Sami Aslam to replace injured Hafeez for 2nd ODI

LONDON: Sami Aslam would replace out-of-form opener Mohammad Hafeez after the all-rounder suffered a knee injury before the second ODI to be played on Saturday against England at the Lord’s, sources told Geo News.

Mohammad Hafeez has had a disastrous England tour so far as the all-rounder has looked terribly out of form.

Hafeez hasn’t scored a single half-century thus far in the tour with his highest being 42 which he scored during the Old Trafford Test.

On the other hand, Sami Aslam impressed one and all after he scored 82 and 70 in his debut Test at the Old Trafford.

Earlier today, head coach Mickey Arthur had warned senior members of the team to perform or get ready to be replaced by youngsters.

Sources also revealed that leg-spinner Yasir Shah would replace all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz after the latter failed to impress in the first ODI.

After the match, former captain Wasim Akram had called for the inclusion of Yasir Shah, saying that leg-spinners could be useful in English conditions.

“In past, while in England, we played Mushtaq. Imran bhai played Abdul Qadir in the team, because leg-spinners can be useful in such conditions,” he said while talking exclusively to Geo News in Southampton after the 1st ODI.

England defeated Pakistan by 44 runs on D/L method after rain interrupted England’s chase of 261 runs twice.