Remove Babar-Rizwan from the opening, Pakistani veteran said – no one is bigger than the country
The pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan has proved to be a failure in the T20 World Cup 2022 and now the rhetoric against both of them has intensified before the semi-finals.
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Pakistan in a miraculous way t20 world cup 2022 made it to the semi-finals. After the defeat of the South African team against the Netherlands, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh and with this they made it to the last 4. Now the Pakistani team has to face New Zealand in the semi-finals. This match will be played in Sydney on Wednesday. However, before this match, a campaign has started in Pakistan against the pair of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam.
Many veteran cricketers of Pakistan are now making rhetoric against the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Legends like Shahid Afridi, Javed Miandad, Moin Khan have spoken of changing Pakistan’s opening pair.
Campaign against Babar-Rizwan duo
In the T20 World Cup 2022, Pakistan’s opening pair has not played at all and that is why the legends there are constantly advising one of the Babar-Rizwan players to play down. Moin Khan said in a conversation with Pakistani channel that Babar Azam should not open in the semi-finals. Javed Miandad even said to remove both Mohammad Rizwan and Babar from the opening. Javed Miandad said, ‘Both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should be removed from the opening. If they are not performing then they should leave because nothing bigger than the country.
Shahid Afridi also said the same thing. According to him, Mohammad Haris should open instead of Babar, who won everyone’s heart by batting fast against Bangladesh and South Africa.
Pakistan Opening Failed in T20 World Cup
Pakistan The performance of the opening pair is the reason for raising their voice against it. Against India, this pair was able to add only one run. Both added 13 runs against Zimbabwe. Against the Netherlands, this team could add only 16 runs. The opening pair added four runs against South Africa. Against Bangladesh, the pair definitely added 57 runs but for this Rizwan-Babar played 63 balls. Now it remains to be seen whether the Pakistani team management will be able to take such a big decision in the semi-final match? Well, its expectation is negligible.
