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Unfortunately, Pakistan refuse to rest him to give a bigger sample size.
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Mohammad Rizwan "The criticism seems to be dying down a bit, so I must be doing something right"
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Unfortunately, Pakistan refuse to rest him to give a bigger sample size.
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It isn't a road and never has been a road, extremely long boundaries too. It's a responsibility to prove you wrong.
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Haha you should get paid for it
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The Best T20 Batsman in Pakistan has a 50 against every single team he has played against. Only team missing is Afghanistan but he will hopefully go big against them next time too.
Australia : 67
Bangladesh : 78*
England : 88*
India : 79*
South Africa : 104*
New Zealand : 89
Srilanka : 55
West Indies : 87
Namibia : 79*
Zimbabwe : 91*
Hong Kong: 78*
The consistency is unreal.
Australia : 67
Bangladesh : 78*
England : 88*
India : 79*
South Africa : 104*
New Zealand : 89
Srilanka : 55
West Indies : 87
Namibia : 79*
Zimbabwe : 91*
Hong Kong: 78*
The consistency is unreal.
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I've just informed you of a fact. If the par score is 160 here with only England having chased 154 and you still say its a road with a poor score then I can't say much else. Only trash bowling will lose us this game today.
We should be defending this total against Bangladesh of all teams.
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Hey we have a chance?
Because no one can, because we dont have any better batsman than him.
Btw, lately your 99.99.percent posts are about bashing Rizwan and yet you are telling others "Itna jazbaati na ho"
Lol.
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Best T20I batsman in the world. Can't imagine some geniuses wanted a fixer to replace him as opener. 
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Best T20I batsman in the world. Can't imagine some geniuses wanted a fixer to replace him as opener.
Crawling out of your cave are we
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Best T20I batsman in the world. Can't imagine some geniuses wanted a fixer to replace him as opener.
Overweight fixer*
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I have to admit
Rizwan’s stats prove he is better than Gilchrist
Rizwan’s stats prove he is better than Gilchrist
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Joyous day for Rizwan fans.
Blasted his team to victory against Bangladesh.
Cant imagine a greater feat for the majestic batsman.
Blasted his team to victory against Bangladesh.
Cant imagine a greater feat for the majestic batsman.
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Looking at this page anybody wouldve thought rizwan failed and pakistan had lost today
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The lack of quality in the team is making RIZWAN bradmansque
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Joyous days for Pakistanis
Our team won.
Player of the Match
I get why you are excited.
I used to be too.
Until lately I have realized we have 2 openers who play for themselves first, and their country second.
In the process, if Pakistan win they are made Gods.
If Pakistan loses, the middle order is to blame.
You will continue seeing this pattern in the series and T20 WORLD cup.
Just wait Sir.
Patience shows everything.
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No bro - I will always be excited when Pakistan does well.
I was excited when Asif Ali did well in WT20 last year, and will be the same when any other player does well for Pakistan. Its a force of habit.
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In the context of this game you have to give him the credit he deserves otherwise the struggle to express the truth becomes dishonest
Pakistan won by 21 runs and although the game was pretty much over before the 19th over…you can argue that Rizwan’s sr in the last 8-10 balls he faced made the difference
That is essential I suppose if you have been at the crease since ball 1 on a very good batting strip.
On the other hand, Bangladesh should be kicking themselves because that was overall a par score by Pakistan and these kinds of scores are chased down quite easily these days. They failed to bat with any rhythm in the powerplay and have paid the price for if with a soft defeat
Pakistan won by 21 runs and although the game was pretty much over before the 19th over…you can argue that Rizwan’s sr in the last 8-10 balls he faced made the difference
That is essential I suppose if you have been at the crease since ball 1 on a very good batting strip.
