He visibly fought with the injury during 24-ball 24, while Pakistan crashed into a defeat of 60 points. Fakhar was turned upside down in the locker room after the dismissal and, given the uncertainty surrounding his arrival in the side, and that he will be 35 years old in April, the fact that it could have been his last match for Pakistan was not lost.
But speaking to Digital PCB, Fakhar confirmed that he was not going anywhere. “I heard about it [retirement rumours] Many and even my friends sent me a message, but there is nothing, “said Fakhar.” ODI format is my favorite format. Yes with my thyroid, there was something that I could take more time to go back. But I want to play T20s, Odi, even test again. Regarding my return, I spoke to the doctor and I can start a cricket in the month. “”
Fakhar had not played international cricket since the T20 2024 World Cup last June in the United States and the Antilles, where Pakistan was eliminated in the group phase. He played an ODI for the last time during the ODI 2023 World Cup, another event where Pakistan was released before the stadiums with direct elimination.
From the perspective of this tournament, however, it had been excluded from central contracts in Pakistan. And he also received a notice of justification after a tweet which he published in September criticizing the decision to drop Babar Azam on the side of the test. Later, when President Mohin Naqvi organized a “connection camp” to bring senior players to broadcast their opinions, Fakhar was among the most frank, distinguishing a senior official for particularly sharp criticisms.
It would seem to be in the past for the moment, Fakhar engaged in a return with Pakistan. “The doctor informed me that I can start training in three weeks. So I think I should be back to cricket in a month.”
Pakistan had already lost Saim Ayub because of an injury before the tournament and the subsequent loss of Fakhar was a double blow that coach Aaqib Javed identified as one of the pivotal reasons of their poor performance. Fakhar has a career strike rate of almost 94 in the ODIs and was clear about how to play in modern game.
“The most important thing is the situation. If you continue 150-200 runs, you enter with a different state of mind and if you continue 350, you have a different state of mind. But the striking rate is important, especially these days. And you have to play risky cricket. The cricket has become so fast, all the teams come with this plan. If you take risks, you can also listen, Bouchet. ” “”
