Srinagar: Pakistan premier batter Fakhar Zaman has brushed aside retirement rumours, terming them false.
Fakhar Zaman suffered injury setback and was consequently ruled out of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. He had only returned to team after long injury layoff during Tri Series.
Fakhar sustained the injury while fielding during Pakistan’s match against New Zealand in Karachi on February 19 as he fell awkwardly in the opening over of the game and had to leave the field for medical evaluation.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later confirmed that the opening batter has been ruled out of the tournament remainder and named Imam-ul-Haq as his replacement.
Briefly, after getting ruled out of the eight-team tournament, media reports began to emerge, claiming that Fakhar was considering retirement.
Meanwhile, as per the latest development, Fakhar, who is undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Lahore, dismissed the reports.
“There is no truth in the retirement news,” said Fakhar. “I will be fully fit and join the team soon,” Fakhar said in a video posted by PCB.
Fakhar Zaman, who made his international debut in 2017, has represented Pakistan in three Tests, 86 ODIs and 92 T20Is, accumulating 5691 runs across formats with the help of 11 centuries and 30 fifties.