New Delhi: Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah will remain with the national squad for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi, despite an attack on his residence in Lower Dir.
According to ESPNcricinfo, unidentified gunmen opened fire at the gate of Naseem’s family home in the early hours of Monday. No injuries were reported, and the attackers fled the scene soon after. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. It remains unclear who was present at the house during the attack.
Pakistan will play three ODIs against Sri Lanka from November 11 to 15 in Rawalpindi, followed by a T20I tri-series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from November 17 to 29 in Rawalpindi and Lahore. Naseem is part of both squads.
In Pakistan’s recent ODI series win against South Africa (2–1), Naseem took three wickets in two matches at an average of 24.66. Overall, he has 58 wickets in 32 ODIs, with a best of 5/33 and two five-wicket hauls.
Pakistan squads:
For Sri Lanka ODIs:
Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah Khan.
For T20I Tri-series:
Salman Ali Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wk), Usman Tariq.
