Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan: “I’ve always played as an opener and want a chance at that position. I haven’t been given a fair chance at my number like other guys have”
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Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan has demanded to be given a fair chance to show what he can do as an opener in international cricket.
Farhan last played for Pakistan in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand in January 2024.
However, he only featured in two games and batted at number five and seven.
The 28-year-old from Charsadda feels this is unfair on him as he is a specialist opener and should be given a fair opportunity to cement his spot in the national team.
“My confidence hasn’t shaken because I haven’t been given a chance at my number. If I get the chance to open and then I fail to perform well, then my confidence might go down. Right now, I haven’t gotten the right opportunity that I’ve been waiting for,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
“I’ve always played as an opener and want a chance at that position. I haven’t been given a fair chance at my number like other guys have.
“I’m from Pakistan and I also play domestic cricket here. I have the right to play for Pakistan as an opener at my number, where I’ve been performing well for the last 3 years.”
Farhan was not part of Pakistan’s squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup, where the men in green lost to the United States of America and India before fighting back to defeat Canada and Ireland.
Despite ending the group stage with a 2-2 record, Pakistan failed to make it through to 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