Pakistan’s poor record in Australia continued when they suffered a 360-run defeat at the hands of Australia in the first Test match played in Perth. With the next match set to be played in Melbourne, the team’s batsman and wicketkeeper, Mohammad Rizwan, vented the frustration of the defeat to the fans.
Ahead of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, Mohammad Rizwan interacted with fans at the MCG and gave a rude response to a fan who asked him a question. Rizwan was asked, “Will you or Sarfaraz play”?
Responding to the fan, Mohammad Rizwan said: “Come, we will play with you.” Rizwan did not find a place in the first Test match while Sarfaraz Ahmed played as a wicketkeeper-batsman. Sarfaraz failed to score well in the Perth Test and it will be interesting to see if he will be replaced by Rizwan in the Melbourne Test.
Watch – Mohammad Rizwan’s Rude Behavior With A Fan
Fan: “Are you a player or Sarfaraz?”
Rizwan: “Aapko aajein apko khela lety hein”😭 pic.twitter.com/sO19HM7nv7
– JIMMRZ (@Jimmrz_) December 21, 2023
Aside from the latest controversy, Mohammad Rizwan was in the spotlight for dedicating his century against Sri Lanka to the victims of Gaza. Rizwan faced a lot of attacks from netizens and it was believed that he should not have made such comments.
Mohammad Rizwan has played a total of 28 Test matches for the Pakistan cricket team and scored 1423 runs at an average of 39.52. His highest score has been 115* while he has also scored eight half-centuries. Rizwan has been in and out of the Test side, while he is a regular member of the white-ball team.
Mohammad Rizwan was one of Pakistan’s top scorers in the ODI World Cup 2023 and scored 395 runs in nine matches and his highest score was 131*.
Pakistan did not have a brilliant outing in the ODI World Cup 2023 and was eliminated from the tournament after the round-robin stage. The Pakistan team lost four matches in a row and their bowling attack did not perform well.
The main reason behind Pakistan’s dismal performance in the ODI World Cup 2023 was captain Babar Azam’s poor batting performance. Babar showed a below-average performance and only managed a half-century throughout the tournament.
Babar Azam was dismissed cheaply in almost every match and scored only 320 runs in nine matches at an average and strike rate of 40.00 and 82.90 respectively.
Coming back to the Test series between Australia and Pakistan, the Pakistani team will want to win the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne if they want to stay alive in the series. The Pakistan team has not defeated Australia in Australia in the last 28 years and is on the verge of another defeat.
The Australian team, on the other hand, has been relentless in all formats in the year 2023 and will want to continue the same in the second Test match against Pakistan. Australia, who are also world Test champions, will also look to add more points to their 2023-25 World Test Championship campaign.
