New Delhi: After being eliminated in the first round of the Champions Trophy being held at home after a bad performance there has been turmoil in the Pakistan cricket team again. After the crushing defeats at the hands of New Zealand and India now a big player of the Pakistan cricket team has decided to retire. According to reports coming from the Pakistani media the teams experienced batsman and Champions Trophy 2017 final hero Fakhar Zaman has decided to end his career here. According to this this left-handed star batsman will soon officially announce it. Pakistan which was hosting an ICC tournament at home for the first time after 29 years was expected to perform well but the team led by Mohammad Rizwan disappointed its fans badly. With the defeat against New Zealand in the first match of the tournament and then against India in the second match the team was eliminated from the first round of the tournament. Since then everyone has come down on the entire team. Apart from former cricketers and media fans are also demanding changes in the team. Preparations to leave Pakistan along with retirement: Amidst the demand for these changes Pakistans legendary opener Fakhar Zaman is preparing to retire. According to the report of Pakistani media Sama TV 34-year-old Fakhar Zaman has talked to his close ones about this and has told them that he is going to retire. Soon he will also officially announce it. Not only this the report also claims that Fakhar is also preparing to leave Pakistan and settle in another country with his family. This will be the first big sacrifice in the Pakistani team after the defeat in the Champions Trophy. Champions Trophy will be my last ICC tournament. I want to take a break from ODI cricket Zaman reportedly said. After being excluded from the Champions Trophy Zaman posted an enigmatic message on the social media site X saying Representing Pakistan on the biggest stage is an honour and dream of every cricketer in this country. I have been privileged enough to represent Pakistan multiple times with pride. Representing Pakistan on the biggest stage is an honour and dream of every cricketer in this country. I have been privileged enough to represent Pakistan multiple times with pride. Unfortunately I’m now out of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 but surely Allah is the best planner.… pic.twitter.com/MQKmOI4rQU — Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) February 20 2025 Was out due to injury: Apart from the teams defeat this decision of Fakhar Zaman seems to be due to his fitness as well. Fakhar Zaman was a part of the Pakistani team for this Champions Trophy but for the last few months he was out of the field due to fitness. Before the tournament he made a comeback in the three-match ODI series. Here his comeback was strong but he got injured while fielding on the second ball of the first match of the Champions Trophy. Since then he has been struggling and was seen in trouble while batting as well. With this match he was out of the tournament and then could not play against India as well. It starts with the Champions Trophy and ends with it: Incidentally Fakhars ODI career also started with the 2017 Champions Trophy. In the final of this tournament he made his team the champion by scoring a brilliant century against India. Now after 8 years his career is ending with his exit in the first match of the Champions Trophy. Fakhar scored 3651 runs in 86 ODIs at an average of 46 which includes 11 centuries and 17 half-centuries. He is the only batsman to score a double century in ODIs for Pakistan.