Nasim Shah Will Continue To Train With The Side And Will Not Return To Pakistan For His Mother Funeral.

Mumbai: Young Pakistani fast bowler, Nasim Shah will be staying with the team in Australia and will not return home after his mother passed away early Tuesday morning.

Nasim, the 16-year-old young pacer has decided to stay with the team to play the upcoming two-match Test series against Australia, dawn.com reported.

“Nasim was to miss his mother’s funeral even if he left for Pakistan at the earliest. Therefore, after consultation with his family, he has decided to stay back,” Dawn.com quoted a PCB spokesperson as saying.

After Pakistan stepped on the field to play a three-day day-night Test practice match against Australia A, news came about Nasim Shah’s mother passing away.

On the second day of the tour match, the whole Pakistan team sported black armbands to mourn the demise.
But, Nasim will continue to train with the side and as a result, he will remain in contention to play the first Test against hosts Australia which is slated to begin from November 21.

In this match, Pakistan scored 428 runs in the first innings and then with the help of Imran Khan, they bundled out Australia A for 122, gaining a lead of 306 runs.

After the loss in T20 series in Australia, Pakistan will look to get the momentum back in the Test cricket. Pakistan will play its first test match of the series on 21st November.

Pakistan Test squad for series against Australia: Azhar Ali (cpt), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan Snr, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah.

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