Fakhar Zaman – King of Katlang to the pride of Pakistan

Fakhar Zaman could have watched the Zimbabwe tour on television, since the mess of one of the nine frigates that patrol the Arabian Sea.

But in a nice narrative version, the man who found cricket while he was serving in the Navy traveled thousands of miles to a small landlocked country in Africa australe – and became the first Pakistani drummer to score a hundred times. international day. "Today was my day," said Fakhar after his historic innings.

These innings seemed really fatal, and Fakhar also explained that – never the sailor – he was acting only under the orders of his trainer Mickey Arthur. "Mickey told me before the draw that if we win the draw, we will beat first and I want you to score a double-cent," explained Fakhar. applied today and I have scored one. "

" Some coaches like to give maximum goals to their players, some people play better under these pressures and others feel the pressure more than any other "Flower Grant." It just depends on your players. "Since he arrived in Zimbabwe three weeks ago, Fakhar has scored 708 points in just nine innings, with an average of over 55 points in the T20 series and 430 points for the four ODIs played until now.It was not eliminated once.

Its Friday's 210 did not have 29 limits – the most in the ODI rounds by a Pakistani drummer – and it is all the more remarkable that he had not even faced the qua third, the sleeves. With his 24th and last four, belted at the edge of the cover, he has peaking at 200 points high, indelibly inscribing himself in Pakistani records books and cricketing traditions. "19659002" It's a great achievement. "Fifth year as a stick coach from Pakistan and oversaw Fakhar's rise from rookie to recorder." I've worked a lot with him in the nets, but he has a lot of natural talent and he worked very hard, being from his background, being in the Navy and very abrupt when he came into the background … His technique has evolved a lot, but it still has a lot of naturalness, and I think that it's is his greatest badet. "

The double-cent of Fakhar is, of course, only part of the story. . As a teenager, he moved from his home in Katlang, north of Mardan, to Karachi and joined the Navy at the instigation of his father. The young Fakhar was not too taken in by the idea, but the move eventually changed his life. When he was sent to PNS Karsaz in Karachi for further training, he met with Nazim Khan, coach of the Cricket Academy of Pakistan

Hosted in the camp, he cracked a hundred in his first game and was also introduced to Azam Khan, a noted Karachi cricket fan. From that came a place in inter-district cricket under 19, where his talents continued to flourish. He was allowed to retire as a seafarer in the Navy and to join his professional position ten years ago.

He ended up making his way into first clbad cricket, but it was only e-Azam Trophy in 2016-17 that his form began to be noticed. His performances in the Pakistan Super League led to a convening of the Pakistani T20I team, then to a day. Along the way, he has been helped by a work ethic gained from his navy background, and Flower believes that the effects of this background can still be seen today. As a 17-year-old sailor, he woke up regularly before dawn to run errands that stretched for miles before working out during the day and playing sports at night.

"It certainly comes from the navy," Fleur said. "It's fit, and it certainly helps to have a double-hundred, even if it's not so hot right now, you're doing a lot of shuttles out there and your concentration time has to be at its best. "

showed a lot of mental toughness today.He had some shots where he could have given it, but he had a But often, when you play with confidence and courage, luck will follow you. "

After the last 150 hours, the next step for Fakhar was Saeed Anwar 194. With a van above from Donald Tiripano's leg, he has surpbaded Anwar's 21-year record. Comparisons between the two are perhaps inevitable, as both are fluid left-handed openers, but their batons are built around very different methodologies. When Anwar was a game study of graceful shots to across the opposite side – and often behind the point – Fakhar's bat is more shoveled than rapier and he is more likely to club his limits halfway.

And yet, The fourth ODI was played on the ground-breaking field in the Queens Sports Club oval, with equidistant borders on all sides, and Fakhar sent them a ping. The Midwicket uprising was certainly on the bill, and it's there that he scored most of his runs, but also swats across the cover, wallops across the point, inverted sweeps, slogged and curved, and even a sublime slide across the ravine of Muzarabani, which suggested finesse rather than brutality.

This is the kind of technique that relies on close coordination of the hand and eye, and that would probably not take too much stuff. As such, Flower sought to enhance Fakhar's natural talents rather than change them.

"I just did some basic stuff, take the lead and do not get too far from your body," says Flower. "But at the same time, it's one of his strengths, so that's a bit of giving and taking, you're just trying to find a balance, he's moving forward in leaps and bounds, as everyone can." "This is a very good person, so I'm sure it will happen."