On the other hand, Bangladesh should be kicking themselves because that was overall a par score by Pakistan and these kinds of scores are chased down quite easily these days. They failed to bat with any rhythm in the powerplay and have paid the price for if with a soft defeat
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mohammad Rizwan last 8 T20I innings:<br><br>78*<br>1<br>63<br>88<br>8<br>88*<br>68<br>55<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvsBAN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvsBAN</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1578289238222639104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mohammad Rizwan in T20Is in 2022:<br><br>Innings 14<br>Runs 698<br>Average 63.45<br>Strike-rate 130.22<br>Fifties 8<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvBAN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvBAN</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1578290556794728448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mohammad Rizwan 78* off 50 balls<br><br>Rest of the Pakistan batters 84 off 70 balls<br><br>Extras 5<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvBAN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvBAN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1578291604191748096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Yup. We never lost to Bd or Zimb etc.
We lost to Ireland, so we should have given up Odis?
Lol whattay funny argument.
This will go Unnoticed by you know who...
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Why is this becoming a pattern? Maybe sir Misbah ul Haq can answer this question in his visionary words?
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Death, taxes and Rizwan carrying Pakistan's T20 batting...the three constants in life.
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Rizwan when he last came to New Zealand:
26 Matches, 17.23 Avg, 97.8 Strike-Rate.
Rizwan now:
69 Matches, 54.3 Avg, 129.3 Strike-Rate.
Talk about a freaking turnaround.
26 Matches, 17.23 Avg, 97.8 Strike-Rate.
Rizwan now:
69 Matches, 54.3 Avg, 129.3 Strike-Rate.
Talk about a freaking turnaround.
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What was Pakistan’s T20i ranking when they last came to NZ?
Rankings do not matter. Because Rizwan is not the best t20 batter in the world as the rankings suggest
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It was just an honest question. What was our ranking when we toured NZ at the time Redwood is chest thumping?
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Gosh! Babar is main problem scoring 22 from 25 balls!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been saying this for a while, Babar should move to no.3 and Fakhar should be brought back to open with Rizwan.
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This may hurt.
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Some records Rizwan broke today:
He is the only third batter in the world to score 1,500 or more T20 runs in more than one calendar year. Two others are Chris Gayle and Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Gayle had amassed 1,532 and 1,665 in 2012 and 2015, respectively while Babar had a total tally of 1,607 in 2019 and 1,779 in 2021.
Rizwan, who had scored a total of 2,036 T20 runs last year, has so far scored 1,519 runs this year in overall professional games of the shortest format.
He also overtook Babar in the list of most aggregate runs after 58 T20I innings. He has scored 2,337 runs from 58 international innings in this format, while Babar had 2,281 runs. India’s Virat Kohli had 2,102 runs from the initial 58 innings of his T20I career.
He also surpassed England’s Jos Buttler in the list of players scoring the most runs as designated wicketkeeper in T20Is.
Of his 2,337 runs, the star player scored 2,196 runs as a wicket-keeper in T20Is. He surpassed Buttler today when he took the second run of his inning. The English cricketer has scored 2,119 runs as a wicket-keeper batter.
Rizwan has only four innings as a non-wicket-keeper in T20Is, scoring 141 runs.
He also now has nine Player of the Match awards, third most after Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez (11 each)
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Some records Rizwan broke today:
He is the only third batter in the world to score 1,500 or more T20 runs in more than one calendar year. Two others are Chris Gayle and Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Gayle had amassed 1,532 and 1,665 in 2012 and 2015, respectively while Babar had a total tally of 1,607 in 2019 and 1,779 in 2021.
Rizwan, who had scored a total of 2,036 T20 runs last year, has so far scored 1,519 runs this year in overall professional games of the shortest format.
He also overtook Babar in the list of most aggregate runs after 58 T20I innings. He has scored 2,337 runs from 58 international innings in this format, while Babar had 2,281 runs. India’s Virat Kohli had 2,102 runs from the initial 58 innings of his T20I career.
He also surpassed England’s Jos Buttler in the list of players scoring the most runs as designated wicketkeeper in T20Is.
