In the latest turn of events, Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of County Championship for a month due to a shoulder injury, which he sustained against Northamptonshire in the opening round.
"Fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of Gloucestershire's remaining County Championship games in April and May after picking up an injury to his shoulder," a statement read.
Naseem featured in the first game for Gloucestershire against Northamptonshire and returned with figures of 1/41 off 11 overs. However, he did not bowl in the second innings and is expected to have sustained an injury in the first innings itself. Eventually, he was ruled out of the team's second fixture against Yorkshire.
In a mutual decision between Gloucestershire and the Pakistan Cricket Board, a period of workload management will be done to allow Naseem to recover in the quickest time possible.
The pacer will undergo rehabilitation in Bristol with the support of the Gloucestershire medical team and is likely to make a comeback in the T20 Vitality Blast, which is scheduled to kick off in the last week of May.
Naseem has been in fine form in the first quarter of 2022. In the PSL 2021/22, Naseem scalped 14 wickets in 10 matches for Quetta Gladiators. He featured for the Pakistan team in the 3-match Test series against Australia and picked up eight wickets.
His compatriot, Zafar Gohar, is also featuring for the Gloucestershire team and has contributed with 95 runs and two wickets.