Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan spent two nights in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here, battling severe chest infection but insisted on playing in the T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia, eventually top-scoring for the team in a lost cause.

Pakistan team doctor Najeeb Somroo revealed these details in the post-match press conference after the side’s ouster from the mega-event. Just before the semi-final on Thursday, batting consultant Matthew Hayden had said that the wicketkeeper-batter was hospitalised without mentioning that Rizwan was admitted.