Daily Times

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to send experienced batsman Mohammad Hafeez to England to seek treatment for a knee muscular problem, which threatens to keep him out of the Test series against England. PCB’s medical panel are not satisfied with the progress made by Hafeez from his injury which he picked up during the Asia Cup and forced him to miss the last two matches of the World T20 in India. He also missed domestic national one-day cup and the national boot camp in Kakul. An official source in the PCB was quoted as saying Friday that chief selector Inzamamul Haq and captain Misbahul Haq were both concerned with the fitness of Hafeez and had suggested to the board that if required he should be sent abroad for treatment. “Hafeez, 35, is suffering from a condition known as femur muscle which is best treated in the United Kingdom,” the source said.

He said that other players had suffered from this problem and most notably England’s Stuart Broad recently also underwent treatment for femur muscle in London and has made a strong comeback to international cricket. Inzamam on Wednesday named Hafeez, a veteran of 47 Tests, 177 ODIs and 77 T20 Internationals, in a shortlist of 21 players for a week long skills camp in Lahore from May 30th for the tour of England. But the chief selector made it clear Hafeez’s final selection depended on his fitness report.