Of his 2,337 runs, the star player scored 2,196 runs as a wicket-keeper in T20Is. He surpassed Buttler today when he took the second run of his inning. The English cricketer has scored 2,119 runs as a wicket-keeper batter.
Rizwan has only four innings as a non-wicket-keeper in T20Is, scoring 141 runs.
He also now has nine Player of the Match awards, third most after Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez (11 each)
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Exactly! If they lose a game of cricket they should give up that version of the sport!
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Not at the Hagley Oval where only England have previously chased 154 with 7 balls to go....since the average score is 160
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Thanks Buddy, have you got the ground stats prepared for the next game too? Don’t mind me asking you before every game during the world cup too
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So they are on a hiding to nothing then
Damned if they dont win against them
Damned if they do
Despite his flaws as a batsman, despite his questionable approaches in the innings of when he should hit out and despite what anyone says, take Rizwan out of this lineup and Pakistan’s batting sinks faster than the Titanic.
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Riz a good player but that's a myth. The other 10 guys haven't just walked of the street and into the team, these are professional cricketers also playing for an establish international class team.
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Rizwan speaking to the press:
Lot of people are writing off Pakistan for the World Cup - what do you say to that?
"Look we don't need to answer to everyone who has a view, our job is to play cricket and we are trying do that to the best of our abilities; We do salute those who are questioning us for the good of Pakistan, as they have love of the country in their hearts; We, players and management, are doing our best to fix whatever shortcomings we have in whichever department of the game; We are doing whatever is humanly possible and have achieved success in our efforts to some extent"
"The conditions were good, last day we felt extremely cold here but we were lucky that today we played in shining sun. If you ask me about the pitch, it was very good. It was a very good batting track for us. If you ask me, we were at least 10-12 runs short but the bowlers bowled really well which is why we won easily"
"I cannot tell you anything about tomorrow because when we come here tomorrow, we will assess the conditions. Obviously tomorrow it is a night game, so there might be a bit of swing around as well. But let's see what happens."
"Look if you have a duck or a half-century in your past, you have to forget about it since this is international cricket. If you talk about Bangladesh, they have some good bowlers. They are very skillful."
Lot of people are writing off Pakistan for the World Cup - what do you say to that?
"Look we don't need to answer to everyone who has a view, our job is to play cricket and we are trying do that to the best of our abilities; We do salute those who are questioning us for the good of Pakistan, as they have love of the country in their hearts; We, players and management, are doing our best to fix whatever shortcomings we have in whichever department of the game; We are doing whatever is humanly possible and have achieved success in our efforts to some extent"
"The conditions were good, last day we felt extremely cold here but we were lucky that today we played in shining sun. If you ask me about the pitch, it was very good. It was a very good batting track for us. If you ask me, we were at least 10-12 runs short but the bowlers bowled really well which is why we won easily"
"I cannot tell you anything about tomorrow because when we come here tomorrow, we will assess the conditions. Obviously tomorrow it is a night game, so there might be a bit of swing around as well. But let's see what happens."
"Look if you have a duck or a half-century in your past, you have to forget about it since this is international cricket. If you talk about Bangladesh, they have some good bowlers. They are very skillful."
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You do realize he is ranked number 1 in the world in T20 cricket, right? I mean Number 1 in the WHOLE WORLD and not just Pakistan. You do know this right?
How much did the team score? Opposite plays to team's total, not rizwan's runs.
You just have silly one liner replies without any counters. I agree with the other poster, even withotu rizwan we will be able to to get to a total like this. what difference is he making?
When babar gets in, he can score ~200 SR, rizwan has nver done that, so all the balls rizwan is hoggin to get in, babar should get those and rizwan should try to attack.
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Koi farq nahi parhta
Just like his phenomenal rise made no difference to our T20i ranking from 2 years ago
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Being ranked top in T20 and having ANY SORT of impact in the team are completely different things.
