‘Sack karna chaie is medical panel ko’ – Kamran Akmal slams PCB’s medical team on Fakhar Zaman injury row

Pakistan’s road to the semi-finals looks bleak in the ongoing 20-20 World Cupp 2022 and it remains to see if they would come up successful in the clash against South Africa on November 3, Thursday. However, the Men in Green will enter the field in the absence of their star batter, Fakhar Zaman, as he is ruled out on the back of the injury that he sustained in the previous encounter against Netherlands. 

Kamran Akmal, who was disappointed with Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) medical team, said on his YouTube channel that they must be fired and questioned them saying that the southpaw is not at fault in the ongoing saga. 

“Fakhar ka koi kasoor nahi hai. Medical panel se puchna chaie, selectors se puchna chaie, captain aur coach se bhi. Ye Pakistan ki team hai, koi domestic wala nahi ki apne marzi ka kuch bhi kar le. Sack karna chaie is medical panel ko. (There’s no fault of Fakhar. The medical panel, selectors, captain and coach are answerable. The medical panel should be sacked,)” Akmal said on his YouTube channel. 

They don’t know about injuries: Akmal

Akmal further said that he was disappointed with the team as they allowed injured players to take part and further claimed that they do not know anything about the injuries. Further, the former cricketer added that the ones who outshine in domestic formats are sent home if they fail the fitness tests. 

“Meri toh request PCB se hai ki is medical panel ko kis buniyad pe rakkha hu hai? aapko injury k bade mein nahi pata, aap injured players ko squad mei rakh rahe ho. Ye kya koi ghar ki team hai ki koi bhi inured ho phir bhi hissa banega (My only request is to PCB that on what basis this medical panel is kept? You don’t know the extent of injury, you are keeping injured players in the squad. Is this a home team that anyone can be a part of?)” said Akmal further. 

“Jo fit hote hai, jo domestic mein bada accha karte hai unpe toh bohut allegation lagate hai. Agar wo fitness test clear na kare toh aap ghar bhijwane ki baat karte hai. Toh Pakistan team mein aisa kyu nahi hota? (Those who are fit, those who do very well in domestic, they seem to have a lot of allegations. If they do not clear the fitness test, then you talk about sending them home. So why doesn’t this happen in Pakistan team?)” he questioned further.