Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday said pacer Hasan Ali is responding well to the virtual rehabilitation session being conducted for recuperation of his back injury and might return to competitive cricket sooner than expected.
The board also announced it will provide financial assistance to Hasan, who is currently not a centrally contracted player, till he returns to competitive cricket.
Hasan underwent a two-hour online rehabilitation session under the supervision of Lahore-based neurosurgeon Asif Bashir, leading spinal therapist professor Peter O’Sullivan of Australia and the PCB medical team last week, according to a media release.
“Hasan Ali picking up injuries around the same area twice in less than a year was not a normal thing,” said Dr Sohail Saleem, who heads the medical board of the PCB.
“Consequently, we consulted some of the best and most experienced specialists and it is heartening to hear their feedback following the opening online rehabilitation session in which Hasan showed no signs of symptomatic regression,” he added.
