ISLAMABAD – Opening his Twitter account after months, Pakistani cricketerFakhar Zaman was in for a pleasant surprise as he found a greeting from his‘to be honourable Prime Minister’ and former Pakistan captain Imran Khan,who had wished him for becoming the first Pakistani to score a doublecentury in One Day cricket.
On July 20, Imran Khan had tweeted, “Congratulations to Fakhar Zaman forbecoming the first Pakistani to score a double century in One Day cricket.”
Opening his account almost a week later, Fakhar replied, “Using twitterafter months & I see a tweet from To Be Honourable Prime Minister ofPakistan.The Great Imran Khan Congratulating me for my Double Ton. Mr.Prime Minister Thankyou & I congratulate you & feel proud to say that@ImranKhanPTI is PM of my beloved Pakistan #NayaPakistan”ADVERTISEMENT
Fakhar Zaman had been making headlines with his batting during Pakistan’sseries against Zimbabwe. During the 5th ODI in Bulawayo, the left-handedPakistan opener etched his name in history for a new world record as hebecame the fastest batsman to score 1000 ODI runs. He took 18 innings toachieve the feat and broke West Indies great Viv Richards’ record. Richardscompleted 1000 ODI runs in 21 innings.
Previously, Fakhar became the first Pakistan batsman to score a double tonin ODI cricket history and also stitched a world record partnership of 304runs for the opening wicket with Imam-ul-Haq.