‘Pakistan’s Bowling Attack Best In The World, Feels Great When English Players Praise Our Bowlers': Mohammad Rizwan

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan rates his side’s bowling assault containing the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shadab Khan as the “best in the world.”

Rizwan’s remarks came in front of Pakistan’s rescheduled three-match ODI series at home against the West Indies, beginning on June 8. Rizwan, who is at present one of the top-rated batters in white-ball cricket, said even English players acclaim Pakistan bowlers. 

Mohammad Rizwan Recalls Talks With Cheteshwar Pujara

“Our bowling attack is the best in the world. It feels really great when I hear some English players praise our bowlers,” Rizwan, who was in England playing County cricket with Sussex, told reporters. 

Rizwan played with India’s Test No.3 Cheteshwar Pujara and invested a ton of energy gaining the craft of batting with persistence from the right-hander. “I talked to Pujara regarding cricket in the County Championship and learnt a lot of things from him,” Rizwan said. 

The right-hander said the atmospheric conditions will be testing yet he won’t utilize it as an “excuse” as the Babar Azam-drove side has been playing some top-cricket of late. 

“The weather is hot without a doubt but it is not an excuse for us, we have been playing in different challenging conditions since Under-19,” he added. 

Mohammad Rizwan And Babar Azam’s Intention Is To Take The Pakistan Team Higher Than Ever

Talking on the correlations with commander Babar, Rizwan said together they need to take Pakistan cricket higher than ever. 

“[Babar Azam] has a very down to earth personality. His intention is to take the Pakistan team to new heights,” he said. “The entire world is a fan of his cover drive.

If we [Me and Babar] don’t compete, Pakistan team’s performance will go down because we play in the top-order. It also makes things easier for players coming after us. This is a healthy competition for the Pakistan team,” he added. 

These three ODIs against West Indies were supposed to take place in December last year yet a Covid-19 episode in the guests’ crew constrained the cricket boards to defer the series to June. Each of the three ODIs will be played in Multan. 

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