KARACHI, 28 October 2004 — Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar may miss the second Test against Sri Lanka starting today because of a shoulder injury.
“I have acute pain in my right shoulder which is very stiff. I don’t know if I will be able to play in this Test,” Shoaib told Reuters yesterday.
The 29-year-old, who spearheaded the Pakistan attack in the first Test in Faisalabad with eight wickets, joins fellow new ball partner Mohammad Sami on the injury list as Pakistan try to prevent Sri Lanka from completing a hat trick of series wins in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka, who won the first Test in Faisalabad by 201 runs, have won Test series in Pakistan in 1995/96 and 1999/2000.
“I went to the doctors and they are saying that I can take pain killer injections for the problem,” Shoaib said.
