PSL 2022: Islamabad United announce replacement for Alex Hales – Islamabad United has named Pakistani batter Nasir Nawaz as the replacement of Alex Hales, who has made himself unavailable for the remainder of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season for personal reasons. Follow PSL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN.
Nawaz is a 23-year-old opening batter who plies his trade for Northern in the domestic circuit. He has played 19 T20 matches, in which he has accumulated 342 runs at an average of 19 and a strike rate of 126.19.
PSL 2022: Islamabad United announce replacement for Alex Hales as PSL’s mass exodus continues
The youngster will have big boots to fill, for Hales was one of Islamabad’s best performers in the ongoing season. The Englishman is still the leading run-scorer of the team, having scored 255 runs with the help of a couple of half-centuries.
Islamabad United currently find themselves in a precarious situation, as besides Hales, skipper Shadab Khan, Zeeshan Zameer and Kiwi opener Colin Munro are also nursing injuries. Asif Ali has been named as United’s stand-in captain in Shadab’s absence.
Behind you skipper; @AasifAli2018 🙌#IUvPZ #HBLPSL7 #UnitedWeWin pic.twitter.com/TzY5Uu6v1B
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) February 17, 2022
Despite having to deal with a long list of absentees, the two-time champions have done a fairly decent job thus far in this competition. They have won four of their seven matches and are occupying third place in the standings.
PSL 2022: Islamabad United announce replacement for Alex Hales as PSL’s mass exodus continues
- Nasir Nawaz will replace Alex Hales and is likely to play as an opener.
- Shadab Khan, Zeeshan Zameer and Colin Munro are all nursing injuries.
- Asif Ali will be the stand-in skipper of Islamabad United.
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Hales is the latest entry on a long list of players who have left the competition abruptly owing to personal reasons. His Nottinghamshire teammate Ben Duckett, who was playing for Quetta Gladiators, has also left the competition. The likes of Saqib Mahmood, Paul Stirling and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have also left for national commitments.
PSL 2022: Islamabad United announce replacement for Alex Hales as PSL’s mass exodus continues
