Ali to return home

DUBAI: Pakistan’s key batsman Azhar Ali will return home following the death of his mother-in-law and is unlikely to play in the second Test against England starting in Dubai on Thursday. Pakistan’s key batsman Azhar Ali will return home following the death of his mother-in-law and is unlikely to play in the second Test against England starting in Dubai on Thursday. He didn’t play in the first Test due to a foot infection. Team manager Intikhab Alam said Ali would return home and it was not clear if he would be able to rejoin the squad before the Test. Pakistan will have the services of Yasir Shah who regained full fitness after missing the first Test due to back spasm.