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The Pakistan Cricket Board is not pleased with
leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed for not adhering to the medical panel’s recommendations
to recuperate from a possible nerve-related issue, which caused him to miss the
entire Test series in Australia. Following consultation with the Pakistani team
doctor, physiotherapist, and trainer, the medical panel of the Board presented
a report to the PCB chairman detailing Abrar’s negligent behaviour during his
rehabilitation process, which started during the World Cup in India last year.
The Pakistan squad suffered greatly as a result of
Abrar’s negligence, as they were thrashed 3-0 by Australia, and the PCB is
reportedly considering a censure or punishment for him.
The spinner’s probable sciatica issue has kept him out
of the lineup for the T20 series in New Zealand, even though he was kept with
the team for the three Tests in Australia. It has been determined by the team
management to send him home.
Sciatica is a type of nerve pain that results from
irritation of the sciatic nerve, which runs down each leg from the lower back
via the hips and buttocks.
“Abrar has been sent home to the national cricket
academy where his rehabilitation process is now monitored on a daily basis by
the staff there and he is also staying now at the academy,” a PCB official
said.
Abrar reportedly complained of lower back pain during
the team’s stay in Hyderabad, India. The team sent him for a diagnosis, with
the possibility that he had sciatica.
Abrar was given instructions for a comprehensive
rehabilitation programme, daily workout regimen, and other guidelines.
However, when he reported side soreness later in the
World Cup, it was discovered that he had not been adhering to his
rehabilitation schedule. The team management and physician then visited with
him and gave him advice to follow his prescribed course of action.