last_knight
T20I Debutant
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2012
- Runs
- 6,461
He scores 31(30) against SA C bowlers while Haider and Hussain were striking at 180-200, then got another SA C bowler for three sixes to take himself to just 50(35).
Now imagine this with Babar already there as anchor. Rizwan has struggles with his strike rate, and we need to either have him evenly distribute these knocks or replace him.
Evenly distributing the knock is important - if he had gotten out at 31(30), and that happens sometimes, Rizwan would have singlehandedly lost the game. Now he’s recovered that and given himself the stats of a T20I anchor like Babar, which still isn’t enough.
I love Rizwan, trust me. He’s in both my Test and ODI teams. But I need to see these extra gears earlier in the innings and against better bowlers. Right now Rizwan’s just hitting looseners by timing them right - you won’t always get those.
That's unfair.
Don't you think 31(30) when Team has lost 2 early wickets is as good as 45(30) when Team hasn't lost 2 early wickets.