Saim Ayub played brilliantly in the limited overs tour of South Africa. He also won the series best award in ODI. Sim suddenly gave big bad news to the fans. He suffered a serious injury to his right ankle on the first day of the Cape Town Test. After the scan, the Pakistan Cricket Board said today that Saim has been ruled out of the field for at least six weeks.
Sime is scheduled to return to their home ground in time for the Champions Trophy next February. There is concern about whether he can stay in the team or not. There is also the matter of the rehabilitation process after injury. Finally, there is uncertainty about his performance in the Champions Trophy. “He (Saime) has a fractured right ankle, which will take at least six weeks to heal,” a Pakistan Cricket Board official told PTI.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that Saim's ankle has been sprained. His X-ray and MRI report will be sent to specialist doctors in England. He will undergo rehabilitation treatment on the advice of a doctor in London. It is not clear how long it will take Sime to recover from his injury. But initially it is estimated that it may take 6 weeks.
Saim is still with the Pakistan team. Will return home with the team. Abdullah Shafiq is playing in his place in the Cape Town Test. Pakistan received bad news on the first morning of the Cape Town Test. Event of the seventh over of the match – Amer Jamal and Saim ran after the ball which slipped towards the boundary after Ryan Rickelton's edge of the bat. Jamal saved the boundary and pushed the ball backwards. But in the middle of the race, Sime completely lost his balance when he stopped suddenly. His right ankle was sprained.
Sime sat down immediately. Physio quickly entered the field and took him out of the field after observing his condition. After first treatment there, he was taken to the hospital. He is also missing the upcoming Test series against the West Indies at home this month and the tri-series with South Africa and New Zealand in February. Concerns also about playing in the Champions Trophy. The question remains whether you can get fit before that.
