Shan Masood, Haris Sohail and Imam-ul-Haq, were among the six players from the recent New Zealand series who were axed

The PCB said Imam would be returning home on Sunday and would undergo rehab at the high performance centre in Lahore.

After Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan is the third Pakistani cricketer to miss the opening Test against New Zealand

Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq will miss Pakistan's first Test with New Zealand, but Misbah-ul-Haq is still feeling confident

While Babar Azam has fractured his right thumb, Imam-ul-Haq has injured his left thumb during training sessions in Queenstown last week

Pakistan national cricket team batsman Imam-ul-Haq was recently accused of misleading multiple women, who shared screenshots of their WhatsApp conversations with him on social media. According to PCB, the opener has apologised for his involvement.

Since Imam-ul-Haq made his senior team debut for the Pakistan national cricket team, there has always been rounds of nepotism criticism around the batsman and his uncle Inzamam-ul-Haq who served as the chief selector. Stepping down on July 31, the former cricketer went on reveal that it was Grant Flower's idea to bring him in.

Shaheen Afridi took six wickets as Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord's on Friday, registering their fourth ICC Cricket World Cup win in a row but missing out on the semi-final stage of the tournament.

Pakistan couldn't seal a semi-final spot but wrapped up their ICC World Cup campaign with a 94-run win over Bangladesh at Lord's on Friday. Imam-ul-Haq hit a century, while Shaheen Afridi became the youngest bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in a World Cup. Follow highlights of Pakistan vs Bangladesh here

Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not seem in undue discomfort as he walked back to the changing room, with captain Virat Kohli calling on Vijay Shankar to send down the remaining deliveries in the over during India vs Pakistan group match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019