Fakhar Zaman raised concerns on social media over Babar Azam’s exclusion from the squad for the second and third Tests, calling it “worrying” and suggesting it could negatively impact the team. The PCB issued Fakhar a show-cause notice, stating his public remarks were inappropriate for a centrally contracted player. The PCB clarified that Babar’s exclusion is to rest him for the upcoming white-ball series, though Pakistan is trailing 1-0 in the Test series.