KARACHI: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan stated he’s not proud of being pushed down the order to quantity 5 for the primary two one-day internationals towards New Zealand and the wicketkeeper-batsman needs to maneuver again up a slot.
The 30-year-old has made the quantity 4 slot his personal since 2019, scoring each his ODI a whole lot at that place, however Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique have been given the place within the opening two video games of the five-match collection.
While Rizwan has excelled within the finisher’s function at 5, serving to his workforce win each video games, he stated he didn’t wish to keep there.
“If you ask me honestly, I am not happy batting at number five (in ODIs), because I want to bat at number four,” he informed a news convention on Monday.
“But it is not important that I get what I want.
“The captain and coach will do what they like. It is my very own want to bat at quantity 4. But I’ve not complained to anybody.”
Rawalpindi hosted the first two ODIs but the series now switches to Karachi for the remaining three. The teams are scheduled to resume the series with game three on Wednesday.
New Zealand are without injured captain Kane Williamson and several frontline players taking part in the Indian Premier League.
The 30-year-old has made the quantity 4 slot his personal since 2019, scoring each his ODI a whole lot at that place, however Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique have been given the place within the opening two video games of the five-match collection.
While Rizwan has excelled within the finisher’s function at 5, serving to his workforce win each video games, he stated he didn’t wish to keep there.
“If you ask me honestly, I am not happy batting at number five (in ODIs), because I want to bat at number four,” he informed a news convention on Monday.
“But it is not important that I get what I want.
“The captain and coach will do what they like. It is my very own want to bat at quantity 4. But I’ve not complained to anybody.”
Rawalpindi hosted the first two ODIs but the series now switches to Karachi for the remaining three. The teams are scheduled to resume the series with game three on Wednesday.
New Zealand are without injured captain Kane Williamson and several frontline players taking part in the Indian Premier League.
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The tourists also trailed the preceding Twenty20 series 2-0 before fighting back for a 2-2 draw and Rizwan said Pakistan must not get complacent.
“We wish to neglect the previous, the nice and the dangerous,” Rizwan said.
“The situations and necessities in Rawalpindi had been totally different.
“We will assess and adapt and look to win the series. That will be our focus.”
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com