Mohammad Wasim: “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s consistent run-scoring was a major advantage for the Pakistan cricket team; the opening partnership of Babar and Rizwan shouldn’t have been tampered with, injustice has been done to both of them”
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Former chief selector Mohammad Wasim has claimed that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the victims of injustice after losing their places as Pakistan’s regular T20I opening pair.
Mohammad Rizwan: “You can say that it [breaking the opening pair] has hurt Pakistan”
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Mohammad Rizwan, the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman, conceded that breaking up his opening partnership with Babar Azam in T20Is “has hurt Pakistan.”
Mohammad Rizwan: “I can say that Babar bhai has a big heart. We both agreed that there is no issue [in splitting the opening pair]. We both told the management that they can try whatever combination they want”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan expressed his disappointment towards the team management for ending his opening partnership with Babar Azam.
Ramiz Raja: “It takes time to form an opening pair. It’s not an easy task. So, if you have a pair, and they consistently kept you in the field during matches, what benefit did you get after breaking it?”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja expressed his frustration towards the decision to break up the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in T20Is.
Babar Azam: “Our opening partnership has been very successful for the last two years”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has seemingly ruled out changing the opening duo in T20Is, which currently comprises him and Mohammad Rizwan.
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