Pakistan cricket team has performed well in T20 Internationals this year. The team has won 20 out of 29 matches. Behind this performance of the team, its openers have an important role. The pair of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam have played amazing innings in 2021. He has made many records in his name. Rizwan has scored runs at an amazing pace in this shortest format of cricket.
Rizwan became the first player to score 2000 runs in T20 cricket and 1000 runs in T20 Internationals this year. He also did well in the T20 series against West Indies. Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper Rashid Talif has praised both these players a lot. On PTV Sports, he praised the game of Babar and Rizwan.
“A year ago we used to say that Pakistan doesn’t have players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or KL Rahul. Especially in T20 cricket. But I think after some time Indians will say that we don’t have players like Rizwan and Babar.
Babar Azam has also been in good form this year. He has shown a wonderful game in T20 International cricket this year. He scored a total of 1779 runs in this format. In six matches of the T20 World Cup, he scored 303 runs at an average of 60.60. His strike rate was 126.25. Azam remained the top batsman in T20 Internationals this year.
Former captains like Latif and Inzamam-ul-Haq Azam and Rizwan had also criticized the slow strike rate several times. But this year both of them scored very fast.
Latif said, “Earlier we were very concerned about their strike rate but now they make up for it. He paces his innings brilliantly.
Apart from individual records, these players also did a wonderful job as a pair. The opening record of the highest century partnership in T20 Internationals was recorded in the name of this pair. Azam-Rizwan have made a total of six century partnerships, while Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have done so a total of five times.
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