Imam-ul-Haq: “Iftikhar Ahmed is called Chacha but he has told us many times that he seriously doesn’t like being called Chacha”

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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed “seriously doesn’t like being called Chacha”.

Chacha, which means uncle, is the nickname that has been given to Iftikhar, who is a key member of Pakistan’s middle order in limited overs cricket.

The 33-year-old from Peshawar has himself spoken about his dislike for the moniker and urged people to stop calling him that.

“Iftikhar Ahmed is called Chacha but he has told us many times that he seriously doesn’t like being called Chacha!” Imam was quoted as saying by journalist Arfa Feroz Zake on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Iftikhar was recently involved in the 2024 T20 World Cup and scored 23 runs in two matches at an average of 11.50 and a strike-rate of 100.

Pakistan began their campaign with consecutive losses to the United States of America and India before rebounding to beat Canada and Ireland.

Even though they won those two games, it was not enough to get them into the Super Eights.

Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

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