Naseem Shah Of Pakistan To Not Return Home After His Mother's Death

The young fast bowler of Pakistan Cricket Team Naseem Shah has faced a tough moment of his life in the last couple of days, as his mother passed away on Tuesday morning. Despite the youngster reaching Pakistan at the earliest, after consulting his family members, Naseem Shah decided to stay back with the team to play the upcoming Test series against Australia.

The 16-year-old young pacer has decided to stay with the team to play the upcoming two-match Test series against Australia, dawn.com reported. Perhaps, the family members have felt that this is the time for Naseem Shah to prove himself and build his career as a cricketer of Pakistan.

Naseem Shah decided to stay back:

As Pakistan stepped on the field to play a three-day day-night Test against Australia A, news surfaced about Nasim Shah`s mother passing away. On the second day of the tour match, the whole Pakistan team sported black armbands to mourn the demise.

“Nasim was to miss his mother’s funeral even if he left for Pakistan at the earliest. Therefore, after consultation with his family, he has decided to stay back,” Dawn.com quoted a PCB spokesperson as saying.

Now, Naseem Shah will continue to train under Misbah-ul-Haq watchful eyes and will be in the contention for the upcoming Test match against the Australian Cricket Team. The first Test match of the series is slated to begin on November 21st.

The teenager was withdrawn after the news of his mother’s demise was received but Pakistan chose not to replace him, leaving them a bowler short. The game also saw Australian batsman Nic Maddinson pulling out of the match on mental health grounds.

Having started with gully cricket, the youngster set the regional scene on fire with 32 wickets in eight matches, making space for himself in the national U-16 team. He also played for his country’s U-19 team in the Asia Cup before making debut in first-class cricket.