"Only my captain can tell you why I haven't played more games" : Mohammad Rizwan

[Kaddy]

Not given enough chances in PSL - strange Waseem praising him now

He is a very good test player but honestly speaking, Rizwan isn't a t20 player.

I am afraid of the day, he loses his test spot due to t20 performances.

PCB needs to find a new wicketkeeper batsman for t20s.

 

[shamaan]

He is a very good test player but honestly speaking, Rizwan isn't a t20 player.

I am afraid of the day, he loses his test spot due to t20 performances.

PCB needs to find a new wicketkeeper batsman for t20s.

Thiers a young keeper who played in the u19s not rohail thiers another one hes hard hitting

 

[Mr Crickekter]

Thiers a young keeper who played in the u19s not rohail thiers another one hes hard hitting

Mohammad Haris

 

[gazza619]

He is a very good test player but honestly speaking, Rizwan isn't a t20 player.

I am afraid of the day, he loses his test spot due to t20 performances.

PCB needs to find a new wicketkeeper batsman for t20s.

I disagree. Rizwan can play a clutch role in a T20 innings holding the innings together up the order. You dont need 11 sloggers.

 

[Forum363]

I disagree. Rizwan can play a clutch role in a T20 innings holding the innings together up the order. You dont need 11 sloggers.

He cannot hit big to save his life. There’s no place in a T20 game for a batsman like that, let alone at number 4/5 where you will often need to hit out at the end.

Playing him in T20 is asking for trouble.

A keeper who can score 20 of 10 is far more useful than a keeper who can score 35 of 30 on a regular basis.

 

[shamaan]

Mohammad Haris

That's it hes only power as a keeper need to nature and develop him

 

[shamaan]

I disagree. Rizwan can play a clutch role in a T20 innings holding the innings together up the order. You dont need 11 sloggers.

You already have babar dont need another 1

 

[Bewal Express]

Rizwan has shown enough to also be the odi keeper and needs a run. For T20, the idiot UA would have been ideal but that's not happening so I would look at Zeeshan as the best option.

 

[Slog]

He is a very good test player but honestly speaking, Rizwan isn't a t20 player.

I am afraid of the day, he loses his test spot due to t20 performances.

PCB needs to find a new wicketkeeper batsman for t20s.

that would add a new name to the long list of players who have been dropped from Pakistan squads altogether due to poor performance in one format.

 

[Firebat]

Rizwan continuing his wicket keeping brilliance today. A couple of fantastic diving one-hand takes down the leg side off Naseem.

 

[Down2Earth]

He's way too deep for the fast bowlers, even too deep for those bowling at 73mph. Then you miss an easy chance for a stumping and wonder why you haven't played much

 

[shamaan]

He's way too deep for the fast bowlers, even too deep for those bowling at 73mph. Then you miss an easy chance for a stumping and wonder why you haven't played much

How many chances has he missed so far in this tour ?
Was he to deep when he was standing upto the stumps to abbas

 

[shamaan]

He is a very good test player but honestly speaking, Rizwan isn't a t20 player.

I am afraid of the day, he loses his test spot due to t20 performances.

PCB needs to find a new wicketkeeper batsman for t20s.

Muhhames harris is a good young keeper

 

[Kaddy]

Muhhames harris is a good young keeper

If you are talking about the guy who played U19 world cup, you are right.

I saw quarter final and semi final this year and three guys impressed me the most, Haider Ali, Huraira and Haris.

The most impressive thing of Haris is, the guy looks mentally strong. He plays with the positive intent, can hit the ball hard and Pakistan badly need this type of wicket keeper for shorter formats.

But he is not a finished product. PCB needs to groom him. IMO he can be a good investment.

 

[shamaan]

If you are talking about the guy who played U19 world cup, you are right.

I saw quarter final and semi final this year and three guys impressed me the most, Haider Ali, Huraira and Haris.

The most impressive thing of Haris is, the guy looks mentally strong. He plays with the positive intent, can hit the ball hard and Pakistan badly need this type of wicket keeper for shorter formats.

But he is not a finished product. PCB needs to groom him. IMO he can be a good investment.

Yes that's the right one he looked decent and could hit the ball hard which we dont have at the moment as a keeper

 

[Firebat]

Yet another fantastic take from Rizwan, diving catch to get rid of Root. By far and away the best wicketkeeper in the country, surely he has cemented his place.