I have a theory.
If you drop Babar, Pakistan wont be able to make 170 runs in any game.
But if you drop TOP BATSMEN IN T20 IN THE WORLD, as you so eloquently put it, Pakistan would still end up with 160 plus everytime just as they do now.
Rizwan brings nothing EXCEPT stats to the table.
Pakistan are SO fearful of being bowled out for 120 that they look for a saviour.
And in drops the hero Rizwan who play with MINIMUM RISK, nudges around for 15 overs and hits his 50 and people think he is next best thing thing sliced bread.
I have repeatedly said, I AM WILLING to put ANY sort of WAGER on this.
However, Rizwan doesnt rest and his supporters keep buying into his mantra.
Give me 5 games.
It will be proven.
But it wont happen.
Because truth is ugly.
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What does Misbah have to do with this? If anything give him credit for recognizing and persisting with the now #1 T20I batter in the World
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Rizwan is a what you see is what you get type batsman. His upper limit is going to the 50 off 38 and 78 off 50 type inns.
Is this ideal? No because it's not going to set off fireworks or make you jump for joy seeing all those leg side hacks and nudges. It does the job until someone can come along who is better.
Is this ideal? No because it's not going to set off fireworks or make you jump for joy seeing all those leg side hacks and nudges. It does the job until someone can come along who is better.
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This is such a nonsense post.
I'm surprised at what is going on here...
There is no debate, no logical discussion just some rants devoid of any facts.
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Nice comeback.
No logical rebuttal.
Not answering any of my essential points.
Just spit and bubbling and frothing.
I will explain more.
Rizwan has mastered the art of deception.
He sets himself in during first 6 overs with the occasional boundary.
Then overs 6 to 12 he nudges the ball around for singles and doubles while others around him fall. This begins the hero mode.
Overs 12 to 15, as the pressure rises and everyone around him falls, he continues to bat raising his bat in applause at a 50 from 35 to 40 balls.
At over 15 he realises, that if he doesnt put some sort of move, Pakistan will end up with less than 160.
He puts his foot down and ends up with 70 off 50 balls.
Saved the match for Pakistan.
Proof.
Often during chases of 200 plus, he can NO LONGER afford to consolidate and gets out for single digit scores.
In easier chases and in setting targets, he bats persistently the same way, never taking risks.
And the approach is attributed to Pakistam crashing if he fails.
The deception is so huge, that even you have bought into it.
It will take a massive paradigm shift to be exposed.
But i will be proven right.
All we need is patience.
It's not ideal, but the problem is that none of the other batters around him are performing consistently.
Even the skipper is struggling by and large of late.
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Whenever he decides to perform. Mentally weak player, vanishes completely when there is any pressure
Yes one of the highest scorer is world cups he’s played but he’s mentally weak according to a you. Let rizwan even perform in a proper format then start calling others.
Rizwan must be really good he can do all that every match and the opposition bowlers are so helpless against his plot they just do not try to get him out, or stop him from leading Pakistan to 160 scores which is atleast s 50 percent that their team could lose. Wow mighty Rizwan wow.
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Of course as Pak fans we want Pakistan to win, but the problem is Pakistan is not winning the crucial games.
Rizwan, for all his #1 T20i ranking, record runs scored, at an acceptable SR, has flopped when the game was played for all the marbles.
- WC SF vs Australia 2021
- Asia Cup final 2022
- 7th T20 decider vs England
Plus the opposition have cottoned on that Rizwan's game is mostly a leg side game.
Wins, like runs, its not the number of runs scored that matter, it is when the runs scored that matter.
If Pak fans want just number of wins, then series vs Bang, Ireland, Zimbabwe should suffice.
Rizwan, for all his #1 T20i ranking, record runs scored, at an acceptable SR, has flopped when the game was played for all the marbles.
