Misbah-ul-Haq: “Regarding Fakhar, you’re already thinking about him”

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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq expressed his doubts that the national selectors would overlook big-hitting top order batsman Fakhar Zaman for the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Zaman hasn’t been in the best form lately as he made 126 runs in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand in January 2024, which included a top score of 50, at an average of 25.20 and a strike-rate of 165.78.

Most recently, he was in action for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and accumulated 157 runs in eight games, which included a top score of 54, at an average of 19.62 and a strike-rate of 115.44.

Even though the 33-year-old failed to live up to expectations in PSL 9, Misbah reiterated it is unlikely he will be left out for the T20 World Cup, which will take place in the West Indies and United States of American from June 1 to 29.

“Regarding Fakhar, you’re already thinking about him,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.

The Qalandars had a dismal showing in PSL 9 as they only managed to win one out of the 10 games they played, which led to them finishing at the bottom of the points table.

Lahore Qalandars Squad for PSL 9: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sahibzada Farhan, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Imran, Ahsan Hafeez, Dan Lawrence, Jahandad Khan, Syed Faridoun, Shai Hope, Kamran Ghulam, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tayyab Abbas

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