Sikandar Bakht: “Whenever he speaks, I am not able to understand what he says. A person who cannot speak or express himself, what sort of a captain would he be? We have seen his captaincy on the field”
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Former Pakistan seamer Sikandar Bakht has criticised ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan for not being able to speak well, saying “I am not able to understand what he says”.
Bakht noted that this makes him question how good of a captain Rizwan is as he “cannot speak or express himself”.
Pakistan haven’t been living to expectations lately as they recently hosted an ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa, where they made it to the final before losing to the Black Caps.
Following this, they featured in the 2025 Champions Trophy and were eliminated in the group stage. To make matters worse, they failed to win a single game throughout their campaign.
“Whenever he speaks, I am not able to understand what he says. A person who cannot speak or express himself, what sort of a captain would he be? We have seen his captaincy on the field,” Bakht told Geo News as quoted by Sports Tak.
Pakistan are now taking on New Zealand in a white-ball series and were battered 4-1 in the T20Is.
The two sides will now play three ODIs, with the first match getting underway on March 29 in Napier.
Pakistan Squad for T20I Series against New Zealand: Hasan Nawaz, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Salman Ali Agha (captain), Irfan Khan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for ODI Series against New Zealand: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Irfan Khan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir