Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been ruled out of the World Cup with a stress
fracture of the pelvis. Pakistan's team management will call for a replacement
only if the team wins Friday's quarter-final, against Australia in Adelaide,
according to a PCB release.
The release said Irfan had undergone
an MRI scan on Monday afternoon, which showed a stress injury of the pelvis but
did not reveal the specifics. Pakistan's physiotherapist, Brad Robinson, then
ordered a more detailed scan, which was done on Tuesday and confirmed a stress
fracture.
"This injury rules Irfan out of the World Cup", Robinson
said in the release.
The 7ft 1in Irfan has had trouble with his hip
previously, suffering two fractures in the ischium bone of his hip in November
2013 that sidelined him till August 2014. In that period he had undergone
extensive rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
He is the third player out of Pakistan's
originally selected 15 to fall prey to injury, after Mohammad Hafeez and Junaid Khan. He had missed Pakistan's last group match,
against Ireland on Sunday, due to the injury. Pakistan have preferred to play
four specialist fast bowlers in this World Cup, meaning Ehsan Adil replaced
Irfan for the Ireland game.
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