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Pakistan\u00a0bowling coach Morne Morkel<\/a> on Wednesday said injuries to their premier quicks is a big blow ahead of a must-win Asia Cup match but a “fantastic opportunity” for up-and-coming talent. Naseem Shah<\/a> has been ruled out of the team’s final Super Four match — effective semi-final — against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday. Pakistan\u00a0Super League star Zaman Khan<\/a> came in as replacement and walks directly into the team, which was announced on the eve of the key match. Naseem and fellow quick Haris Rauf<\/a> were injured in the team’s previous Super Four clash of the 50-over tournament, a prelude to the upcoming ODI World Cup.<\/p>\n “A big blow, picking up those little niggles, but in this same sort of thing what a fantastic opportunity for the guys coming in,” Morkel, a former South Africa fast bowler, told reporters.<\/p>\n “After going down against India, it’s a must-win game for us come tomorrow and I’m quite excited to see the new guys stepping in, to see their character, to see how they respond.”<\/p>\n Zaman, 22, flew in from\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0and is already a popular name in national cricket after his heroics in this year’s PSL for champions Lahore Qalandars.<\/p>\n “I’m excited just to work with him,cconnect with them and build that relationship and help him develop, because he’s a match winner,” Morkel said of the quick who defended 13 runs of his last over to star in Lahore’s title defence this season.<\/p>\n Shaheen Shah Afridi leads the\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0pace attack that rattled India in the Asia Cup group match, which was washed out after just one innings.<\/p>\n But Shaheen and company took a hammering in their last meeting with India, who posted 356-2 in a match played across two days due to rain.<\/p>\n Morkel said the 228-run loss to India has been a good learning experience ahead of the 50-over showpiece event where they will meet their arch-rivals on October 14.<\/p>\n “Those are fantastic learnings for us,” said Morkel, who rated Shaheen as “world-class”.<\/p>\n “The more tough situations we can face leading into the World Cup, that’s brilliant. You know, we’re gonna grow from this and then come back stronger.”<\/p>\n Critics have pointed at\u00a0Pakistan’s lack of quality spinners, a major drawback on turning Sri Lankan wickets, but Morkel insists the slow bowlers remain ready to perform.<\/p>\n Pakistan\u00a0made five changes to their team that lost to India with Mohammad Haris<\/a>, Saud Shakeel<\/a>, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim and Zaman coming in.<\/p>\n Pakistan\u00a0XI:<\/strong> Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-Haq<\/a>, Babar Azam<\/a> (capt), \u00a0Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed<\/a>, Shadab Khan<\/a> (vice-capt), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Zaman Khan<\/p>\n (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n