Mohammad Rizwan "The criticism seems to be dying down a bit, so I must be doing something right"

[Geil]

The running between the wickets was very poor, Rizwan is rotate the strike kind of player, when Ifti and rizwan were batting, they were not able to run two"s

Also Pak strikers at the end batted stupidly, gifted wickets

 

[hitthestump]

If the par score is 170-180 - scoring 42 in 39 balls is very poor performance

Anchor innings that ow does not help in T20 cricket

It does when your remaining batsmen include Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah.

If it wasn't for Rizwan today there'd have been no match.

 

[Rana]

It does when your remaining batsmen include Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah.

If it wasn't for Rizwan today there'd have been no match.

Rizwan is pointless.

The opposition doesn’t mind if he bats until the 15th over

He won’t do any serious damage to the opposition with his 110 strike rate!

 

[Savak]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

 

[Ashmal]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

This.

Some people should've got a reality check today seeing how the rest of the guys did when Babar fell cheaply.

Still Rizwan wasn't at his best tonight & needs to improve.

 

[Hextro]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

We probably have the worst middle order out of all the top 8 ranked teams. People should divert their attention from Babar and Rizwan to our nonextant middle order.

 

[shamaan]

Seems the rest of the team goes for sight-seeing.

Typical Pakistani fans.

 

[shamaan]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

Finally someone with some common sense.

 

[shamaan]

It wasn't Rizwan best Innings obviously but atleast he tried to grind it out and stick around.

 

[TheSultan]

Had a very poor day both with the bat and behind the stumps.

In batting, if you can’t play anything outside off stump, there is no way you should be opening.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

Mate what are you talking about?

Root and Malan bat the way they do because Morgan, Butler, Livingstone, Moeen cannot be trusted????

 

[TheSultan]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

I think this implies his approach was questionable. It’s not about approach. His ability at anything on off or outside off stump is terrible for a top order player

 

[Snowflake]

Top scorer from both the Pakistani and Indian innings, that too by a distance ��*

Misbah used to be the top scorer for most games when he was the captain - didn't mean anything

Please stop judging performances based on the scorecard.

 

[Snowflake]

Had a very poor day both with the bat and behind the stumps.

In batting, if you can’t play anything outside off stump, there is no way you should be opening.

Wait till [MENTION=147292]RedwoodOriginal[/MENTION] shows up and tell you that Rizwan plays all around the wicket and has all the shots )

 

[Rana]

The glass is always half full for those who will fight tooth and nail to defend Rizwan

He is an atrocious, overrated batsman who is also a leg side hack

 

[Rana]

Wait till [MENTION=147292]RedwoodOriginal[/MENTION] shows up and tell you that Rizwan plays all around the wicket and has all the shots )

I created a thread the day after the T20 World Cup

“Mohammad Rizwan has ZERO off side game”

This statement is 100% correct

 

[Savak]

Indians had a fielder on the leg side to counter his leg side release shot. They did their homework today

 

[Oneking]

Then why select them?

 

[MP2011]

Top scorer from both the Pakistani and Indian innings, that too by a distance *

Hope he becomes top scorer in more such Indo-Pak games.

 

[TheSultan]

Indians had a fielder on the leg side to counter his leg side release shot. They did their homework today

Brother, every team has this figured out. It’s not rocket science. They keep fielders on the leg side, and also don’t feed that area too.

Every player has some sort of preference (leg or off), but Rizwan’s is glaringly obvious. And it’s amplified by how poor he is on the off side.

In the last year he should have developed something to counter this to give the opposition something else to think about. If you can’t play big shots on the off side, at least show that you can get the ball away for a few runs. He looked like a tailender outside off stump yesterday.

 

[TheSultan]

Misbah used to be the top scorer for most games when he was the captain - didn't mean anything.
Please stop judging performances based on the scorecard.

