Naseem Shah’s exclusion from the ICC World Cup 2023, as well as potential absence from the upcoming Australia-Pakistan series and PSL, is deeply disheartening, disillusioning, and disgruntling. This situation goes beyond what meets the eye.
The PTI folks falsely attribute the dropping of Naseem Shah posting his picture posing alongside Imran Khan’s portrait (who is currently disliked in the Adhoc setup and there are investigations being undertaken by the caretaker Government). Remember, Naseem Shah’s father is an authoritative figure in JUI-F.
If that is the case then why is Shaheen Shah playing in the world cup?
It’s possible that there were misconceptions, given that he sustained a peculiar injury while diving to save a boundary against Afghanistan.
The stats aren’t encouraging for his replacement Hassan Ali who did not perform well alongside Muhammad Wasim Jnr in the first World Cup 2023 warm-up match.
Allow me to remind you of a Test match against England in Rawalpindi, where Nasim first expressed discomfort in his shoulder. So, we might be dealing with an exacerbation of a partially healed, long-standing shoulder injury (potentially related to the rotator cuff, impingement syndrome, muscle or bone damage, or the presence of a loose body, among other possibilities).