 

[MenInG]

Not too sure about his abilities as someone the captain can go to for reviews

 

[Watsupdoc]

Not too sure about his abilities as someone the captain can go to for reviews

This was a tough one for Rizwan to see from behind. I guess it did look like hitting middle from his point of view.

Though I agree that while they reviewed that he should have clearly said it’s not out.

 

[hitthestump]

Not too sure about his abilities as someone the captain can go to for reviews

Seems a little harsh. I didn't hear anyone in the commentary box pick up on the edge. The question seemed to be whether it pitched in line and i don't think we ever got to clarify that far.

With 2 reviews to play with it seemed like a reasonable review and not a howler.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Not too sure about his abilities as someone the captain can go to for reviews

A little harsh. He pulled off some fantastic reviews in the first Test if you remember.

 

[MenInG]

Imad Wasim speaking today on Rizwan (and his complaint about not being played enough for KK):

"Look anyone who plays in all three formats of the game for his country has to be a good player as to play in all three formats for Pakistan is not an easy task for any player"

"We will sit down and decide upon what is the best combination for the side - there is nothing against Rizwan; We picked him for the side because we feel that he is Pakistan's best wicket-keeper; Whether he gets a chance or not is something we will see but I know that the type of a team man he is, he has never expressed any anger about this; He is a good friend and like a younger brother to me, we have played a lot of cricket together, and there is nothing between us as is being portrayed by some in the media"

 

[Major]

imad is too egoistic.

Anyways, vice captain of Pakistan team will be getting favors.

 

[Rana]

Whats stopping KK to play Rizwan solely as a batsman?

 

[bilawal666]

Rizwan has regressed quite a bit as a batsman as evident in the Zimbabwe series so possibly omitted on form.

 

[Rana]

Released by KK.

They also released Walton.

Clearly the champions of Pakistan don’t rate him!

 

[Charizard]

Released by KK.

They also released Walton.

Clearly the champions of Pakistan don’t rate him!

No one cares about the champions of the Pensioner's Super League thinks.

Rizwan is a quality player

 

[Firebat]

Rizwan is performing brilliantly in all formats for the Pakistan national team at the moment.

I'm sure he's devastated to not be retained by the champions of the Pakistan Super League.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Interesting decision for him, wonder where he goes, maybe Islamabad United.

 

[Rana]

LQ have retained Dunk

PZ have retained Kamran Akmal

KK don’t want anything to do with him

MS have Zeeshan Ashraf

QG already have selection headaches with Sarfaraz and Azam Khan

Looks like the only destination for him is Islamabad United where Shadab (Misbah’s blue eyed boy) might give Rizwan a chance

 

[Hasan123]

Hopefully he moves to a team who will play him regularly. I think he will be the keeper for the World T20 so need him getting game time in the PSL.

 

[Rana]

IU to replace Luke Ronchi with Mohammad Rizwan?

Quite an underwhelming replacement I think

 

[Khan12]

No one cares about the champions of the Pensioner's Super League thinks.

Rizwan is a quality player

Lol. Exactly came here to post this ignore the poster he hates Rizwan because his hero sarfraz got replaced by him.

 

[Hasan123]

Lol. Exactly came here to post this ignore the poster he hates Rizwan because his hero sarfraz got replaced by him.

Clearly scoring against the likes of Archer ,Starc,Hazelwood,Cummins,Boult,And Jamieson in their backyards is not good enough for some.

 

[Charizard]

Lol. Exactly came here to post this ignore the poster he hates Rizwan because his hero sarfraz got replaced by him.

Yeah lol, he's obviously got a hate vendetta against Rizwan.

 

[Rana]

I don’t have any vendetta against Rizwan. I clearly see him as a mismatch to T20 cricket and to some extent modern ODI batting as well.

Criticism of a player from me is never personal.

 

[Khan12]

Clearly scoring against the likes of Archer ,Starc,Hazelwood,Cummins,Boult,And Jamieson in their backyards is not good enough for some.

It's not the likes of zeeshan ashraf are struggling against GOAT'S like Anwar Ali etc who on earth are nobodies like Cummins, Bout etc. Walton who was selected averged around 5 in test can Rizwan ever do that? That's why Rizwan was kept out. Takes special talent to average that much in fact 3 and 6 in odis.

