Left handed batsman, Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the T20 Men’s World Cup 2022 against South Africa.
As per details, Zaman’s presence in the remaining tournament is also in doubt as he got knee injury.
Dr. Najeeb Soomro , The Pakistan team doctor and PCB’s chief medical officer informed the media in Australia that the player and the management were well aware of the risk of including him in the world cup squad.
Dr. stated that, “We know that Fakhar had a knee injury in Asia Cup about 7 weeks ago, he has been incredibly brave, resilient and has worked really hard to come back into the team, he had extensive rehabilitation and after which he made his way back into the team.”
Moreover he said, “Obviously with any knee injury, it takes time for it to recover 100%. Fakhar and the team understood the risks coming into the tournament and we got him into the tournament. You saw how he performed in the last match. Unfortunately, he had a bit of twist which aggravated his injury. We have had scans on him which have shown no new injury. However, he doesn’t feel 100%.”
