{"id":33522,"date":"2023-12-09T20:15:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T20:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/aus-vs-pak-sajid-khan-may-replace-abrar-ahmed-for-first-test\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T20:15:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T20:15:09","slug":"aus-vs-pak-sajid-khan-may-replace-abrar-ahmed-for-first-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/aus-vs-pak-sajid-khan-may-replace-abrar-ahmed-for-first-test\/","title":{"rendered":"AUS vs PAK: Sajid Khan may replace Abrar Ahmed for first Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featuredimg\">\n <\/p>\n<p class=\"captionimg\">Sajid Khan may replace Abrar Ahmed for first Test<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Abrar Ahmed may be replaced by off-spinner Sajid Khan.<\/li>\n<li>Abrar is experiencing pain in his right leg.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistani team management is awaiting Abrar\u2019s MRI results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed may be replaced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2023\/12\/what-did-hasan-ali-said-about-australian-batter-usman-khawaja\/\">Pakistan\u2019s<\/a> team for the Test series against Australia by off-spinner Sajid Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Abrar has complained of soreness in his right leg, so it seems likely that he will miss the first Test, which begins in Perth on December 14.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the team management and selectors have decided to include Sajid in the roster despite the Australian squad\u2019s abundance of left-handers.<\/p>\n<p>Given how long it takes to obtain a visa, Sajid is unlikely to be able to visit Australia before the Perth Test. Nonetheless, Sajid is going to Australia if Abrar is declared ineligible for the entire season.<\/p>\n<p>The management of the Pakistani squad is excited to get the MRI results regarding Abrar\u2019s injury. On the third day of the four-day competition against the Prime Minister\u2019s XI in Canberra, the pain in his foot became apparent.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the MRI report will determine whether or not to replace it.<\/p>\n<p>Abrar faced the Prime Minister\u2019s XI and bowled 27 overs in all. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2023\/12\/shaheens-pace-key-to-pakistans-success-in-australia-says-shahid-afridi\/\">Pakistan<\/a> was to prepare for their three-match Test series against Australia, with a four-day match scheduled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alsoread\">\n<h4 class=\"text-uppercase mb-10 mt-20 fs-18\">Also Read<\/h4>\n<div class=\"post-box sty22\">\n<div class=\"post-frame js-ratioHtP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FotoJet-2023-12-08T124958.965-254x144.jpg\" alt=\"AUS PM XI vs PAK: Pakistan bowlers struggle as Australia piles on runs in practice match\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h5 class=\"title\">AUS PM XI vs PAK: Pakistan bowlers struggle as Australia piles on runs in practice match<\/h5>\n<p>Pakistan took two wickets on day 3. Australia reached 367\/4. Matt Renshaw&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2023\/12\/aus-pm-xi-vs-pak-pakistan-bowlers-struggle-as-australia-piles-on-runs-in-practice-match\/\" class=\"post-link\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sajid Khan may replace Abrar Ahmed for first Test Abrar Ahmed may be replaced by off-spinner Sajid Khan. Abrar is experiencing pain in his right leg. Pakistani team management is awaiting Abrar\u2019s MRI results. Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed may be replaced in Pakistan\u2019s team for the Test series against Australia by off-spinner Sajid Khan. Abrar has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FotoJet-86-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}