The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today released an injury update on Ihsanullah, a promising young pace bowler from Pakistan, who was out of action due to an elbow injury.

Ihsanullah is on the road to recovery after spending 11 weeks in post-operative treatment following an elbow injury. Previously, a doctor was flown in from England to carry out the operation in the first week of September.

PCB added in a statement: "After the surgery, the fast bowler was placed on an elbow brace for four weeks with daily care from a doctor and physiotherapist at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore."

The PCB also stated that doctors are confident that Ihsanullah can begin functional training after completing the 16th week of his recovery.

It is to be noted that Ihsanullah has not taken part in international cricket since his last appearance for Pakistan in the ODI series at home against New Zealand in April this year.

Furthermore, it is doubtful whether he will take part in the Test series against Australia at the end of 2023 or the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) the following year.

Meanwhile, Ihsanullah's cricket career with the Pakistan national team was relatively short, with just one appearance in an ODI and four T20Is. He made his debut in the limited-overs format earlier this year.