The former legendary cold, Wassim Akram, went out to support the Pakistan band, and rejected the allegations of favoritism in choosing the team after losing to New Zealand in the opening match of the Champions Championship at the National Bank stadium on Wednesday.
Speaking in a show alongside Cheesshwar Pujara and Nighthil Chopra, Akram confirmed that the current team includes the best available players and refuting claims for selection based on personal references.
“If you want me to be brutally honest, I can be so. In our culture, we say,” These are our children, do not criticize them. “But I think this is our best players.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Champions Cup campaign suffered a major setback, as the pottery mixture was opened a time of the tournament due to the injury.
In its place, the imam was formulated in the team for the remaining matches.
Fakhaar was injured during his field during the Pakistan match against New Zealand in Karachi. The left player fell embarrassingly in the hole and forced to leave the field for medical evaluation.
The Technical Committee for Events of the ICC Champions Cup for men 2025 approved Imam Asr as an alternative to Fakhar in the Pakistan team.
All players require official approval from the committee before adding it to the team.
The Imam, who was already part of the Shaheen Pakistan, has recently formed with a great blow in 98 games in the warm -up match against South Africa.
In the opening match of the tournament, Pakistan was defending 60 -term defeat against New Zealand. When chasing a hard goal of 321, men in green had set out for 260.
Khoshdale Shah was registered from the highest level at 69 delivery, while Babar Azad 64 contributed to 90 balls.
For New Zealand, Will Young and Tom struck for centuries, while the explosive Glin Philips 61 out of 39 deliveries gave a decisive batch to its total.
Pakistan is now facing a conflict or a home against the arc competitors in India in the next match, a confrontation that must win to maintain the hopes of defending the title alive.
The updated Pakistan Cup for the Champions Cup
Muhammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azzam, Imam Asr, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakil, Tahaab Taher, Fahim Ashraf, Khoshdel Shah, Salman Ali, Shaheen, Othman Khan, Barr Rove, Harris Roof, Muhammad, Shah Aphydi