Fakhar Zaman posted about Babar Azam, earthquake in Pakistan cricket, said about Virat that…

Fakhar Azam's message on Babar creates controversy: After the defeat in the first Test against England, former captain Babar Azam was dropped from the team announced for the next two Test matches and the noise had not subsided that its another star cricketer Fakhar Zaman. There has been an earthquake in Pakistan cricket after the message posted on X. Fakhar Zaman, an important member of the Pakistan team in white-ball, publicly criticized the decision to drop Babar from the team.

Fakhar Zaman, while posting a long post on Virat's averages were 19.33, 26.50, if we are considering sidelining Pakistan's all-time best batsman, this may still give a negative message to the entire team. It is time to ignore the panic button and focus on protecting our key players instead of weakening them.

It's concerning to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam. India didn't bench Virat Kohli during his rough stretch between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21, and 26.50, respectively. If we are considering sidelining our premier batsman, arguably the best Pakistan…

— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) October 13, 2024

PCB did not like Fakhar's words

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed displeasure over Fakhar Zaman's tweet questioning the selection panel's decision to drop Babar Azam from the Test team. A PCB source said, 'The board's top official Fakhar's tweet. He is not happy and he is being talked to about this”, definitely Fakhar Zaman has taken a risk to himself by saying this. Now it remains to be seen whether PCB will take action against Fakhar for this message. What action does it take?