Waqar Younis: “Conditions were very tough, Rizwan played a brave innings coming at number 7 and batting with the tail and scoring 72 runs”

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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has praised wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan for playing “a brave innings” in the second Test against England.

Rizwan was named Man of the Match for his superb 72, which came off 139 balls and included seven boundaries.

Waqar noted that Rizwan did extremely well, especially as the “conditions were very tough”.

“Conditions were very tough, Rizwan played a brave innings coming at number 7 and batting with the tail and scoring 72 runs,” he was quoted as saying by PakPassion. “It was a positive and well calculated innings as it’s not easy to bat with the tail.

“He created some short partnerships and brought Pakistan to such a total that we all started to feel confident that we were in the game.”

England hold a 1-0 lead going into the third Test, which will begin on Friday in Southampton.

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