The newly-appointed white-ball captain of the Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Staff, Mohammad Rizwan, took a sly dig on the former skipper Babar Azam after taking on the high-profile function.
Talking to reporters, Mohammad Rizwan mentioned that if he began to think about himself the king of the Pakistan group, all the things would disintegrate. Notably, king is the nickname given to Babar Azam by many followers and consultants.
Mohammad Rizwan replaces Babar Azam as white-ball captain
The wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan was formally named as the brand new skipper of the white-ball group at a press convention on Sunday, October 27. Since Babar Azam stepped down, Rizwan was the frontrunner for the management and Salman Ali Agha was named as his deputy.
Notably, Babar Azam introduced his resignation on October 2 by way of X. Saying his determination to step down from captaincy, Babar said that he was honored to steer the nationwide group, however added that he determined to stop captaincy to give attention to his private development and enhance his batting efficiency.
Notably, this was the second time in 12 months that Babar Azam stop captaincy, as after the World Cup 2023, he was sacked because the white-ball captain, and he himself relinquished the red-ball captaincy. Later, Babar Azam was reappointed as T20I captain as PCB sacked Shaheen Afridi.
If I get thinking about myself a king as captain, then all the things will disintegrate – Mohammad Rizwan
Addressing the media after turning into captain, Mohammad Rizwan mentioned that he would look to serve his teammates and never act like a king. Rizwan additionally assured the Pakistani followers that they’d present nice combating spirit on the sector and make the nation proud.
“If I get thinking about myself a king as captain, then all the things will disintegrate. Quite, as a pacesetter, I’m right here to serve the 15 males of the group. That is the way it ought to be. Relating to achievements, Inshallah, now we have the messages and help from everybody in our field, who’re asking us just one factor: struggle, struggle, and struggle. They maintain sending us this message repeatedly, and we are going to strive our greatest, Inshallah, to point out the entire nation that there isn’t a lack of struggle in us.”
“We’ve left the outcomes to Allah, and regardless of the end result, we settle for it. However by way of combating spirit, there can be no scarcity—that is our assure,” mentioned Rizwan.
We are going to proceed to face by Rizwan as he takes on this essential function – Mohsin Naqvi
Talking about Mohammad Rizwan taking on the captaincy, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi mentioned that they’d proceed to again the wicketkeeper-batsman and had been optimistic concerning the success of the group beneath his management. He mentioned:
“The PCB has all the time been absolutely dedicated to supporting our gamers and workers, and we are going to proceed to face by Rizwan as he takes on this essential function. We’re optimistic that beneath his management, Pakistan’s white-ball cricket group will as soon as once more turn out to be a power to be reckoned with on the worldwide stage.”
