Inzamam-ul-Haq: “They have achieved so much in the recent past together and [are] leading Pakistan’s batting quite well”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said current skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan are the leaders of the national team’s batting line-up.
Both Azam and Rizwan have been in fabulous form as of late, and have been scoring runs consistently in all three formats.
Azam recently broke the record for the most runs scored by a batsman in their maiden T20 World Cup appearance.
The 27-year-old amassed 303 runs in six games, which included four fifties, at an average of 60.60 and a strike-rate of 126.25.
Rizwan, meanwhile, scored 281 runs in six matches, which included three half-centuries, at an average of 70.25 and a strike-rate of 127.72.
As for the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh, Azam made 27 runs at an average of nine and a strike-rate of 67.50.
Rizwan accumulated 90 runs at an average of 30 and a strike-rate of 90.90.
“They have achieved so much in the recent past together and [are] leading Pakistan’s batting quite well,” Inzamam said on ARY News’ show Bouncer as quoted by A-Sports.
Azam scored 10 and 13 not out in the first Test against Bangladesh, which Pakistan won by eight wickets, while Rizwan made five runs in the first innings and didn’t bat in the second.
The second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh will begin on Saturday in Dhaka.
Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Test series: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi, Zahid Mahmood