. Anderson is 20 years older than Shaheen, but its Shaheen that looks like he will get injured anytime
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Not an accurate picture.

Shaheen missed almost a year due to injury obviously he will have less overs now.

For a period of about 2.5 years, Shaheen did bowl the most overs by any pacer.
 
Mohammad Hasnain is expected to recover in two weeks' time after showing signs of improvement in his ongoing rehabilitation for his ankle injury. The 23-year-old fast bowler sustained the injury while playing in the Sri Lanka Premier League in August.
 
20-year-old Ihsanullah, seriously?

20-year-old Ihsanullah and 20-year-old Naseem looks older than 23-year-old Hasnain
 
Cover Drive Six said:
20-year-old Ihsanullah, seriously?

20-year-old Ihsanullah and 20-year-old Naseem looks older than 23-year-old Hasnain
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Naseem doesn't look older than Hasnain.

Ihsanullah must have Ifti genetics.

Any of these bowlers improves Pakistan. Heads need to roll for Naseem's mismanagement
 
Naseem Zaman Ihsan Hasnain all quarter all capable then definitely then better than Haris Rauf and Hassan Ali, PCB is to blame for these injuries
 
saqib.rai said:
Took me 2 minutes to check on statsguru

Southee, Starc and Cummins have bowled the most overs in the past 4 years.
We hardly play 6-7 test matches a year. Our bowlers don't play QaT. We mostly play t20s with bowlers bowling maximum 4 overs

Shaheen and Anderson have bowled roughly the same number of overs in the past 4 years. Anderson is 20 years older than Shaheen, but its Shaheen that looks like he will get injured anytime
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Stats are out again
 
Some one A Sports tweeted a question to the host where he said that he met Hasnain, and he is still injured and paying for his medical expenses out of his own pocket. Is this the way PCB treats there assets?
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Some one A Sports tweeted a question to the host where he said that he met Hasnain, and he is still injured and paying for his medical expenses out of his own pocket. Is this the way PCB treats there assets?
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PCB will reimburse afterwards

The same they did with Shaheen
 
Has hasnain's bowling action been rectified?
I hope him, ihsanullah and Naseem are available for Australian series.
 
Update on Ihsanullah’s injury

Ihsanullah is on road to recovery after spending 11 weeks in a post-operative care after suffering an elbow injury. Earlier, a doctor was flown in from England to conduct the operation in the first week of September. After the operation, the fast-bowler was placed in an elbow brace for four weeks, with a doctor and physio attending him on a daily basis at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.

Ihsanullah’s elbow brace was removed in the fifth week after which he started his active rehabilitation. His MRI CT scans in the second week of October showed signs of recovery according to the doctors who described them as having “satisfactory post-surgical appearances.”

Doctors are confident that Ihsanullah will be able to begin functional training after the completion of the 16th week of his recovery.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Some one A Sports tweeted a question to the host where he said that he met Hasnain, and he is still injured and paying for his medical expenses out of his own pocket. Is this the way PCB treats there assets?
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Let them give salaries to the players first , Zaka has been a leech before and proves to be the same again...
 
What are the heights of ihansullah and husnain
Husnain looks taller than naseem. So I would say 6'1?
This is a good trio. We really need to develop husnain and ihanusllah for t20 and odi.
 
Let Ihsanullah play more and more first-class cricket after his recovery from injury and surgery.

Don't rush to bring him into the team. Let him learn longer formats and increase his temperament.
 
MenInG said:
Ihsanullah and Naseem the big hopes for the T20 title.
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I want Ihsanullah to become a Test cricketer, and at the moment, he should not return to the T20 side. He should just go and play first-class cricket. I am sure with the pace and line and length control he has, he can take 300 Test wickets for Pakistan.
 
Naseem Shah's participation in the upcoming PSL 9 is uncertain.

 
FearlessRoar said:
Naseem Shah's participation in the upcoming PSL 9 is uncertain.

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Didn't understand. Uncertain due to the rehab and all or he doesn't want to play for Questa anymore ?
 
Wasim Akram, during a show on A-Sports, when asked about Naseem Shah playing in PSL 9, said:

"Look, there is a shoulder injury.I think he had an operation. Am I right? After the shoulder operation... I had a shoulder operation in '97. Then, I think there was technology, you know, they do it by making holes. From here, one oval shaped bone tilted and caused pain in my ligament. He tried to eject liquid through an injection. It was very painful. Nothing came out. So, this doctor in England, I can remember the hospital, Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow on the Hill, very famous hospital. He is a shoulder specialist. He did the operation. It took me about 3 months. After 3 months, when I started... 2 months... When I started, there was fear, you know, that now it will come out. There is fear after the operation. Then, getting a grip on the throw took me 6 months. To get 100 percent fitness, it took me 3 and a half or 4 months."
 
Shoaib Malik, during a show on A-Sports, when asked about Naseem Shah playing in PSL 9, said:

"Look, we have prime examples of KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah. They returned after completing their fitness journey. And he (Naseem Shah) is our asset. Please, please... Let him take time until he is 100 percent fit."
 
IMO, Naseem himself should take himself out of PSL to continue recovering and get 100% healthy. He needs to fit & healthy for the WC, not a meaningless PSL.

It's playing in that useless LPL that caused this in the first place with these players chasing short-term money and missing out on the bigger picture.
 
Naseem shah should not be rushed back into the team. He should be 100 percent fit and then make a comeback. No need to rush such a young player in a useless bilateral series where it is already very difficult for Pakistan to win. May be t20 world cup is the stage to make a comeback.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Wasim Akram, during a show on A-Sports, when asked about Naseem Shah playing in PSL 9, said:

"Look, there is a shoulder injury.I think he had an operation. Am I right? After the shoulder operation... I had a shoulder operation in '97. Then, I think there was technology, you know, they do it by making holes. From here, one oval shaped bone tilted and caused pain in my ligament. He tried to eject liquid through an injection. It was very painful. Nothing came out. So, this doctor in England, I can remember the hospital, Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow on the Hill, very famous hospital. He is a shoulder specialist. He did the operation. It took me about 3 months. After 3 months, when I started... 2 months... When I started, there was fear, you know, that now it will come out. There is fear after the operation. Then, getting a grip on the throw took me 6 months. To get 100 percent fitness, it took me 3 and a half or 4 months."
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Naseem clearly needs to skip PSL this time.
 
If it’s the case of needing more time to recover but still wanting to play PSL, then PCB should make an investment and compensate him some amount to sit out PSL. We need to protect our talents.
 
PCB should compensate them and not to allow Naseem and Hasnain ruin themselves in T20, they should be long term assets specially in Test cricket prime example Starc and Hazlewood
 
Kianig89 said:
PCB should compensate them and not to allow Naseem and Hasnain ruin themselves in T20, they should be long term assets specially in Test cricket prime example Starc and Hazlewood
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Hasnain is a nothing player and not an asset of any value TBH but yes I agree on Naseem.
 
Kianig89 said:
Name other options Hasnain now dont throw name of 30+year old fast bowlers
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Name of other bowlers is irrelevant. Hasnain is a lost cause with no control and he can be called for chucking anytime.

Why should PCB consider such a player an asset?
 
hur rizvi said:
Name of other bowlers is irrelevant. Hasnain is a lost cause with no control and he can be called for chucking anytime.

Why should PCB consider such a player an asset?
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PCB should take duds and spray guns like Hassan and Rauf in WC but invest in a guy who has potential to serve 8_10 yrs no wonder our cricket is a joke
 
Hasnain if he was Indian would be leader of their pace attack already.

In Pakistan he’s become a t20 mercenary in random t20 league in Sri Lanka.
 
gazza619 said:
money is needed to be saved for the lifestyle of chairman, coach and chief selector.
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Not only this. Since ICC will be sharing quite a good chunk of revenue with Pakistan each cycle. I will not be surprised if some backdoor pipes are being laid down for the proper smooth transfer of goods
 
Wahab Riaz providing an update on Naseem and Ishanullah

"Naseem Shah will hopefully be able to bowl at 50-60% after 3 weeks. Mohammad Hasnain has started running and sprinting. He has started bowling last week but he'll need two weeks to build up his workload. Ihsanullah continues to undergo rehab,"
 
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From Wahab Riaz earlier today:

Update for Husnain, He has started running and sprinting, and he has begun bowling since last week. He will increase his workload in 1-2 weeks.

Ihsanullah continues to undergo rehab, and we are waiting for further updates.
 
Update on Naseem Shah’s rehabilitation. It looks like there are some good signs:

Lahore, 6 December 2023:

Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah started the final stage of his rehabilitation today at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.

The young pacer was injured during the Asia Cup in September, after which he underwent surgery in the United Kingdom. Following the surgery, he remained in the UK for two months for rehabilitation and initial training as the PCB covered his medical costs and he received continuous care from a team of expert medical staff.

Naseem’s rehabilitation is being continued at NCA, Lahore under the care of a strength and conditioning coach, a physiotherapist and a doctor. Currently, he is doing light gym exercises and partial bowling practice and will start batting tomorrow.
 
I just hope that he is able to return to the form he had pre injury. He was putting up insane numbers in ODI cricket.
 
Any update on Ihsanullah? His recovery has been rather peculiar to say the least.
 
Seems like his rehab is being tailored to get him going for PSL. He will be passed "fit" for PSL 9 regardless of how fit his body is currently. Same was done for Shaheen last season.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Seems like his rehab is being tailored to get him going for PSL. He will be passed "fit" for PSL 9 regardless of how fit his body is currently. Same was done for Shaheen last season.
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In T20s players can get away with being not completely fit and in rhythm. But it is the One Day and Test matches where their fitness is put to test and they sort of get exposed.
 
RidiculousMan said:
In T20s players can get away with being not completely fit and in rhythm. But it is the One Day and Test matches where their fitness is put to test and they sort of get exposed.
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The thing is putting players into matches when their body hasn't properly healed and conditioned hurts their body in the long run.
 
@Saj Any update on Ihsanullah’s rehabilitation and recovery? How much time time is needed for him to fully recover and get back to bowling, in full rhythm? Can u get this info from PCB? Long time, no update on him..? Also on Hasnain? Are Hasnain and Ihsanullah expected to fully recover in time..for NZ series or not?
 
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