 

[Khan12]

I don’t have any vendetta against Rizwan. I clearly see him as a mismatch to T20 cricket and to some extent modern ODI batting as well.

Criticism of a player from me is never personal.

Can you name a better knock then what Rizwan played against New Zealand by Pakistani wicket keeper?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

LQ have retained Dunk

PZ have retained Kamran Akmal

KK don’t want anything to do with him

MS have Zeeshan Ashraf

QG already have selection headaches with Sarfaraz and Azam Khan

Looks like the only destination for him is Islamabad United where Shadab (Misbah’s blue eyed boy) might give Rizwan a chance

Zeeshan Ashraf wasn’t retained.

 

[Rana]

It's not the likes of zeeshan ashraf are struggling against GOAT'S like Anwar Ali etc who on earth are nobodies like Cummins, Bout etc. Walton who was selected averged around 5 in test can Rizwan ever do that? That's why Rizwan was kept out. Takes special talent to average that much in fact 3 and 6 in odis.

Why don’t you explain this to millionaire CEO Mr Salman Iqbal, Legendary Gary bowler/captain Wasim Akram and The most sought after T20 player in Pakistan (after Babar Azam) Imad Wasim?

 

[Rana]

Can you name a better knock then what Rizwan played against New Zealand by Pakistani wicket keeper?

Who cares? Can you name a better T20i lower order Assault against the current Australian T20 side by a Pakistani than Chacha Iftikhar?

 

[Rana]

Zeeshan Ashraf wasn’t retained.

Well maybe he has 2 options/opportunities now

 

[Rana]

Also Brendon Taylor is in the PSL draft

People looking for a keeper batsman might be in a conundrum

 

[Hasan123]

It's not the likes of zeeshan ashraf are struggling against GOAT'S like Anwar Ali etc who on earth are nobodies like Cummins, Bout etc. Walton who was selected averged around 5 in test can Rizwan ever do that? That's why Rizwan was kept out. Takes special talent to average that much in fact 3 and 6 in odis.

If Rizwan is replaced you will see what these other keepers are capable of. They won't outperform Rizwan with bat or gloves. And those people will deserve the humiliation.

 

[Rana]

If Rizwan is replaced you will see what these other keepers are capable of. They won't outperform Rizwan with bat or gloves. And those people will deserve the humiliation.

What humiliation? How is pakistan going to dearly miss Rizwan’s 20 ball 25s?

 

[Khan12]

If Rizwan is replaced you will see what these other keepers are capable of. They won't outperform Rizwan with bat or gloves. And those people will deserve the humiliation.

I have seen what the others are capable of 1 is a club level wicket keeper a Bottom hand hack zeeshan ashraf who couldn't find a place in his domestic team. Then you have racist sarfraz the less said the better.

I actually said multiple times I will go with Azam Khan in T20s but in odis and specially tests no one comes even close to replacing Rizwan. Forgot about rohail Nazir who can replace Rizwan in odis if he keeps batting like how he did against Zimbabwe in odis.

I support Pakistan not individuals if Rizwan is not performing kick him out you won't see me defending him if he has 1 or 2 bad odi series kick him out. Some people here are acting as if we have butlers and de kock waiting in the wings while the fact is it's players like sarfraz, zeeshan etc. I know who I will take.

 

[Rana]

Henrik Klaasen and Niroshan Dickwella also in the draft

Quality Wicket Keeper batsmen in the 2021 draft:

Klaasen
Dickwella
Taylor
Rohail Nazir


Not sure where Rizwan will go

 

[Khan12]

Who cares? Can you name a better T20i lower order Assault against the current Australian T20 side by a Pakistani than Chacha Iftikhar?

Seems like you don't have an answer but I don't have a vendetta against Rizwan. The topic here is Rizwan not ifti.

 

[Hasan123]

I have seen what the others are capable of 1 is a club level wicket keeper a Bottom hand hack zeeshan ashraf who couldn't find a place in his domestic team. Then you have racist sarfraz the less said the better.

I actually said multiple times I will go with Azam Khan in T20s but in odis and specially tests no one comes even close to replacing Rizwan. Forgot about rohail Nazir who can replace Rizwan in odis if he keeps batting like how he did against Zimbabwe in odis.

