Newly appointed white ball captain Pakistan National Cricket Team, Mohammad Rizvandug the former captain slyly Babar Azam after taking the senior role.
Mohammad Rizvan, who made a statement to journalists, said that if he starts to consider himself a king Pakistan team, everything would fall apart. It should be noted that the king is the nickname given to Babar Azam by many fans and experts.
Mohammad Rizwan replaces Babar Azam as the white-ball captain
At the press conference held on October 27, goalkeeper-bassman Mohammad Rizvan was officially chosen as the new captain of the white ball team. After Babar Azam resigned, Rizwan was given the leadership and Salman Ali Agha was named after him. deputy.
It should be noted that Babar Azam announced his resignation through X on October 2. Announcing his decision to step down from captaincy, Babar said that he was honored to lead the national team, but added that he decided to step down to focus on his personal growth and development. his batting performance.
It should be noted that this was Babar Azam’s second departure from the captaincy in 12 months, as he was sacked from the white ball captaincy after the 2023 World Cup and also relinquished the red ball captaincy. Later, Babar Azam was again appointed as the T20I captain as PCB was sacked Shaheen Afridi.
If I start thinking of myself as a king like a captain, then everything will fall apart – Mohammad Rizwan
Addressing the media after becoming the captain, Muhammad Rizwan said that he will try to serve his teammates and not act like a king. Rizwan also assured the Pakistani fans that they will show great fighting spirit on the field and make the nation proud.
“If I start to think of myself as a king as a captain, everything will fall apart. Rather, as a leader, I am here to serve the 15 people of the team. This is how it should be. As for achievements, Inshallah, the messages and support of everyone in our box, they only ask us for one thing: fight, fight and fight, they send us this message again and again, and we will do our best to show the whole nation that it is there. We do not lack the fight.”
“We have left the results to God and whatever the result is, we accept it. But there will be no shortage of fighting spirit – that is our guarantee,” Rizwan said.
We will continue to be with Rizwan as he takes on this important role – Mohsin Naqvi
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi spoke about Muhammad Rizwan taking over the captaincy, saying that they will continue to support the wicket-keeper batsman and are optimistic about the success of the team under his leadership. He said:
“The PCB has always been committed to supporting our players and staff and we will continue to stand by Rizwan as he takes on this important role. We hope that under his leadership, Pakistan’s white-ball cricket team will once again become a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.”
