Reports: Pakistan team hit by fever ahead of their ODI World Cup 2023 clash vs Australia

The Pakistan team is all set to lock horns against five-time world champions Australia on October 20 for their fourth game of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. Notably, the Men in Green lost to Australia by a narrow margin during the ODI World Cup 2023 warm-up game played on October 2 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

According to sources, a few of Pakistan’s team players are currently down with a high fever ahead of their clash against Australia on October 20. The sources claim that a few players got a fever, but most of them have recovered now, and those who haven’t are currently under the medical team of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

“Some players got fever in the past few days and most of them have fully recovered from it. Those who are in the stage of recovery remain under the team medical panel’s observation,” a spokesman for the Babar Azam-led team said.

The names of those under the weather have not been disclosed but it is understood that the players who are unwell include Shaheen, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Haris and Zaman Khan. “There is no viral infection or disease. A few players had a fever and most have already recovered,” the statement said without disclosing the names.

Pakistan team currently places themselves at the fourth spot in the points table of ODI World Cup 2023

Meanwhile, the Pakistan team currently places themselves at the fourth spot in the points table. The Men in Green got a great win over the Netherlands in their opening game of the ODI World Cup 2023. In addition, Babar Azam and Co. have recorded a historic win over Sri Lanka in their second clash of the ODI World Cup 2023.

However, hosts Team India beat them by 7 wickets during their third game of the ODI World Cup 2023. Notably, the encounter between Pakistan and Australia will be a do-or-die clash, as Australia have already lost two of their ODI World Cup games out of three and placed themselves at the bottom of the points table.