Pakistan Cricket Board's new tournament, Champions One Day Cup, has started and in the very first match, the Pakistan cricket team management has been given a hard slap by the batsman who was constantly being ignored. In the first match of the Champions One Day Cup, Kamran Ghulam, the batsman of the Markhors team captained by Mohammad Rizwan, scored a brilliant century. Ghulam's century came when captain Rizwan could not do anything special. Also, a few days ago, he was not given a chance in the Test series against Bangladesh, while star batsman Babar Azam was constantly failing in front of him.

The tournament started on Thursday, 12 September in Faisalabad with a clash between Markhors and Panthers, for which the Pakistan Cricket Board had been building up the atmosphere for the past few weeks. All the current big stars of Pakistan cricket are playing in this tournament of 5 teams. So, all eyes are on them but those players are also eager to leave their mark in this tournament, who are not getting opportunities despite consistently performing well in domestic cricket. Kamran Ghulam is one of them and he showed his magic in the very first match.

Kamran Ghulam is owning the opposition right now #DiscoveringChampions #UMTMarkhorsevsLakeCityPanthers pic.twitter.com/2cMOz3o8Yi

— Official Champions Cup (@championscuppcb) September 12, 2024

Kamran's fast century

Right-handed batsman Kamran came in at number three for the Markhors and showed his prowess. Kamran, who came to the crease after star opener Fakhar Zaman was dismissed early, not only handled the innings but also scored a brilliant century while batting aggressively. Kamran first completed his half-century in just 45 balls and then completed his century in 88 balls. Mohammad Rizwan was also present from the other end to see all this, who shared a 133-run partnership with Kamran but only 45 runs came off his bat in this partnership.

Kamran Ghulam's shot to the 100! #DiscoveringChampions #UMTMarkhorsevsLakeCityPanthers pic.twitter.com/ruogVZ86Ro

— Official Champions Cup (@championscuppcb) September 12, 2024

Did not get a chance even after Babar's failure

Kamran Ghulam was finally out after playing a strong innings of 115 runs in 102 balls, which included 12 fours and 3 sixes. On the basis of his innings, the Markhors scored 347 runs. This innings of 28-year-old batsman Kamran Ghulam is also a strong message to the Pakistan Cricket Board and team management, who have constantly ignored him in the last few years. Even in the recent Test series against Bangladesh, when veteran batsmen like Babar Azam and other players including captain Shan Masood kept failing, Kamran Ghulam did not get a chance in the playing eleven despite being in the squad. Pakistan lost that series 0-2.