*ISLAMABAD – Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman faces a setback as he has beendropped from the 15 men squad.*
*Zaman failed to make into the Pakistan 15-men squad announced on Tuesday,for the third and final Test against New Zealand starting in Abu Dhabi nextweek.*
The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq afterconsultation with Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Head Coach Mickey Arthurretained the 15-member Test squad for the final encounter against NewZealand.
Zaman exclusion comes despite Pakistan’s lackluster batting performance atthe top, senior batsman Mohammad Hafeez in particular has been strugglingwith his form ever since scoring a hundred in his comeback Test againstAustralia in UAE last month.
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He has only managed to accumulate 66 runs in the six innings, since then.Hafeez has scores of 20, 10 and nine in the two Tests against New Zealand.
