The Pakistan cricket team has suffered a setback ahead of the Test series against the West Indies as reserve wicketkeeper Haseebullah has been ruled out of the squad due to a hand injury sustained during training during the tour of South Africa.
The 21-year-old suffered the injury after being hit on the hand by the ball during practice, which required stitches and ruled him out of the two-match series.
Haseebullah, who made his international debut earlier this year, was included in the 15-man Test squad as a back-up to first-choice wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.
gave left hand The batsman played his first T20I as an opener under Shaheen Shah Afridi in January 2024 and made his ODI debut under Rizwan in November 2024.
He was also part of Pakistan’s white-ball squad for the tours of Australia and Zimbabwe, but his role in South Africa was limited to the Test squad.
With Haseebullah unavailable, Pakistan now relies on Mohammad Rizwan as a specialist wicketkeeper for the upcoming series.
