Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman out of game against South Africa with knee injury

Fakhar Zaman (Source: Twitter)

A day before the all-important clash against South Africa in the T20 World Cup, Pakistan's left-handed batter Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the game owing to a previous knee injury.

Furthermore, him taking part in the remaining matches is an uncertainty considering his rehabilitation might take some time. His scans have revealed the injury which makes it clear that he is not fully fit. Also, no further injury was detected which is a big positive for Zaman.

According to the statement released by Pakistan Cricket Board's chief doctor Dr. Najeeb Soomro, Fakhar was already dealing with the injury since the Asia Cup.

“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,

“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%.”

It was mentioned that him coming into the setup was done on premature basis despite knowing the risks of this move. However, he is in high spirits and doing fine. Previously, Fakhar Zaman was drafted into the World Cup squad in place of Usman Qadir, before the beginning of the tournament.

Pakistan will face South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2022 at Sydney Cricket Ground at Sydney Cricket Ground.

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