Pakistan Name Uncapped Rohail Nazir As Back Up Wicket-Keeper For England Tour

Pakistan has replaced Mohammad Rizwan with uncapped Rohail Nazir as back-up wicket-keeping option for the England tour. The development comes after Rizwan was one of the players to be contracted with novel coronavirus. Along with Rizwan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Wahab Riaz, and Imran Khan have been tested positive.

The cricket board had said that at least three players had returned positive test after being asymptomatic while one of the support staff has also been tested positive. However, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Malik and Cliffe Deacon still remain to be tested.

Rohail Nazir named as back up wicket keeper by Pakistan for England tour

Rohail Nazir is still to make his debut for the Pakistan national team. He had led Pakistan to the U-19 World Cup. It is, however, likely that veteran Sarfaraz Ahmed will keep the gloves in England with Nazir flown as a back-up option.

“Rohail Nazir named as back up wicket keeper by Pakistan for England tour after Mohammad Rizwan was tested positive for COVID19. Sarfaraz Ahmed was already part of the squad,” a GEO News journalist tweeted.

Rohail Nazir named as back up wicket keeper by Pakistan for England tour after Mohammad Rizwan was tested positive for COVID19. Sarfaraz Ahmed was already part of the squad.

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) June 25, 2020

Despite the players being contracted with the virus, their board looks optimistic about the England tour. The tour is discussed to be organised in a bio-secure environment and the Pakistan camp might opt for a few substitutes in these crisis situation.

Pakistan will tour England for a Test and T20I series, which will get underway from July 30 with the T20I series concluding in the first week of September.