 "Fakhar Zaman has been issued a show cause notice by PCB for an alleged breach of players' Code of Conduct. Reuters")
Pakistan Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its centrally contracted player Fakhar Zaman for an alleged breach of the players code of conduct. Fakhar had questioned the decision to exclude Babar Azam from the Pakistan squad for the second and third Test against England in a social media post on Sunday.
Fakhar has been asked to submit his reply to the show cause notice by 21 October after the PCB informed him in a notice that he had committed a breach of his contract by criticising the board policies and selection.
“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 has ever produced, it could send a deeply negative message across the team. There is still time to avoid pressing the panic button; we should focus on safeguarding our key players rather than undermining them,” Fakhar wrote on X.
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More ShortsPakistan lost the first Test by an innings and 47 runs in Multan despite scoring 556 in the first innings. The second Test will also take place in Multan from Tuesday (15 October).