Pakistan left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman showcases his bat throughout a match. — AFP/File
Pakistan left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman has rebuffed “baseless reports” claiming the cricketer was planning to retire after he sustained an damage throughout the opening match of the Champions Trophy.
Consequently, Fakhar, who made his long-awaited return to the nationwide workforce within the recently-held residence tri-nation ODI sequence was dominated out of the ICC Males’s Champions Trophy 2025.
Fakhar sustained the damage whereas fielding throughout Pakistan’s match towards New Zealand in Karachi on February 19 as he fell awkwardly within the opening over of the sport and needed to go away the sector for medical analysis.
Though he made a quick return, he quickly exited once more, elevating issues about his health. Subsequent scans confirmed an indirect tear, resulting in his withdrawal from the match simply forward of Pakistan’s essential encounter towards India on February 23 in Dubai.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later confirmed that the opening batter has been dominated out of the match the rest and named Imam-ul-Haq as his alternative.
Briefly, after getting dominated out of the eight-team match, media reviews started to emerge claiming that Fakhar was contemplating retirement.
In the meantime, as per the newest improvement, Fakhar, who’s present process rehabilitation on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA), dismissed the reviews and shared that he stays dedicated to creating his return to the nationwide workforce after recovering from the damage.
Zaman, who made his worldwide debut in 2017, has represented Pakistan in three Assessments, 86 ODIs and 92 T20Is, accumulating 5691 runs throughout codecs with the assistance of 11 centuries and 30 fifties.
