‘ABD is a power hitter, Rizwan is a statpadder’ – Fans brutally troll Mohammad Rizwan as he calls AB de Villiers his idol
AB de Villers, Mohammad Rizwan (Image Credit: Twitter)
Pakistan T20I opening batter, Mohammad Rizwan has faced criticisms for his strike rate in white-ball cricket in recent times. Not to forget, his poor strike rate during the semifinal of the 20-20 World Cup 2021 against Australia cost Pakistan, the game. Also, his poor form with the bat in the last few months has added ‘Salt to the Wounds’. Currently, he is playing for Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Meanwhile, in an interaction with the media, he said that he has to play the role of anchor which can be embarrassing. The wicketkeeper batter also said that he has been asked to play the anchor role the way he does in his national side. Rizwan added that he assess the conditions as it is important to win games for the side.
“It is very difficult role (anchor role in shortest format) and sometimes it looks very embarrassing. What my experience says and what I know is that whenever someone hires me, they demand me to play the anchor role like the way I do in Pakistan,” he said while speaking to the reporters, according to Cricbuzz.
“I always assess the condition, assess the opponent and do these kinds of things (anchoring the innings) and sometimes it is embarrassing because in T20 everyone knows we love sixes and they want me to score 60-70 runs from 35-45 balls, but for me to win the match,” Rizwan added.
My Idol is AB de Villiers: Mohammad Rizwan
During the interaction, the 2021 Pakistan Super League winning captain further added AB de Villiers is his idol.
“You can look at the scoreboard and see what the team demand from you. Basically for me, my cricket idol is AB De Villiers and I look at him very closely and his performances in Test cricket and T20 as well and that’s why I also try to play according to the demand of the team.”
After this, the fans have been bashing Rizwan from right, left, and center.
This is how Twitter reacted
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He is a wanna be Pant pic.twitter.com/aVt9ls91CY
— Tom Gravestone (@Whygravestone) January 22, 2023
That's Why Rizwan choked in important Matches
— ` (@Peak_Ronaldo) January 22, 2023
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