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Rawalpindiz owner Ahsan Tahir has opened up on the future of Mohammad Rizwan as captain amid their disappointing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 campaign.
Pindiz are winless in their maiden Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, losing all seven games, and are already out of the playoff race.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with PakPassion, he highlighted Rizwan’s leadership and explained the franchise notion behind appointing the wicket-keeper batter as captain.
“Personally, this experience comes from us also leading an organization that is more than 500 people. We are in the business of developing teams and implementing improvements. Corporate teams operate much more differently as compared to sports teams,” he said.
“Still always comes down to the value system of the person leading the team. It is about how that person acts under pressure, how he behaves when the team wins, and how he responds when the team loses,” he added.
He said Mohammad Rizwan brings the culture and leadership values he was seeking, while highlighting his strong influence in maintaining a positive atmosphere in the dressing room.
“That entire value system, that persona or aura around the individual, is what we have always been looking for,” he explained.
“Everybody would actually have a subjective opinion on the reality, but nobody ever questions the environment of the dressing room when Rizwan is there. The environment in the dressing room is absolutely different compared to any other captain.”
The owner said that he was focused on the dressing room environment rather than individual performances. He further remarked that results take time and the process is often painful.
“I am after that environment in the dressing room. I am not after how a person performs individually,” he maintained. “Things will change, conditions change, grounds change, contexts change, but if the value system is there, you will get a champion team.”
“The results take time, and it is a painful process. So, I need a guardian, a custodian who can take a painful journey with you. For me personally, Rizzi [Rizwan] is the embodiment of that value system.
“I am sure under Rizwan’s captaincy, we will develop a champion team, and that will be for years to come. I am very confident of that.”
The founder and CEO of Walee Technologies also lauded Rizwan’s analytical mindset, noting his ability to assess multiple match scenarios and guide the team with clarity.
“As a captain, he has a very analytical mind. If you sit alongside him, he will look at the permutations of all the scenarios,” Ahsan said.
“If you have a good leader who can act as a guardian and a custodian to the young talent that’s coming up, so he is a very right fit in there. The whole franchise, as of now, is designed around him. We want to take that value system of the city in the future as well,” he concluded.
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