- WC SF vs Australia 2021
- Asia Cup final 2022
- 7th T20 decider vs England
Plus the opposition have cottoned on that Rizwan's game is mostly a leg side game.
Wins, like runs, its not the number of runs scored that matter, it is when the runs scored that matter.
If Pak fans want just number of wins, then series vs Bang, Ireland, Zimbabwe should suffice.
If Rizwan failed those games so why didn't the other batters stand up? Or were they too busy whining?
What about the games Rizwan and Babar won for us single handedly, carrying bat? Runs mattered in those games too.
The actual fact is that other batters don't look good for even 15 20 runs and have had numerous chances. They are outright poor.
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This is just bizarre from so called pakistan fans
We have one player who consistently gets runs every game at a decent lick but hes hated for not getting those at a 200 strike rate
His final strike rate was 156 today but again he gets hate
We also have players that do get out for single digits every game but they are let off and excuses are made for their failures
Riz along with babar at times are literally carrying this mediocre batting lineup but some cant put their hate aside and be glad pakistan has 2 world class batters opening for them
Some so called fans need to have a good hard look at themselves Its such a sad state of affairs
We have one player who consistently gets runs every game at a decent lick but hes hated for not getting those at a 200 strike rate
His final strike rate was 156 today but again he gets hate
We also have players that do get out for single digits every game but they are let off and excuses are made for their failures
Riz along with babar at times are literally carrying this mediocre batting lineup but some cant put their hate aside and be glad pakistan has 2 world class batters opening for them
Some so called fans need to have a good hard look at themselves Its such a sad state of affairs
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He hit a 50 in both WCt20 semi final and Asia cup final. He didn't flop, the rest of the team did.
But but he should have scored 150 atleast and won the game himself as others are there just to clap his 50s.
Since you are fan of FACTS. Offcourse avgs and Sr doesnt matter to you because it doesnt suit tour agenda
Lets see, you talked about 200+ chases and said he fails most of the times. Well, if he fails what other 10.players are for? If he failed, why couldnt they won the match by chasing 200+ ?? For example i think in kast T20I v England, he got out early. So what others did?
And in all successful chases of 200+ by Pakistan
Vs SA, Rizwan 73 of 47 with 155 SR
Vs WI 87 of 45 193 SR
Vs Eng 88 of 51 with 172SR.
Vs Eng, Babar was having miserable day during start of our batting and Riz stepped up took the charge.
So again, when RiZZ failed, why others couldnt chased down 200+?
And lastly, why other teams couldnt debunked his great deception? Why they cant get him out at DUCK in every match if he is so rubbish and limited player?
You said all you want 5 games? Well in some games RiZZ didnt play. So what were the results of those games? Did we blast 200+ ? Or any other opener smashed 100 with 200SR?
And, in Pakistan which international player has better SR than him as an opener? Hack Sharjeel?
Rizwan is not the BEST option, but considering the crop we have, he is best among all. If not, bring better than him and prove him with facts and figures rather than your THEORIES.
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Haters gonna hate. Keep doing the good work Rizwan! Hope you can keep improving.
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The other players are not annoited for sainthood.
You want to big up Rizwan as the next messiah, the #1 T20i batsman, then it's up to him to prove his consistency when the win matters.
Don't try and finesse Rizwan's prime time inconsistencies with failures of others.
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Pakistan is winning though Maybe not as much as we like but they are
The fact is winning and losing cant be down to one or two players Its a game of 11 vs 11 and like a machine if all or most of the parts arent working smoothly then your not gonna get the results
Pakistan has issues with their middle order and until other batters dont stand up and play their role pakistan isnt gonna win as much as we want
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I don't think its a coincidence that Rizwan flops at crucial games.
It's odd to see Rizwan fans defend his runs when Pakistan wins but then blame other plyers when Rizwan fails when Pakistan depended on him.
He is either #1 T20 batsman and best T20 opener for Pakistan, or, not. Maintain the standard even through failure, no point in blaming other players.
