ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered another setback when fast bowler Haris Rauf tested positive for COVID-19 and was ruled out of the first test against Australia from Friday.
Rauf was in contention to make his test debut in his Rawalpindi hometown after fast bowler Hasan Ali and allrounder Faheem Ashraf were ruled out of the test due to injuries they picked up in the Pakistan Super League last week.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday Rauf will isolate for five days, pending a negative test. The rest of the squad tested negative.
Fast bowler Naseem Shah, who was originally a traveling reserve, has been included in the squad in place of Rauf for the first test.
