Pakistan veteran batter Fakhar Zaman brutally slammed by netizens after he compared former skipper Babar Azam with India star batter Virat Kohli. He suggested PCB to keep Babar in the Pakistan team in the second and third Test match squad against England after a humiliating loss in the first Test match which was played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan.
Babar Azam failed to perform in the first Test match, he just scored 35 runs in two innings. Zaman compared Babar's lean patch in cricket with Virat Kohli's rough patch between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21, and 26.50, respectively.
"It’s concerning to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam. India didn’t bench Virat Kohli during his rough stretch between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21, and 26.50, respectively. If we are considering sidelining our premier batsman, arguably the best Pakistan has ever produced, it could send a deeply negative message across the team. There is still time to avoid pressing the panic button; we should focus on safeguarding our key players rather than undermining them" wroke Fakhar Zaman on 'X' (formerly known as twitter).
The Pakistan batter trolled mercilessly after PCB dropped Babar Azam from the Pakistan squad for the remaining Test matches against England. Here is how netizens react.
Pakistan vs England's second Test match will start on October 15 and will be played same Multan pitch.
Pakistan squad against England for 2nd and 3rd Test
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood.
