The extent of Rauf’s damage will not be clear. The PCB assertion that confirmed the damage mentioned, «He was subsequently taken for a precautionary MRI, which revealed no tear. He is under the observation of the team’s medical panel.»

As a end result, for the remainder of the India innings in Colombo, Pakistan should make do with the three tempo choices in Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Faheem Ashraf, with Shadab Khan their lead spinner and a mix of Iftikhar Ahmed and Agha Salman’s part-time offspin.

Rauf bowled 5 wicketless overs and conceded 27 runs on Sunday however introduced some sense of management to an innings wherein India’s openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored half-centuries and placed on 121 in a flying begin. Pakistan fought again to dismiss each and management the run fee however India had been 147 on board for the lack of two wickets.