Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez has been ruled out of the remaining England series, replaced by pacer Mohammad Irfan after the senior batsman suffered a calf injury a day before Pakistan’s second One-day International (ODI) at Lord’s.
According to media reports, “Hafeez complained about the pain in his left calf. He had a minor strain in his left calf which ruled him out of the limited-overs part of the series against England,” a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.
“The team management has decided that there was no point in retaining him with the team, though he will be staying in England for intensive rehabilitation to regain his physical form.
The team management has requested selection committee to replace Muhammad Hafeez with Mohammad Irfan and selection committee has approved this replacement.
However, Hafeez has failed to perform well in first one-day international in which Pakistan faced defeat. As per reports, after complaining about pain in his left calf, Hafeez was diagnosed with a minor strain which means he will play no part in the remaining three matches of the ODI series, as well as the one-off T20I at Old Trafford which concludes the tour on September 7.
Pakistan is currently trailing England 2-0 in the ODI series and will need to win all of their games in order to secure the series. The third ODI is scheduled to take place on 30 August at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
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