IND vs PAK: Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat in the opening match of the Champions Trophy. The team had not even recovered from this defeat when it suffered another major setback. The team’s star batsman Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the ICC tournament due to injury. Zaman was injured during the opening match played between Pakistan and New Zealand, after which he left the field. He was not even able to bat properly during Pakistan’s innings.
Fakhar Zaman slipped while catching a ball on the boundary line during New Zealand’s batting, due to which he suffered a muscle strain. After this, he did not come to field. Due to this, he could not open the batting. Due to ICC rules, he could not open the innings.
Fakhar Zaman out of the tournament?
Now on the second day of the tournament, a big update has come on Fakhar Zaman’s injury. According to the report, Fakhar Zaman is out of the entire tournament. The star opener’s exit from the tournament is no less than a big setback for the Pakistan cricket team. At present, there has been no official statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on his injury.
Big relief for Team India!
Fakhar Zaman is the star opener of the Pakistan team. He is the same batsman who played a brilliant innings of 114 runs against India in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. India had to face defeat by 180 runs in this match.
He has scored 234 runs in 6 matches against India at an average of 46.80. During this, his strike rate has been 82.39. In such a situation, Fakhar Zaman being out of the Pakistan team can be a relief news for India, because the big match is going to be held between India and Pakistan on February 23.
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