“When something like that first happens, I think you’re better off just sort of staying away and letting them come to terms with what’s just happened and then let them calm down a little bit and then go and put your arm around them later,” Ponting said, after seeing visuals of Fakhar’s disappointment in the Pakistan dressing room.
“That’s about all you can do. It is heartbreaking. These players work for these big tournaments. He’s been in super touch as well. been making a lot of runs.
“And his teammates would be gutted not to have him, but even more so for him…it’s always a hard thing to get over, but at the end of the day, you have to get over it. You’ve got to find a way to bounce back really quickly.
“The best thing you can do is sit back in the dressing room that night and discuss it and put it to bed and leave it there. And then when you get up the next day, as a group, you’ve got to find a way to regroup and find someone that can come in and do a good job for Pakistan.”