The newly-appointed white-ball captain of the Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Crew, Mohammad Rizwan, took a sly dig on the former skipper Babar Azam after taking on the high-profile function.
Chatting with reporters, Mohammad Rizwan mentioned that if he began to contemplate himself the king of the Pakistan workforce, all the pieces would disintegrate. Notably, king is the nickname given to Babar Azam by many followers and specialists.
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 workforce 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. Asserting his determination to step down from captaincy, Babar said that he was honored to guide the nationwide workforce, however added that he determined to stop captaincy to give attention to his private progress 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 start thinking about myself a king as captain, then all the pieces 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 preventing spirit on the sphere and make the nation proud.
“If I start thinking about myself a king as captain, then all the pieces will disintegrate. Fairly, as a frontrunner, I’m right here to serve the 15 males of the workforce. That is the way it needs to be. Relating to achievements, Inshallah, we’ve got the messages and assist from everybody in our field, who’re asking us just one factor: battle, battle, and battle. They maintain sending us this message repeatedly, and we are going to strive our greatest, Inshallah, to indicate the entire nation that there isn’t a lack of battle in us.”
“We have now left the outcomes to Allah, and regardless of the final result, we settle for it. However by way of preventing spirit, there might be no scarcity—that is our assure,” mentioned Rizwan.
We are going to proceed to face by Rizwan as he takes on this vital 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 in regards to the success of the workforce beneath his management. He mentioned:
“The PCB has at all times been absolutely dedicated to supporting our gamers and employees, and we are going to proceed to face by Rizwan as he takes on this vital function. We’re optimistic that beneath his management, Pakistan’s white-ball cricket workforce will as soon as once more turn into a power to be reckoned with on the worldwide stage.”