I support Pakistan not individuals if Rizwan is not performing kick him out you won't see me defending him if he has 1 or 2 bad odi series kick him out. Some people here are acting as if we have butlers and de kock waiting in the wings while the fact is it's players like sarfraz, zeeshan etc. I know who I will take.

I don't think Azam Khan should keep. I don't he has the athleticism but I have no issues him playing in T20s. Would need to improve his fitness as you cannot be a passenger in the field.

Rizwan does have good list A stats. So I would give him some more time. If he isn't performing, then we can replace him. We also have to remember he is a brilliant keeper as well, won't be easy to replace that as well as his batting.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

I have seen what the others are capable of 1 is a club level wicket keeper a Bottom hand hack zeeshan ashraf who couldn't find a place in his domestic team. Then you have racist sarfraz the less said the better.

I actually said multiple times I will go with Azam Khan in T20s but in odis and specially tests no one comes even close to replacing Rizwan. Forgot about rohail Nazir who can replace Rizwan in odis if he keeps batting like how he did against Zimbabwe in odis.

I support Pakistan not individuals if Rizwan is not performing kick him out you won't see me defending him if he has 1 or 2 bad odi series kick him out. Some people here are acting as if we have butlers and de kock waiting in the wings while the fact is it's players like sarfraz, zeeshan etc. I know who I will take.

given his domestic T20 from and his batting in NZ T20s, I don't think it will be an abs wrong thing to give him a full run in PSL as an opener.... i hope LQ can pick him and push him to captain the team taking it from the top as opener... i still believe he is a vital clog in the team and can represent Pak in all 3 formats .. but u r abs right that there is no1 in miles close to him. I think in 15-20 tsts time he will be the best keeper batsmen around .. he shld aim to replace Bairstow/Watling as the best

 

[Khan12]

Henrik Klaasen and Niroshan Dickwella also in the draft

Quality Wicket Keeper batsmen in the 2021 draft:

Klaasen
Dickwella
Taylor
Rohail Nazir


Not sure where Rizwan will go

Same here 1 thing I am sure about is that Rizwan is by far the best wicket keeper in Pakistan. In PSL you have players like samit, villas, ramdin etc you are making out as if there are some superstars. The fact is majority of the foreign players are as garbage as they come and won't make a difference if you pick some from domestics. Some one like gulraiz sadaf outperformed these jokers and can't even get in to domestics. The only few good international players who play PSL anyway.

 

[Khan12]

I don't think Azam Khan should keep. I don't he has the athleticism but I have no issues him playing in T20s. Would need to improve his fitness as you cannot be a passenger in the field.

Rizwan does have good list A stats. So I would give him some more time. If he isn't performing, then we can replace him. We also have to remember he is a brilliant keeper as well, won't be easy to replace that as well as his batting.

Tbh Azam Khan is pretty decent in the field and not a bad wicket keeper too. A shame that a garbage specialist captain sarfraz keeps who at times used to come in below Hasan Ali. Due to this we don't see Azam Khan wicket keeping he was decent yesterday.

I know Rizwan has a solid record I am hoping he finally comes good in odis. He should have replaced sarfraz years ago and now could have been an established in odis.

 

[Hasan123]

Tbh Azam Khan is pretty decent in the field and not a bad wicket keeper too. A shame that a garbage specialist captain sarfraz keeps who at times used to come in below Hasan Ali. Due to this we don't see Azam Khan wicket keeping he was decent yesterday.

I know Rizwan has a solid record I am hoping he finally comes good in odis. He should have replaced sarfraz years ago and now could have been an established in odis.

If he is a decent fielder he can play as a specialist batter.

Rizwan will come in ODIs. He will get a run T20s after his knock against New Zealand in the last T20.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

LQ have retained Dunk

PZ have retained Kamran Akmal

KK don’t want anything to do with him

MS have Zeeshan Ashraf

QG already have selection headaches with Sarfaraz and Azam Khan

Looks like the only destination for him is Islamabad United where Shadab (Misbah’s blue eyed boy) might give Rizwan a chance

Multan released Zeeshan.

