Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman has responded to discussions about his fitness, clarifying rumours about his condition after questions surfaced on social media.

The left-handed opener said he was not fully fit for 50-over cricket and supported selector Aaqib Javed’s stance.

“I was not 100% fit to play 50-over games. In that case Aqib Javed was right,” Fakhar wrote in response to former cricketer Abdur Rauf.

Fakhar added that he returned to action only after passing the required fitness test.

“I’m playing these games after clearing the fitness tests on 15th March,” he said, referring to his participation in the National T20 tournament.

The clarification came after Abdur Rauf questioned the selection committee’s stance by sharing Fakhar’s fielding picture online.

“A day ago, our selection committee declared him injured and demanded an inquiry. What great minds and visionary people we have to run our cricket,” Rauf wrote while sharing his picture from the National T20 Cup.

Fakhar was earlier declared unfit for Pakistan’s recent ODI tour of Bangladesh, which kept him out of the squad.

Meanwhile, Aaqib Javed also raised concerns about fitness monitoring within the team setup. Speaking at a press conference last week, he said both Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam were dealing with injuries after the T20 World Cup.

“Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam’s injuries are under inquiry,” Javed said.

It is worth noting that Fakhar played only two matches in the recent T20 World Cup, scoring 109 runs at a strike rate of 187.93.