Srinagar: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has been facing lot of flak from the fans for his below standard performance against India and now the all-rounder Shadab Khan has come out in support of the left hand batter.
Fakhar managed to score 15 off 18 deliveries. Earlier in the field, Fakhar’s misfield in the final over of the Indian innings cost Pakistan eight runs as it allowed Ravi Bishnoi to hit two consecutive fours in the last over, helping India put up 181 runs on the board.
“It wasn’t Fakhar Zaman’s day yesterday, but moving forward, he will be a match-winner. This is cricket. We will win and lose as a team,” Shadab Tweeted.
Pakistan beat India by five wickets. Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz scored 71 and 42 respectively and added 73 -runs for the third wicket to pave way for a massive win.