Pakistan Cricket Team Batsmen of the pride of time Faqir Gul Faqir’s father is hopeful that his son will take Pakistan to the semi-finals with his performance against England in the ongoing ODI World Cup in India.
Pakistan will have to beat England by at least 287 runs today to replace New Zealand, who have a better run rate, to reach the semi-finals of the mega event.
The green shirts event got a new lease of life when Fakhar Zaman played a smoky 81-ball 126 not out in reply to New Zealand’s 6-401 and the rain-affected match went to Pakistan.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam in his press conference on Friday relied on Fakhar’s batting and said that if he stays on the pitch for 20 to 30 overs, Pakistan can beat England by a huge margin.
Faqir Gul says that before the World Cup, he was worried about Fakhar’s exclusion from the team and prayed that he would be part of the squad.
He said that ‘our prayers came true and Fakhar joined the national team and played such a brilliant innings in two matches that will be remembered for years.’
70-year-old Faqir Gul said that Fakhr is from childhood Cricket He was fond of but because of my fear he also went to school because I wanted him to study.
He said that after matriculation, Fakhar joined the Navy and started cricket there in Karachi.
He further said that despite becoming a cricket star, his son has humility and simplicity. ‘We are upset with them for not being in the team but they don’t care.’
In response to a question, he said that if Fakhar was not a cricketer, he would have served Pakistan by working in the Navy.
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Fakhar’s elder brother Dr Gohar Zaman said that his entire family watches Fakhar’s matches on TV together.
“When Fakhr plays, you watch heart-to-heart matches and every ball gets hit because their batting style is such that they don’t get out on the next ball.”
They said that they were all happy when Fakhar came into form and got rid of injury and then they thanked Allah for scoring well.
Dr Gohar said that Fakhar is a cricket fan, during his school days he used to play tennis ball in the streets and fields in his area of Katling Mardan.
He further said that due to lack of sports facilities, Fakhr faced a lot of difficulties, then after joining the Navy, he started playing regular hardball.
He said that Fakhar has opened a state-of-the-art indoor Fakhar Zaman Cricket Academy in Mardan for children in consideration of their difficulties, besides an outdoor academy is being built in Risalpur Cantt under the name of Garrison Cricket Academy. .
With this effort, not only the children will get to learn cricket, but Fakhar himself also practices in his academy when he comes to Mardan.
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2024-09-22 03:36:45