Pakistan cricket team's explosive batsman Fakhar Zaman can say goodbye to international cricket. Pakistan has not given a chance to this left-handed batsman in the team for the Zimbabwe and Australia series. Apart from this, he has also been dropped from the central contract, after which Fakhar Zaman, being disappointed, has decided to retire from international cricket. According to Pakistani media, this decision of PCB has shaken Fakhar Zaman to the core and now he can take the big step of retirement.

Why was Fakhar Zaman thrown out?

The biggest issue in Pakistan is why Fakhar Zaman was thrown out. PCB informed that Fakhar Zaman had failed in the fitness test, after which this decision was taken. On the other hand, Fakhar's fans are alleging that taking the side of Babar Azam proved costly for the player. After dropping Babar Azam from the Test team, Fakhar Zaman had expressed surprise at this decision on social media, after which PCB sent him a notice. After that Fakhar failed in the fitness test, he was out of the team and now his name has also disappeared from the central contract.

Fakhar Zaman reportedly considering retirement as PCB excludes him from central contract and upcoming tours
Sources close to Fakhar reveal that his morale has been affected by the selectors handling of his case https://t.co/xS6mq1dJYO

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Will Fakhar remain out till next year?

If media reports are to be believed, Fakhar Zaman will remain out of the Pakistani team for the next two months. He will undergo fitness test again in January 2025 and only after passing it, he will be able to get a place in the Pakistani team for the Champions Trophy. Let us tell you that this 34 year old player passed 2 km in the fitness test. He was not able to complete the race in 8 minutes, after which he was failed. It is being told that Fakhar has a knee injury, due to which he was unable to walk 2 km. Could not complete the race in the stipulated time. On the other hand, Usman Khan was given the central contract even though he could not complete the fitness test.