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Host Pakistan did not have a good debut in the Champions Trophy 2025. In the opening match of the tournament, his team lost with a big margin of 60 runs. Salt sprinkled on Pakistan’s burn when his explosive batsman Fakhar Jaman was out of the tournament due to injury. According to media reports, Fakhar will not be able to go to Dubai for a high-voltage match against India on Sunday, February 23 due to pain in the chest muscles. Imam-ul-Haq can be included in the squad as their replacement. The left -handed batsman played the last match in the World Cup 2023.
Fakhar Jaman was hurt while fielding in the opening match against New Zealand. He was not seen fielding for a long time after being injured, although he did batting chasing the target of 321 runs. Fakhar had scored 24 off 41 balls against New Zealand. This double shock for the Pakistan team is also because the team is already missing its star opener Sam Ayub due to injury. Now the difficulties of the team have increased due to Fakhar being out.
Fakhar Jaman was the hero of Champions 2017
Pakistan is the defending champion of the Champions Trophy. The team won this title by defeating India in 2017. In the final match, Pakistan’s victory was the hero Fakhar Jaman, who played a bang of 114 runs off 106 balls. On the basis of his innings, Pakistan scored 338 runs in 50 overs at the loss of four wickets. He was also awarded the Player of the Match award for this innings.