Fakhar Zaman: Pakistan's explosive batsman Fakhar Zaman continues to get scrutinised and his recent-actions could potentially lead to him getting dropped from Pakistan's One Day International squad for the upcoming limited-overs tour of Australia.



Earlier this month, the Southpaw wrote a supportive tweet for Babar Azam on his X handle after the former Pakistani skipper was dropped from the Playing XI for the 2nd Test-Match versus England.



In what proved to be a viral-tweet, Zaman criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and questioned the decision-making of the Cricket Governing Body. However, the PCB later sent the 34-year-old a show-cause notice to clarify his actions, indicating that the board was not pleased with his public criticism.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">More issues for Fakhar Zaman prior to the Australia tour</h2>



In addition to Fakhar Zaman's issues with the PCB over the freshly issued show-cause notice, the fiery Pakistani batsman also appears to be dealing with knee related issues. The 34-year-old recently wasn't able to pass his fitness-test upon returning from the recently concluded 2024 season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).



According to a news report of Cricket Pakistan, the left handed batter was asked to complete a two-kilometre run in eight minutes but he was unable to finish the task.



While multiple news reports suggest that Zaman is dealing with his knee-related problems, he recently participated in Pakistan Television Team's Cup Grade - l (one-day) match, thus putting further strain on his knee and increasing the risk of damage.



Fakhar Zaman apparently made some direct comments on PCB's stringent new rules of issuing No Objection Certificates (NOC) to players for participation in international T20 leagues during a connection camp not too long ago.



While supporters and Cricket Experts consider the 34-year-old as a potential replacement of Babar as the skipper of Pakistan in the limited-overs formats, as of now, even the spot of Zaman in the white-ball squads of the Green Shirts is not a guarantee and he might end up getting dropped for the upcoming Australian tour.



The Shaheens will be travelling to Australia in November of this year to participate in a three match One-Day International Series and a three-match T20 International series as well.



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For more information, visit the official website of <a href="https://www.pcb.com.pk/">Pakistan Cricket</a> and <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/news">ICC</a>

PCB set to drop Fakhar Zaman from ODI Squad vs Australia following his support towards Babar Azam - Report

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Pakistan: After suffering an embarrassing group-stage exit from this year's T20 International World Cup, Pakistan will be looking to make a strong comeback when they travel to Australia to take part in six white-ball contests.



Keeping in mind the National Team's recent abysmal form, the nation's Cricket Governing Body, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering making some drastic-changes to the team's limited-overs setup.



According to some emerging news-reports, veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is likely to take over the limited-overs leadership duties of Pakistan from Babar Azam. The 32-year-old has performed well for the Shaheens on a regular basis and he can help the team turn around their fortunes with his game awareness and tactical-skills.



As per the report of Cricket Pakistan, the experienced duo of Shadab Khan and Fakhar Zaman might get dropped from the Shaheens? squad for the T20i and ODI series versus Australia. While Zaman is not on good terms with the PCB following the support he showed towards Babar Azam, Shadab will likely not get a chance to feature in the squads due to his lengthy poor run of form with the ball.



The news-report also claims that the Pakistani selectors are thinking of dropping Iftikhar Ahmed, their main finisher in limited-overs Cricket. In such a scenario, the One Day International and T20 International squads of the Green Shirts are likely to feature a lot of new faces.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam And Naseem Shah To Return?</h2>



In what proved to be a dramatic and bold move, the PCB decided to exclude the trip of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam &amp; Naseem Shah from their Test-Squad midway through the test-series versus England, citing the players will be rested keeping in mind the upcoming Australian tour in November.



So it's highly likely that these three experienced players will make their comebacks in the One-Day International series versus Australia and the duo of Shaheen &amp; Babar will also be featuring in the T20 International squad.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Developing Young Players The Sole Focus of PCB Ahead of Australian tour</h2>



If the news-reports are to be beloved, then it's likely that the Pakistani Cricket Team selectors are keen on giving chances to promising youngsters and will be including several young guns in the T20 International and One Day International squads for the tour of Australia.



While the spin bowling duo of Mehran Mumtaz and Sufiyaan Muqeem are likely to be handed their maiden-call-ups to the national squad, the likes of Qasim Akram, Yasir Khan, Kamran Ghulam and Arafat Minhas are likely to be given chances to prove themselves on the International stage.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Pakistan?s predicted squad for the T20 International series versus Australia</h2>



Babar Azam, Zaman Khan, Abbas Afridi, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufiyan Muqueem, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain &amp; WK), Arafat Minhas, Yasir Khan, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan and Qasim Akram.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Pakistan?s Predicted Squad for the One-Day International Series versus Australia</h2>



Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain &amp; WK), Abdullaah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Qasim Akram, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Mehran Mumtaz and Haris Rauf. 



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For more information, visit the official website of <a href="https://www.pcb.com.pk/">Pakistan Cricket</a>

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