Mirpur: Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam resumed batting in the nets on Sunday after injuring his left knee in the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh.
According to details, the 31-year-old batted in the nets under the supervision of batting coach Asad Shafiq, while the team’s physio and coach were also present during his training.
During batting practice, Babur also ran between the wickets without any difficulty, thus keeping him on track for the next match scheduled to be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet from May 16 to 20.
The development comes a day after separate sources confirmed that Babur’s injury was not serious and he was withdrawn from the opener of the current series as a precautionary measure.
Insiders further confirmed that the interviewee did not ask him to leave and the decision was taken by the team management only.
Notably, Babar experienced a sharp pain in his left knee during the national team’s practice on Thursday.
The right-handed batsman has been in terrific form since Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 and Babar’s absence for the current tournament is a huge blow for the tour team, who have amassed 588 runs in 130 innings at an average of 588 runs in the eight-team tournament. 145.90 with the help of two hundreds and three fifties.
Following his impressive century in the qualifiers against three-time champions Islamabad United, Peshawar led Zalmi to the final.
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