Pakistan's opener Fakhar Zaman's form has become a matter of concern as the left-handed batter has consistently struggled to score big for his side.
Zaman, the hero of the Champions Trophy 2017, has failed to give his side a breakthrough as in the last 11 innings, he scored a total of 202 runs with 34 being his highest.
The 33-year-old continued his poor form in the Asia Cup 2023 held last month and as Pakistan began their ICC World Cup 2023 campaign on Wednesday, the trend kept going.
The Green Shirts are playing the Netherlands in their World Cup 2023 opener and their top-order which is consisted of Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq and skipper Babar Azam, failed considerably.
Zaman walked back to the pavilion just after scoring 12 runs and the fans have given their verdict on the 33-year-old's future with the team.
Fans want Abdullah Shafique, a natural opener who scored his maiden One Day International (ODI) fifty against Sri Lanka in a must-win match in the Asia Cup last month, to replace Zaman.
Here is how fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted:
It must be noted that the Netherlands sent Pakistan in to bat in their World Cup clash in Hyderabad on Friday after skipper Scott Edwards won the toss.
Pakistan picked two frontline spinners in Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz alongside fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali.
The Netherlands, the only Associate side in the World Cup, have Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, and Saqib Zulfiqar as their spin options.
Teams:
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max O´Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (captain), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren