The batter received a head injury during a practice session after a ball hit his head.

During the practice session, all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz played a shot and the ball hit Shan’s head and injured him.

“Shan Masood is being taken to hospital for scans after a ball hit him in the right hand side of his head during Pakistan’s net session in MCG,” said the PCB in a statement.

Pakistan will take on India in their T20 World Cupopener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday (October 23).