THIS. 100%

We have so many scorecard analysts.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

He is trying to hit everything through the leg side and the bowlers know that now. He used to be a fine driver of the ball through the offside and seems to have given up on that. This is a technical issue the coaches should be working him through

He is too good a player to just rely on leg side hacks

 

[Smbhayi]

Indian struggled on the pitch batting second, which proves Rizwan didnt bat bad. The pitch was hard and he scored most runs. Had it not been for his performance, this would had been a one sided match

Rizwan really struggled yesterday.. only guy who batted fluently from Pak side is iftikhar but he get tired very quickly..

 

[Marooned]

He is trying to hit everything through the leg side and the bowlers know that now. He used to be a fine driver of the ball through the offside and seems to have given up on that. This is a technical issue the coaches should be working him through

He is too good a player to just rely on leg side hacks

That's a very good point. I've seen him play well through offside before. He needs to bring that back.

 

[Titan24]

Rizwan and Babar bat the way they do because Khusdil and Asif Ali cannot be trusted to bat properly according to the situation and to hit reliably.

This.

Some people should've got a reality check today seeing how the rest of the guys did when Babar fell cheaply.

Still Rizwan wasn't at his best tonight & needs to improve.

Fair point however, counter argument can be that as Babar is the captain and Rizwan and important part of leadership group feels that these guys are not good enough to bat decently for even few overs then why are they in the team?

Maybe add someone solid in the middle order as well who can take the innings forward if required like Riz and Babar are pressurized to do so that both can play more freely.

 

[Titan24]

He is trying to hit everything through the leg side and the bowlers know that now. He used to be a fine driver of the ball through the offside and seems to have given up on that. This is a technical issue the coaches should be working him through

He is too good a player to just rely on leg side hacks

Agreed. After that lone boundary he hit to third man region when India had both the outfielders on the legside, they brought one fielder to the offside. If he can start producing strokes on the balls that are outside off as well as slightly fuller on off then he can put much more pressure on the opposition.

Currently, relying solely on legside especially on a day when he is not timing the ball as he likes we see a struggle.

 

[Saj]

Aside from his batting, I thought his keeping was scruffy against India.

Normally he's neat and tidy behind the stumps but yesterday there were 2 or 3 instances where he was at fault.

 

[shamaan]

Aside from his batting, I thought his keeping was scruffy against India.

Normally he's neat and tidy behind the stumps but yesterday there were 2 or 3 instances where he was at fault.

I think he was also suffering from cramp

 

[TheSultan]

Everyone struggled out there with cramps. How often have you know Rizwan to be anything other than a flawless keeper?

I didn’t see Indian players struggling with cramps. These guys need to work on becoming elite athletes.

 

[Saj]

Reached only 50 off 42 balls against Hong Kong - hardly inspiring batting.

Left it to the end to attack.

Always a dangerous and risky tactic.

 

[The_KING]

He won’t get away with these slow starts against better sides. He needs to start attacking from the beginning. He is wasting power play overs with his slow run a ball batting.

 

[Saj]

Mohammad Rizwan speaking after today's match versus Hong Kong:

The most important thing was to assess the conditions. Obviously this is the T20 format but our plan is to forget the format and assess the conditions because on pitches like today’s the ball wasn’t coming onto the bat and was staying low so we changed our plans and decided to play with a straight bat.

The plan was to lose as few wickets as possible in the first 10 overs and then we took chances but we weren’t reckless as the conditions were tough at that time.

I always believe in the Almighty because sometimes you succumb to pressure and you become over-confident. My belief is simple and that is to work and leave the results to the Almighty who has given me such success that I had never imagined.

Obviously if you are one of the main players in the team then you have to take responsibility and you have pressure on you but you have to look at what the team requires from you. My belief is in hard work and the Almighty and I do whatever the team demands of me. Today the biggest difference between the 2 teams was experience.

I request all Pakistanis wherever they are in the world to help and support the flood relief funds. Let's all work together and pray and hope that things improve.

 

[Fenrir]

Fakhar should open with Rizwan.Babar can come at 3.The management should give Fakhar free licence to attack in the power play.It may not work every time but if Fakhar gets in he can give you 30-40 quick runs which is needed in T20.

 

[pratiktc]

Not a bad inns from Rizwan yday but could have seen more urgency to get boundary in last 3 ovs.

