Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Approves Rs 1 Million For Saqlain Mushtaq's Knee Treatment

25.09.2022 - 14:59 sports.ndtv.com

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has sanctioned one million rupees for the national team head coach Saqlain Mushtaq's knee treatment.

According to a report in the 'Daily Jang' newspaper, Ramiz decided to release the amount immediately after the national team doctor Najeeb Soomro sent in a request to him that one million rupees be provided for the treatment of a chronic knee problem that Saqlain had been facing for a while now.

The amount was sought while the team was in the Netherlands recently for an ODI series and where Saqlain sought some treatment.

The report said that Saqlain who was appointed as head coach earlier this week, after an interim period, had been complaining of knee pain. "What is different about this case is the way the amount was fast tracked for Saqlain's treatment," one reliable source said.

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