Mohammad Yousuf: “Mohammad Rizwan is performing consistently for his side”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has heaped praise on wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, saying he has become a consistent performer.
Rizwan has been in red-hot form as of late and did extremely well during the recent tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
He amassed 42 runs in the three-match ODI series against against South Africa at an average of 14.
However, the 28-year-old turned thing around with 147 runs, which included two half-centuries, in the four-match T20 series at an average of 73.50 and a strike-rate of 147.
He continued to shine in the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe as he amassed 186 runs, which included two fifties, at an average of 186 and a strike-rate of 133.81.
In the two-Test series, he made 66 runs at an average of 33.
“Mohammad Rizwan is performing consistently for his side,” Yousuf, who is the batting coach at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) in Lahore, told Cricket Pakistan.