Also thora sa sharam karlay, Rizwan is our second best Test bat right now deserves to play domestic T20 cricket at least, whether or not the jury is still out about his strike rate in international cricket

 

[Rana]

Haanji dosto

Where is the peoples champion going to play in PSL 6?

 

[The Viper]

Multan Sultans pick Mohammad Rizwan in silver category.

 

[Rana]

Specialist keeper picked.

Time for Daler Mehndi bhangra for the Rizwanians!

 

[Mamoon]

Not sure how I feel about this. I hate MS but Rizwan is one of my favorite Pakistani cricketers.

 

[Caved12]

Not sure how I feel about this. I hate MS but Rizwan is one of my favorite Pakistani cricketers.

lol, same here Mamoon. I have no choice, but to support them now.

 

[GudduBadmash]

Multan Sultan and Lahore Qalandars for me this year. Fingers crossed Peshawar flops and the GT road mafia goes with

 

[Muhammad Kaleem]

I believe it was Wasim Akram, not Imad Wasim, who was not selecting him for playing xi of KK. Wasim Akram is bashing Rizwan since long and its obvious that either he does not like him personally or he is not impressed by his cricket. While doing commentary in Pakistan vs Australia test series (2019), he was quite annoyed (in fact angry) about Rizwan speaking Pashto behind the stumps. In England vs Pakistan test series, while English commentators were praising Rizwan, Wasim Akram was bashing him for talking too much behind the stumps. Then in November 2020, he rather harshly rebuffed the option of Rizwan being test captain, he bluntly stated that Rizwan does not deserve to be a test captain, that the latter has not even established his place in the team (which he actually has).

 

[shamaan]

I believe it was Wasim Akram, not Imad Wasim, who was not selecting him for playing xi of KK. Wasim Akram is bashing Rizwan since long and its obvious that either he does not like him personally or he is not impressed by his cricket. While doing commentary in Pakistan vs Australia test series (2019), he was quite annoyed (in fact angry) about Rizwan speaking Pashto behind the stumps. In England vs Pakistan test series, while English commentators were praising Rizwan, Wasim Akram was bashing him for talking too much behind the stumps. Then in November 2020, he rather harshly rebuffed the option of Rizwan being test captain, he bluntly stated that Rizwan does not deserve to be a test captain, that the latter has not even established his place in the team (which he actually has).

To be honest hes right in not selecting rizwan as they already have babar so it would stupid to have Rizwan who will proberly end up batting at 9.

 

[Saj]

Maybe some regrets at KK at Rizwan's treatment?

 

[gazza619]

I believe it was Wasim Akram, not Imad Wasim, who was not selecting him for playing xi of KK. Wasim Akram is bashing Rizwan since long and its obvious that either he does not like him personally or he is not impressed by his cricket. While doing commentary in Pakistan vs Australia test series (2019), he was quite annoyed (in fact angry) about Rizwan speaking Pashto behind the stumps. In England vs Pakistan test series, while English commentators were praising Rizwan, Wasim Akram was bashing him for talking too much behind the stumps. Then in November 2020, he rather harshly rebuffed the option of Rizwan being test captain, he bluntly stated that Rizwan does not deserve to be a test captain, that the latter has not even established his place in the team (which he actually has).

Shocking if true.

Some of these legends can get away with murder and what not.

 

[Major]

Maybe some regrets at KK at Rizwan's treatment?

this what happens when you have the likes of Imad Waseem made captain by Mickey Arthur..

Both are gone, good riddance.

 

[Saj]

With all due respect to Chadwick Walton, what on earth was he doing being picked ahead of Rizwan. It made no sense and it still doesn't make any sense.

 

[Forum363]

The two worst calls of PSL history so far.

Misbah dropping / losing Babar
KK not selecting Rizwan and losing him

Both of them are the MVPs of the league along with Shaheen.

 

[daytrader]

Babar's dropping was more to do with ISLU team combination then. They had better foreign batters in the top order on the back of whom they won the tournament

 

[Inswing]

Let's be honest here, Rizwan was not doing much at that moment. And what rizwan is today maybe this criticism was the reason.

 

[CricWizard]

Rizwan was mocked as "Don Bradman" & "Sir Rizwan". With his performance, he's proving himself to be a real Sir Rizwan. A role model!

 

[Maher96]

Imad backed Safraz as Pakistan no1 keeper at the time.

