Pakistan gets a big blow, Fakhar Zaman out of Champions Trophy before match against Team India

Fakhar Zaman Ruled Out: Pakistan cricket team has suffered a major setback before the Champions Trophy 2025 match against India to be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (23 February). According to reports in Pakistan media, opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury.

However, no official confirmation has been made by the Pakistan Cricket Board regarding this.

Fakhar got injured while fielding on the second ball of the match while stopping a four, after which he also went out of the field for some time. After the test, pain in the chest muscles came to light. Even during batting, Fakhar did not come out for opening, at number 4, he played an innings of 24 runs in 41 balls.

Let us tell you that Pakistan has to play its second match against India, in such a situation, Fakhar's injury is a big setback for the host team. Fakhar played an important role in making Pakistan the champion by scoring a century in the final match against India in the 2017 Champions Trophy.

It is worth noting that Pakistan had to face defeat by 60 runs at the hands of New Zealand in the Champions Trophy match played in Karachi. After being invited to bat first, New Zealand scored 320 runs for the loss of 5 wickets thanks to centuries from Tom Latham (118 not out) and Will Young (107 runs). In response, Pakistan's team was reduced to 260 runs in 47.2 overs, in which Khushdil Shah (69 runs) and Babar Azam (64) were the top scorers.

Pakistan will have to win against India at all costs to remain in the semi-final race.