Medical report reveals reason behind Abrar Ahmed’s prolonged injury

KARACHI: Pakistan’s mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed had exhibited 'constant negligence', which led to his prolonged injury besides his exclusion from the entire three-match Test series against Australia which recently concluded in Sydney, the cricketer's medical report revealed.

The report, available with Geo News, stated that the spinner had neglected doctors' advice which prolonged his injury.

This is not all as Abrar will also drop out of Pakistan’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand which will begin on January 12 in Auckland.

As per the report, the spinner complained of pain in his right hip during the ICC World Cup 2023 in India, which followed immediate testing that diagnosed him with Sciatica — a condition that includes pain, numbness, or tingling in the leg.

Upon diagnosing, the medical staff prepared a plan for the spinner to recover from the injury in which he was instructed to follow the restrictions on various exercises and drills.

The report stated that the 25-year-old did not follow the instructions after which the team management, once again, urged the spinner to follow the commands of the medical panel but nothing changed.

As per the report, Abrar got injured in Australia during the practice match against Prime Minister XI for the same reason and was then ruled out of the series completely.

Abrar bowled a total of 27 overs during the four-day practice match against the PM XI where he also picked up a wicket. At the end of the third day, he complained about feeling some discomfort in his right leg for which the MRI was done.

After some days, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the 25-year-old will miss the first two Test but prior to the commencement of the Sydney Test, Abrar was ruled out of the last match as well.

Abrar is currently continuing his rehab at Lahore's National Cricket Academy (NCA) and will miss Pakistan’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand which will begin on January 12 in Auckland.