Shoaib Malik allowed to join Pakistan team late for England series.

LAHORE -- Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has been allowed to join the Pakistan squad in England late after spending time with his family whom he has not met for five months due to the coronavirus crisis, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday.

Malik has been stuck in Sialkot while his wife, tennis player Sania Mirza, and son Izhaan, have been in India due to the ban on international travel due to the pandemic.

'Unlike the rest of us, Shoaib Malik has not seen his immediate family for nearly five months,' PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said in a statement.

'As travel restrictions are now slowly easing out and there is an opportunity for a family reunion, it is appropriate that at a human level we show compassion as part of our duty of care and respect Shoaib's request,' he added.

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