Disappointing that he was looking to only place 2s or turn strike over even in last phase of inns

 

[MenInG]

 

[PakPremi]

I do not know which Pakistani batsmen score much quicker than Rizwan and actually score enough runs to make difference to the Total, bar Babar. Old Pakistani fans habit blame the player who wins you matches. Without Rizwan Pak would have struggled to score 120,although the way Honk Kong batted that would had been enough.

 

[Hextro]

Rizwan is probably the only guy in Pakistan's team that would be criticized for being the highest-scoring batsman in 2 matches in a row. We're playing in the UAE a batsman can't just swing wildly. Even an aggressive batsman like Fakhar is having trouble timing the ball on these slow pitches.

 

[Concerned]

Pivotal in todays chase.

 

[Major]

[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] haan jee, two wins against India in the last 12-15 months and both time Rizwan playing blinders

Now what say?

Chased 180+

 

[J-Essence]

Rizwan is everyone's hero. I lifts the team up.

 

[Suleiman]

Can’t understand why Some Pakistanis hate this lad. He’s clutch. More clutch than Babar imo, who shows up more times for soft chases rather than when the going is tough.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Mammoth performance this when you take into account the fact that Babar fell early and that he was visibly struggling with cramps.

He has now played defining knocks in two out of two run chases against India.

Anyone who doesn't think he isn't one of the best T20 players in the world needs to put some clown make-up on and look at themselves in the mirror.

 

[Marooned]

Yes, nawaz turned the game today but Rizwan staying was absolutely crucial.
He absorbed loads of pressure and kept going.

 

[Marooned]

Mammoth performance this when you take into account the fact that Babar fell early and that he was visibly struggling with cramps. Anyone who doesn't think he isn't one of the best T20 players in the world needs to put some clown make-up on and look at themselves in the mirror.

He certainly is.

His approach is different but he is every bit as effective as the best of them.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Yes, nawaz turned the game today but Rizwan staying was absolutely crucial.
He absorbed loads of pressure and kept going.

Both were integral in their on way. Without Nawaz hitting those boundaries, Rizwan would not have been able to anchor the innings

 

[Marooned]

Both were integral in their on way. Without Nawaz hitting those boundaries, Rizwan would not have been able to anchor the innings

Indeed.

 

[The_KING]

A much better innings today. Better strike rate and more intent. Keep it up Rizwan.

 

[Mesozoic]

Absolute clutch player and a match winner in this format. Don't see how Babar is better than him by any metrics.

 

[Major]

where are all those posters that used to say against a top team Rizwan cant chase 180+?

Where are all those people that used to say open with Fakhar?

Rizwan has given a performance against India twice now

 

[PakPremi]

A true champion and just as important in T20s as Babar.

 

[PakPremi]

I do not know which Pakistani batsmen score much quicker than Rizwan and actually score enough runs to make difference to the Total, bar Babar. Old Pakistani fans habit blame the player who wins you matches. Without Rizwan Pak would have struggled to score 120,although the way Honk Kong batted that would had been enough.

Criticism should keep coming good for Rizwan and Pakistan.

 

[Zaz]

This guy is something else The bigger the game the more he can be relied on and comes to the party

Clutch player

 

[MenInG]

Talk nah!

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[Shaddy86]

where are all those posters that used to say against a top team Rizwan cant chase 180+?

Where are all those people that used to say open with Fakhar?

Rizwan has given a performance against India twice now

Thrice in just as many matches.

 

[Slim]

An absolute king! Future ATG for sure. Always the man to take the battle head on. Better than even Babar in this regard. Treasure of Pakistan cricket.

 

[Rana]

Well batted today Rizwan. Credit to where credit due

 

[Slim]

Well batted today Rizwan. Credit to where credit due

Lots of teeth grinded and fist clenched today.

 

[Rana]

Lots of teeth grinded and fist clenched today.

I have no favourites or players who I want to hate on during an India/Pakistan game.

