‘Babar-Fakhar selected despite injury concerns’- PCB Medical panel:Aqib Javed raises question over Pakistan’s T20 WC squad selection

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) medical panel has revealed that Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman were not fully fit when they were included in the T20 World Cup team. According to the panel, both players had not fully recovered from their injuries, yet they were selected. Senior selector Aqib Javed had also raised questions about this matter in a press conference last week and demanded an investigation into the selection process. Revealed in investigation after World Cup According to a PCB source, UK sports physiotherapy specialist Dr. Javed Mughal expressed this concern after examining both players following the World Cup. He has been with the Pakistan team since January. Babar refused to play Pakistan’s domestic T-20 league The issue came to light when Babar Azam declined to play in the National T-20 Championship after returning from the World Cup, citing hamstring problems. Meanwhile, Fakhar Zaman had also been struggling with similar issues for a long time. The source revealed that upon examination, Babar’s injury turned out to be more serious than the initial assessment, while Fakhar has been troubled by the same problem for months.
‘We had already taken clearance’ – Selection Panel The selection committee clarified to the medical panel that fitness clearance was obtained from team physio Cliff Deacon before including both players in the team. However, Deacon has previously been accused of allowing players to play despite minor injuries due to his close relationships with them. Babar currently undergoing rehab Currently, Babar Azam is undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy under the supervision of the medical panel. He is expected to captain Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League, which begins on March 26. Fakhar was not fit for ODI series Fakhar Zaman recently played in a National T-20 Cup match. He shared on social media on Tuesday that he was not fully fit for the ODI series against Bangladesh, but is now ready for the T-20 tournament. Babar-Fakhar didn’t feature in the Bangladesh tour Both players were out of the Bangladesh tour, where Pakistan lost 1-2. According to sources, even before the injury news came out, selectors had already decided to drop Babar due to poor form in the World Cup.