Mohammad Rizwan, the newly appointed white-ball captain of Pakistan, has revealed his vision as the leader of the team ahead of the upcoming white-ball series against Australia.
The 32-year-old wicket-keeper replaced star batter Babar Azam, who stepped down as Pakistan’s white-ball captain earlier this month.
Babar’s resignation came in the wake of the national team’s disastrous campaign at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 where they suffered their first-ever group-stage exit.
Rizwan will kick off his stint as Pakistan captain during the upcoming tour of Australia, where Pakistan will play a three-match ODI series followed by three T20Is, scheduled to run from November 4 until November 18.
During an interview with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Digital, Rizwan shared that he wants to create back-up for the national cricket team.
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“My vision is that there should always be a backup captain prepared for Pakistan. Every position for Pakistan should have a backup, whether it’s the captain or the wicketkeeper,” he stated.
“I want to develop new leaders for Pakistan and prepare a bunch of players, who are ready to take the team forward after us,” he added.
Rizwan also expressed his aim to end Pakistan’s ICC Trophy drought, setting his sights on the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
“In the past few years, we have played semi-finals and finals in the ICC events. Now, with the Champions Trophy [2025] and T20 World Cup [2026] coming up, our vision is to bring success to Pakistan,” the wicketkeeper said.
“We’ve targeted these two events, and if we participate in the Olympics in 2028, that’s also part of my vision,” he concluded.
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