I love Fakhar Zaman but you don’t see me defend him today considering his very lethargic and non serious performance. I’m a fair man

 

[BunnyRabbit]

One of the four pillars of our t20i team.

Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen and Shadab the four horsemen of our t20 side.

Nawaz has been improving steadily as well.

 

[CricketingMinds]

I have no favourites or players who I want to hate on during an India/Pakistan game.

I love Fakhar Zaman but you don’t see me defend him today considering his very lethargic and non serious performance. I’m a fair man

PP is filled with your posts on wanting Fakhar and Fixer (Sharjeel) to open instead of Babar Rizwan.

And c'mon you hate Riz more than anything in this world. We all know that lol.

Hopefully, as a Pakistani cricket fan u can appreciate the importance of Rizwans anchor innings while everyone knows the real boost came from Nawaz. But we would not have won without either Riz or Nawazs performance

 

[Rana]

Who deserves credit for today’s win?

I would say the bowlers who held there nerve and clawed Pakistan back in the game after that assault by KL and Rohit, whilst Kohli continued the tempo

Then Nawaz’s world class innings at number 4 was the real difference. Rizwan did well too but please don’t make it seem like he is a one man army!

 

[Rana]

PP is filled with your posts on wanting Fakhar and Fixer (Sharjeel) to open instead of Babar Rizwan.

And c'mon you hate Riz more than anything in this world. We all know that lol.

Hopefully, as a Pakistani cricket fan u can appreciate the importance of Rizwans anchor innings while everyone knows the real boost came from Nawaz. But we would not have won without either Riz or Nawazs performance

And one day the right thing will happen

I will continue to push for what I believe is right. For the sake of Pakistan, and I think Fakhar and Sharjeel would be the right opening combination

 

[Rana]

Look no one is perfect but I do think Rizwan even though delivered a 8.5/10 performance could have improved in some aspects…

There were some slot, full balls outside of the off stump which would be sent into the stands by a well oiled T20 opener in the overs 13-17 which Rizwan did not cash in on.

He should improve this aspect of his game and he can turn his 70s off 50 balls into 90s off 50 instead.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

The Smiling Assassin. Take a bow!

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Awesome man!

 

[ads101]

Another great performance by him. Just seems crazy that he isn’t given the ODI opening spot yet, imagine if he was giving these sort of ODIs too. Our current odi opening partnership is just way less reliable than our t20 one.

 

[hitthestump]

where are all those posters that used to say against a top team Rizwan cant chase 180+?

Where are all those people that used to say open with Fakhar?

Rizwan has given a performance against India twice now

It's just one poster who has the same cricketing IQ as Pandya's score today.

Rizwan has nothing left to prove to anyone and had already cemented his place as Pakistan's greatest ever WK batsman before this knock happened.

The best gift Misbah ever gave us was the masterstroke of promoting Rizwan to opener. It's changed so much about our cricket.

 

[Forum363]

Mammoth performance this when you take into account the fact that Babar fell early and that he was visibly struggling with cramps.

He has now played defining knocks in two out of two run chases against India.

Anyone who doesn't think he isn't one of the best T20 players in the world needs to put some clown make-up on and look at themselves in the mirror.

It wasn’t actually cramps. He jarred his knee quite badly when landing after a high jump while keeping. Which makes it all the more impressive.

But I was cringing watching him limp throughout the innings. I hope there’s no lasting damage, he’s a key man for us over the next 5 years.

 

[sweep_shot]

He did great today.

Him and Nawaz laid the foundation.

But, I still think he shouldn't open with Babar. He can perhaps open with Fakhar with Babar batting at #3.

 

[skhanmac]

I didn’t see Indian players struggling with cramps. These guys need to work on becoming elite athletes.

Kohli had cramps today and I thought he was the fittest out of everyone out there..

 

[fieldMarshal]

Its crazy how ppl criticize him n most it is unfair n uncalled for.
He is the best reader of the situation n conditions in our team n he plays accordingly. You can see that in all of his three innings in the Asia cup.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Best Wicket keeper batsmen pakistan has ever produced.

