Summary Maestro leg-spinner Shah hurt his back during practice, will be assessed before first test
KARACHI: (AFP) - Pakistan Thursday called up 17-year-old left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar as cover for injured Yasir Shah in the upcoming Test series in Australia.
Maestro leg-spinner Shah hurt his back during practice and will be assessed before the first of three Tests starting in Brisbane from December 15.
Asghar has been on selector s radar for the past year after taking 68 wickets in 17 first-class matches.
He became an instant hit on social media in February for his humorous post-match comments during the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Asked how he held onto a difficult catch, Asghar replied: "I am Pashtun and we have big hands. There was no way I was going to drop those catches."
Asghar was staying in a Karachi hotel that caught fire on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 75.
"Asghar is very lucky as he survived the fire by a mere five minutes," his manager and coach Nadeem Khan, a former Pakistan spinner said. Several fellow United Bank players received minor injuries.
