Mohammad Amir: “I am surprised that Fakhar Zaman is not in the team. He is the only impact player we have in white-ball cricket”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir expressed his shock at the fact that big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman was not picked for the recent white-ball series against Australia or the upcoming limited overs tour of Zimbabwe.
He noted that Zaman is the “only impact player we have in white-ball cricket” and questioned how the selectors could have left him out of the side.
Many believe the 34-year-old was dropped and lost his central contract for the 2024/25 season since he expressed his support for Babar Azam after the star batsman was removed from the squad midway through the three-Test series against England.
It remains to be seen if Zaman does end up making a comeback, but Amir feels he is too good to be ignored for selection.
“I am surprised that Fakhar Zaman is not in the team. He is the only impact player we have in white-ball cricket,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan beat Australia 2-1 in the three ODIs they played, which earned them their first ODI series win in the country since 2002.
However, they couldn’t maintain their momentum in the T20I series as they were whitewashed 3-0.
Pakistan will now head to Zimbabwe to play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan
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