Mohammad Amir lambasts PCB for Fakhar's omission from central contract

Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir on Sunday lambasted the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB for not giving Fakhar Zaman a central contract for the 202425 season and said that he is surprised by the decisionPCB has released its latest list of centrally contracted players for the 202425 season with notable exclusions sparking discussions within the cricketing communityTaking to his official X handle Amir said that Fakhar is the only impact player that Pakistan has in white ball cricketI am surprised that FakharZamanLive is not in the team He is the only impact player we have in white ball cricket Amir wrote on XI am surprised that FakharZamanLive is not in the team He is the only impact player we have in white ball cricketmdash Mohammad Amir iamamirofficial October 27 2024Earlier in the PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi held a press conference in Lahore and said that Fakhars fitness is the main reason for not giving him a central contractThe tweet was an issue but the bigger matter is his fitness There is a showcause notice pending against him and we will see about that He needs to prove his fitness His viewpoint was appreciated in the Connection Camp and I am grateful to him for that but you cannot publicly comment on the selection committees decisions However the bigger issue remains his fitness Naqvi saidAlso Read Pakistan crickets glory days a distant memoryFakhar Zaman missed out on the central contract for the first time in eight years According to ESPNcricinfo there were reported to be concerns over his fitness though his relationship with the PCB has deteriorated of lateFive players have been offered the contract for the first time Khurram Shahzad Mohammad Abbas Afridi Mohammad Ali Muhammad Irfan Khan and Usman Khan have been placed in Category DPakistans Test skipper Shan Masood who led the side to their first longformat series win since July 2023 this week keeps his spot in Category BBabar Azam who was dropped from the second and third Test matches against England his position in the highest category retained Meanwhile pacer Shaheen Afridi has been dropped to the second category Mohammad Rizwan became the only other category A player along with BabarCategory A Babar Azam and Mohammad RizwanCategory B Naseem Shah Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan MasoodCategory C Abdullah Shafique Abrar Ahmed Haris Rauf Noman Ali Saim Ayub Sajid Khan Salman Ali Agha Saud Shakeel and Shadab KhanCategory D Aamir Jamal Haseebullah Kamran Ghulam Khurram Shahzad Mir Hamza Mohammad Abbas Afridi Mohammad Ali Mohammad Hurraira Muhammad Irfan Khan Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Usman KhanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever