Irfan called up as cover for injured Junaid

Published August 19, 2014
Irfan and Junaid. – File Photos
Irfan and Junaid. – File Photos

KARACHI: Pakistan are sending tall left-arm paceman Mohammad Irfan to Sri Lanka to bolster their one-day squad.

“The management have asked for Irfan as cover for Junaid Khan who was injured in the second test in Colombo,” a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Junaid was hit on the head by a bouncer in the second and final test that ended on Monday and did not bowl or bat after being taken to hospital for precautionary scans.

Pakistan lost the test series 2-0.

Irfan has not played for Pakistan since injuring his hip in the Twenty20 series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates last year.

The three-match one-day series starts in Hambantota on Saturday.

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