NEW DELHI: Then being appointed as Pakistan’s pristine white-ball captain, wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan delivered an impressive message about management and expectancies.
Talking at a press convention on Sunday, Rizwan mentioned, “If I start considering myself a king as captain, then everything will fall apart. As a leader, I am here to serve the 15 men of the team. This is how it should be.”
Rizwan emphasised the significance of group solidarity and combating spirit. “Inshallah, we have the messages and support from everyone, and they are only asking us one thing: fight, fight, and fight. This message keeps coming, and we will try our best to show the nation that there is no shortage of fight in us,” he added.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Member Variety Committee Aqib Javed Press Convention | PCB
Rizwan additionally underlined the significance of modesty and departure ends up in the palms of Allah. “We have left the results to Allah, and whatever the outcome, we will accept it. But one thing we guarantee is that our fighting spirit will never waver.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced Rizwan’s appointment because the captain for the nearest white-ball excursions of Australia and Zimbabwe on Sunday, following Babar Azam’s retirement previous this age.
Rizwan, 32, has in the past captained Pakistan in two Checks right through a excursion of Fresh Zealand in 2020 when Azam was once injured however had now not led in limited-overs codecs till now.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi defined that the verdict to nominate Rizwan got here then consulting key stakeholders. “We carefully evaluated all options before choosing Rizwan as skipper for the white-ball team,” Naqvi mentioned.
Rizwan may have Salman Ali Agha as his vice-captain. Azam and Shaheen Afridi, in the meantime, will likely be rested for the Zimbabwe excursion. On the other hand, each will constituent in Pakistan’s ODI and T20I line in opposition to Australia.
Pakistan will kick off their Australia excursion with 3 ODIs origination November 4, adopted by way of 3 T20Is. Fresh faces like Aamer Jamal, Arafat Minhas, and Saim Ayub had been incorporated, signalling a untouched manner.
