Imran replaces injured Sohail for BD Tests

KARACHI: Pakistan’s injury setbacks continued Tuesday as paceman Sohail Khan was ruled out of the Test series in Bangladesh and was replaced by Imran Khan, an official said.
Sohail, 30, suffered back spasm two days before the team’s departure and was initially ruled out of the ongoing three-match one-day series.
On Tuesday the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced he would not recover in time for the two-match Test series. “After consulting with the PCB medical department it was confirmed that Sohail has still not been able to recover sufficiently so the selection committee was unanimous on Imran as replacement for him,” chief selector Haroon Rashid was quoted as saying in a press release.
Imran, 27, played three Tests against Australia and New Zealand last year and took seven wickets. Rahat Ali was also sidelined with a hamstring injury but he is expected to recover for the Test series.