Pakistan national cricket team’s batsmen Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Rizwan missed the practice session on Wednesday ahead of the semi-final clash in the T20 World Cup due to mild flu.
Pakistan will play against Australia in the semi-final on Thursday.
According to ESPNcricinfo, an official while describing the condition of the batsmen said they had “light flu and low fever”.
Matthew Hayden— Pakistan’s batting consultant—will be seen coaching the green shirts in the semi-final against Australia on Thursday. Hayden will not only be guiding his team to a third ICC men’s T20 World Cup final but also be standing against his home country and facing his former opening partner, Justin Langer.
Hayden was the tournament’s top scorer in the 2007 T20 World Cup while playing for the Australian team.
Hayden said in a press conference “It is a very unusual feeling, I was a warrior for Australian cricket for over two decades, so that does give me the benefit of having wonderful insights not only into these players but also into the culture of cricket in Australia”.
He further added, “I guess from my point of view there is the challenge of the heart, the challenge of the mind in terms of what’s going to happen over the next 24 hours, but I’ll also say very proudly that it’s been wonderful to be a part of Pakistan cricket”.
