Salman Butt: “Pakistan is trusting Fakhar Zaman because they believe he is the type of player who can change the game on his own”
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Former captain Salman Butt believes Pakistan trust top order batsman Fakhar Zaman as they feel he is a game-changer.
Zaman has a reputation of being able to catch fire at any time and deliver match-winning knocks.
He was recently involved in Pakistan’s home series against South Africa and scored 45 runs in three ODIs at an average of 15.
The 35-year-old performed a lot better in the three ODIs against Sri Lanka, accumulating 165 runs, which included two fifties, at an average of 55.
“Pakistan is trusting Fakhar Zaman because they believe he is the type of player who can change the game on his own,” Salman was quoted as saying on Facebook.
Zaman has kept up his form in the ongoing T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe as he has made 72 runs in four games at an average of 36 and a strike-rate of 160.
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Reserves: Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem