Mohammad Rizwan: “Today, Babar and Shaheen are known [to the world] only because of their performances. I will support them as much as I can”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan said the whole world knows who Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi are due to their outstanding performances over a long period of time.
Azam is the backbone of Pakistan’s batting line-up, while Afridi is the pace spearhead in all three formats.
Both players have won many games for the men in green over the last few years, but their form has taken a hit as of late.
Despite this, Rizwan has vowed to keep backing the duo as he knows how important they are to Pakistan’s mission of winning matches.
“Today, Babar and Shaheen are known [to the world] only because of their performances. I will support them as much as I can,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
In the recent three-Test series against England, both Azam and Afridi only featured in the first Test, with the former making scores of 30 and 5.
As for Afridi, he finished with one wicket at an average of 120.
They then took part in the limited overs series against Australia, with Azam amassing 80 runs at an average of 80 and Afridi claiming eight wickets at an average of 12.62.
As for the three-match T20I series, Azam mustered 47 runs at an average of 15.66 and Afridi picked up one wicket at an average of 107.
Pakistan will now travel to Zimbabwe to play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan
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