Fakhar Zaman out of CT 2025 due to Injury

Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out, and he will not play in the Champions Trophy 2025 anymore due to his sustained injury last week. The Pakistan cricket team has been struggling lately with the issue of openers. Now Fakhar Zaman is out of the Champions Trophy and maybe possible for the upcoming series after the Champions Trophy 2025. 

PCB confirmed that he is not traveling with the team due to an injury he sustained and PCB said that “The incident occurred when Zaman awkwardly fell while fielding, leading to his immediate withdrawal from the match”.

Moreover, Fakhar Zaman sustained an injury because he fell awkwardly while fielding in yesterday's match, and he was left out fielding 2 times during the match, which was the reason Fakhar Zaman could not open for the Pakistan cricket team in yesterday's match against New Zealand. 

Additionally, there is a serious question mark about the Pakistan cricket team selectors now knowing who will replace Fakhar Zaman, and the logical choice would be Imam Ul Haq. However, the issue will remain because it depends on the ICC if they will allow Fakhar Zaman to be replaced and, if not, then Pakistan will not have even one genuine opener to bat for the Pakistan cricket team for the rest of the matches in the ICC champions trophy, and it will make Pakistan's chances more slim to qualify for the ICC champions trophy's semi-final.

To be honest, Pakistan selectors missed the bus by not selecting two proper openers for the ICC champions trophy championship and now the Pakistan team will be struggling due to management issues, no proper selection criteria, no players, lack of planning, lack of preparation and lack of will to win.