Guess that press conference has aged well.

Only Imad and Wasim know why Walton was first choice.

 

[Sycamore]

All those moments and events of Rizwan being sidelined have led to him improving his game and having the hunger to succeed at all times.

Maybe if he was given a cushy position with KK , he would not be the player he is today. Just wondering how many more Rizwans are out there in Pakistan cricket, someone who just needs the right guidance, or a few 1on 1 sessions with a dedicated trainer / coach.

 

[MenInG]

Imad Wasim on Rizwan:

“We couldn’t find a place for Rizwan in the opening position and we didn’t want to play him in middle-order. I didn’t want to change the opening pair of Alex Hales and Babar Azam,”

“I never said Rizwan isn’t a good player. I am happy that he got a chance to open for another franchise and he proved everyone wrong. He might have not gotten a chance to open if he stayed with us, so I am happy he left us and proved everyone wrong,”

 

[Gullycricket]

Imad Wasim on Rizwan:

“We couldn’t find a place for Rizwan in the opening position and we didn’t want to play him in middle-order. I didn’t want to change the opening pair of Alex Hales and Babar Azam,”

“I never said Rizwan isn’t a good player. I am happy that he got a chance to open for another franchise and he proved everyone wrong. He might have not gotten a chance to open if he stayed with us, so I am happy he left us and proved everyone wrong,”

Really and Chadwick walton was better than him ? Total rubbish. Just appeasing a foreigner was important

 

[Rana]

Really and Chadwick walton was better than him ? Total rubbish. Just appeasing a foreigner was important

Chadwick Walton still is better than Rizwan in the middle

 

[Major]

The two worst calls of PSL history so far.

Misbah dropping / losing Babar
KK not selecting Rizwan and losing him

Both of them are the MVPs of the league along with Shaheen.

nope. Misbah dropped Babar and Islamabad united ended up winning that psl. After that Islmabad also won the third psl. Babar was not ready for the first psl

 

[Gullycricket]

Chadwick Walton still is better than Rizwan in the middle

No he isn't. A guy with SR of 110 and average of 13 can't be better than Riz. He just was played on being a West Indies player and false impression that he was some next coming of Gayle.

 

[Forum363]

nope. Misbah dropped Babar and Islamabad united ended up winning that psl. After that Islmabad also won the third psl. Babar was not ready for the first psl

Yeah just like Shaheen wasn’t ready for the 2019 World Cup according to Misbah.

Young players don’t arrive ready. If you can’t see the talent and plan ahead you should be nowhere near a leadership position.

Babar was an investment that would have paid off.

 

[Major]

Yeah just like Shaheen wasn’t ready for the 2019 World Cup according to Misbah.

Young players don’t arrive ready. If you can’t see the talent and plan ahead you should be nowhere near a leadership position.

Babar was an investment that would have paid off.

psl and icc cricket is different.

PSL is not a player development program, also Shaheen before the 2019 world cup wasnt bowling the right lengths and improvedat the world cup

 

[Forum363]

psl and icc cricket is different.

PSL is not a player development program, also Shaheen before the 2019 world cup wasnt bowling the right lengths and improvedat the world cup

Which one is a player development programme? Not psl and not icc?

But according to your beloved Misbah, shaheen shouldn't have been given a chance and therefore wouldn't have been able to bowl the right lines.... Just like Babar wouldn't have failed in test cricket if Mickey hadn't persisted and stuck with him until he started to perform.

If you genuinely let your bias and ego aside for a second and think about this point, its not about hating misbah unnecessarily. How can you say a young player should be rightly dropped until he is ready but then not give them chances in international cricket or PSL to develop and prove themselves.

 

[Major]

Which one is a player development programme? Not psl and not icc?

But according to your beloved Misbah, shaheen shouldn't have been given a chance and therefore wouldn't have been able to bowl the right lines.... Just like Babar wouldn't have failed in test cricket if Mickey hadn't persisted and stuck with him until he started to perform.

If you genuinely let your bias and ego aside for a second and think about this point, its not about hating misbah unnecessarily. How can you say a young player should be rightly dropped until he is ready but then not give them chances in international cricket or PSL to develop and prove themselves.

i think first you need to decide what you want to discuss, babar or shaheen. You are just doing gymnastics here