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Like vultures.
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MIG I listen to you a lot. But you have followed my line of argumentation here.
2 years ago I began screaming my legit concerns about Rizwan’s elevation into this side. Some people stood with me, but one by one they all deserted me and I was pretty much left alone screaming my concerns. I was called crazy. I was called a mad man whilst Rizwan kept producing runs upon runs. I have lost many friends here due to my belief which was 100% genuinely based on cricket.
There was a time where I started to think, maybe I am crazy. Maybe the problem is with me. Maybe I do need to consult a sports psychologist. Why am I still not accepting this man’s performances whilst everyone around me is deserting me and calling me blind/mad and what not.
But recently, I found that I am not, I was not alone in my plight! The Asia cup final was a major, major snap out of a trance for many people who may have fallen under the illusion that Rizwan is playing this game in the correct manner as an opener.
I prophesied the next day on this forum that ‘A storm is coming’. You can probably see it now. You have probably seen that the uprising and how they are all now baying for his blood (cricket failure).
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So he did his part and then moves on? Greats take a match by the scruff of the situation and rely on their own performance, and not others; not tick a box exercise to maintain an average.
The reality is that Rizwan for all his runs doesn’t have a power game let alone an off-side game which might explain why Pakistan’s PP phase is remarkably average considering Rizwan is at the helm from ball 1.
For me, it’s all about the PP phase performance; after all he has Babar ar the opposite end, not Pakistan’s middle order.
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It is a myth that he did his part
He did his part for Pakistan to score 140. It was Fakhar’s innings that propelled us to 176 which was still defendable to some extent
Fakhar played the impact innings with the bat, Rizwan just kept the scoreboard ticking and held up one end which is fine
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When has he flopped though?
Just because he doesnt make a big score every game doesnt mean hes a choker
Hes played crucial hands in both our t20 wins against india in the last yera
Against aus yes both him and babar were a little slow but he didnt flop
Hes Mr Consistent not a flop
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Mohammad Rizwan - An odd coincidence on the internet
I find it a strange coincidence that on this forum as well as other cricket forums there are posters with Pak flag icons next to their names obsessively making negative posts 24/7 for the 1 consistent performer in the men's national team - Mohammad Rizwan. I wonder who would truly have the brightest performer in the team in their crosshairs?
I find it a strange coincidence that on this forum as well as other cricket forums there are posters with Pak flag icons next to their names obsessively making negative posts 24/7 for the 1 consistent performer in the men's national team - Mohammad Rizwan. I wonder who would truly have the brightest performer in the team in their crosshairs?
because his style of play is hurting the team. All the people against him are people who love Pakistan more than him and figured out that he is one of the main culprit of why Pakistan is failing.
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There is also a legion of T20 openers/no.3s who are inspired by his style of play in domestic cricket too.
The game is not in safe hands for the next decade to come unless drastic measures are not taken.
Rehan Afridi
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
Sahibzada Farhan
Haseebullah Khan
Abdullah Shafique
Tayyab Tahir
A list of upcoming domestic players who are playing the similar brand of bland T20 opening
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Can you imagine Shan Masood getting into the England/Australia/South Africa team with the style of cricket he plays?
But in Pakistan, he was invited by the chief selector to score runs on phattas against significantly weakened attacks at no.4, and then drafted into the Pakistan squad. He is playing the same brand of cricket as Babar and Rizwan
The direction of white ball cricket in this country is bizarre and stubborn! It doesn’t want to improve!
Can you imagine Shan Masood getting into the England/Australia/South Africa team with the style of cricket he plays?
But in Pakistan, he was invited by the chief selector to score runs on phattas against significantly weakened attacks at no.4, and then drafted into the Pakistan squad. He is playing the same brand of cricket as Babar and Rizwan
The direction of white ball cricket in this country is bizarre and stubborn! It doesn’t want to improve!
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