Rashid is expected to recover in time- Gulbadin Naib
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib believes leg-spinner Rashid Khan should recover in time for his side's next match on June 15 against South Africa.
Rashid was unable to bowl against New Zealand during World Cup match in Taunton on Saturday after being hit on the head off a bouncer bowled by New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson.
The incident took place in the 34th over of the match when Rashid Khan failed to judge Lockie Ferguson's length and tried to duck but the ball ricocheted into the stumps as he was eventually dismissed for a duck.
"He's feeling now better. The doctors said don’t go to the field but now he's feeling well. So he needed rest. So obviously we have a couple of days. He's fine now," Naib told reporters
"I asked the physio if he needed rest, some headache. We have a rest of one week for the other game. So now he's feeling well. So he should go to the hospital and check for some tests.
"He's well. Afghani people are strong. So it's just a small thing."
Afghanistan suffered a seven-wicket thrashing in the match against New Zealand in absence of Rashid Khan's bowling.