 

[TheSultan]

There is no harm in healthy criticism. He sets a very bad precedent at the beginning of an innings. He claws it back, which is where you say “well played” but his scratchy start at the beginning of an innings, puts all the pressure on Babar to make something of the power play and he gets out.

We can say well played along with there’s plenty of room for improvement too.

Without Nawaz’ knock we would have lost the game

 

[Major]

Look no one is perfect but I do think Rizwan even though delivered a 8.5/10 performance could have improved in some aspects…

There were some slot, full balls outside of the off stump which would be sent into the stands by a well oiled T20 opener in the overs 13-17 which Rizwan did not cash in on.

He should improve this aspect of his game and he can turn his 70s off 50 balls into 90s off 50 instead.

Oh man, this guy still has issues and wont admit he is wrong.

You sir are a lost cause....... 90 off 50. Yeah sure, like fakhar does this...

When the match is stuck, you come in the commentary thread hoping rizwan stays in, when we win and the situation has been cleared and we back to normal, you continue bashing rizwan

 

[Rana]

Oh man, this guy still has issues and wont admit he is wrong.

You sir are a lost cause....... 90 off 50. Yeah sure, like fakhar does this...

When the match is stuck, you come in the commentary thread hoping rizwan stays in, when we win and the situation has been cleared and we back to normal, you continue bashing rizwan

This is the problem with you Rizwan fans. You think he is perfect and there is no room for improvement. Why do you cry then when people criticise him for his consistently poor starts when it comes to balls v runs? If someone says that he has been at the crease long enough now to send slot balls into the stands, you want to go after him too for pointing out glaring deficiencies he has in his batting.

And yes, 90 off 50 for a T20 OPENER is quite the norm if they have been at the crease for half the innings

Maybe it’s too much to ask for at the Misbah school of Tuk Tuk and delusion?

 

[Rana]

It's just one poster who has the same cricketing IQ as Pandya's score today.

Rizwan has nothing left to prove to anyone and had already cemented his place as Pakistan's greatest ever WK batsman before this knock happened.

The best gift Misbah ever gave us was the masterstroke of promoting Rizwan to opener. It's changed so much about our cricket.

Your one player had a good game and you want to take shots at the one legit Pakistan fan on this forum. Time will tell. Cricket is a great leveller for players and cocky fans too.

 

[Xoib]

Your one player had a good game and you want to take shots at the one legit Pakistan fan on this forum. Time will tell. Cricket is a great leveller for players and cocky fans too.

Thankfully it is not leveling off for Rizwan for almost 2 years now.

You talk as if alternative are Roy and Maxwell to come in for him. Sharjeel will never bat like Rizwan batted yesterday even if India drop 6 catches in his single knock.

 

[Rana]

Thankfully it is not leveling off for Rizwan for almost 2 years now.

You talk as if alternative are Roy and Maxwell to come in for him. Sharjeel will never bat like Rizwan batted yesterday even if India drop 6 catches in his single knock.

That’s a total exaggeration and you know it. Sharjeel and Fakhar both are good T20 openers. I will forever maintain this stance. Rizwan is not immune from criticism. Nice innings yesterday and I was genuinely supporting him so that we could get the win over India, that’s what a true Pakistan fan does.

 

[Xoib]

That’s a total exaggeration and you know it. Sharjeel and Fakhar both are good T20 openers. I will forever maintain this stance. Rizwan is not immune from criticism. Nice innings yesterday and I was genuinely supporting him so that we could get the win over India, that’s what a true Pakistan fan does.

On stats Rizwan is twice the player to Fakhar let alone Sharjeel who I will not even bother bringing in this discussion as it's an insult to Rizwan to mention his name alongside a corrupt fat slogger.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

It wasn’t actually cramps. He jarred his knee quite badly when landing after a high jump while keeping. Which makes it all the more impressive.

But I was cringing watching him limp throughout the innings. I hope there’s no lasting damage, he’s a key man for us over the next 5 years.

I got that feeling too but I overheard someone say cramps, so I thought it was that. But that was a nasty landing he had and yeah, hope its nothing serious.