On Thursday Imamul Haq approved on Thursday the International Cricket Council (ICC) to replace Fakhar Zaman in the Pakistan Champions Trophy team after the first game was hurt during Pakistan’s game with New Zealand on Wednesday.
Today early, the Pakistan Cricket board (PCB) had confirmed that Fakhar would not travel to Dubai with the Pakistan team.
According to a statement today by the ICC, Fakhar has been discarded from the tournament completely ahead of Pakistan’s high risk clash against India on Sunday in Dubai after India refused to travel to Pakistan to play her games.
“PCB confirmed that the experienced batter will lose the great ticket game due to an oblique tear while becoming Wednesday’s game,” said ICC.
The 34 -year -old left -handed batter twisted a chest muscle while collapsing at the beginning of the Pakistan game against New Zealand, which the hosts lost for 60 races.
He could not open the tickets due to the rules of the game and instead hit the number four and made a laborious 41-ball 24, showing signs of discomfort.
The Sureon opener also confirmed the development in an Instagram publication.
“Representing Pakistan on the biggest stage is an honor and a dream of each Cricket player in this country. I have been privileged enough to represent Pakistan several times with pride.
“Unfortunately, now I am out of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, but surely Allah is the best planner. Grateful for the opportunity. I will be supporting our children in green from home.
“This is just the beginning, the return will be stronger than the reverse. Pakistan Zindabad, ”he wrote.
According Sunrise The sports correspondent Mir Shabbar Ali, there is a big difference between the two players. While IMAM has large numbers as a starter in Odi, it is someone who takes its time before accelerating. It is excellent in its own capacity, but not as a replacement for Fakhar. It would be a big mistake to send it as a starter with Babar Azam, because both players have more or less the same batting style.
The 27 -year -old IMAM has appeared in 72 Odi and has 3138 races in its name to an average of 48.3.
Pakistan updated squad: Mohammad Rizwan (C), Babar Azam, Imam-Ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad, Naseem Shah, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad, Naseem Shah, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen, Khan, Abar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad, Naseem Shah, Shaheen, Shaheen, Shaheen. Shah Afridi.
Pakistan’s defense had already received a blow when the opener Saim Ayub was discarded from competitive Crick last month after the young fractured his ankle in a trial match against South Africa in Cape City.
To accommodate India in the eight -nations tournament, the ICC adopted a bidirectional hybrid model with the consent of the PCB and the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) to celebrate all the games of the champions trophy that involve India in Dubai.
Pakistan could not pursue objective 321 established by New Zealand in the first game on Wednesday, with the green shirts that ended with their roller coaster entries with 260 everything.
Zaman, the only conventional opener on the Pakistan side, did not open with both part -time opening options: Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam, who began tickets for the green team.
The stage was prepared for Pakistan in Karachi with an electric atmosphere in the stands at the National Bank stadium with exhausted tickets, since it organized its first ICC tournament since 1996.
Pakistan played 152 gigantic points balls in his entries, with his lack of strike rotation returning to chase them at the end.
In a separate disappointing development today, Pakistan received a fine of five percent of his CPI party rate for a slow rate on New Zealand.
ADDITION OF AFP
