Left-handed middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has been ruled out of the on-going tour of South Africa due to a knee injury. Haris was not available for selection for the Boxing Day Test in Centurion while he is also out of contention for the remainder of the tour due to the same injury. The batsman will return home shortly while a replacement for him will be announced by the selection committee in consultation with the team management in the next few days, a spokesman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said.

The PCB will setup Harris' appointment (if needed) with the best orthopedic surgeon recommended by the National Cricket Academy's panel of doctors for further assessment, analysis and treatment. Further updates on the matter will be provided in due course, the spokesman added.

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