Pakistan batter, Mohammad Rizwan has been one of the rising stars in international cricket in recent times. After having a tremendous run with the bat in 2021, the wicketkeeper batter is again enjoying great form this year as well. He ended as the highest run-getter in the recently concluded Asia Cup, with 281 runs in six innings. He further carried his great form scoring three half-centuries in four T20Is in Pakistan’s ongoing home series versus England.
However, the star batter has landed himself in controversy after disrespecting the Pakistan national flag in a viral video. In the clip, the 30-year-old is seen signing autographs for fans on caps and jerseys. Amid all this, a fan also threw the national flag toward him and the Pakistani opener caught hold of it to sign it. After he’s done signing all the items, the Pakistan star is seen lifting the Pakistani flag with his feet at the end of the video.
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Mohammad Rizwan raised the flag with his feet#ihaterizwan#countryfirst
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Credit @khelshel pic.twitter.com/AN3LG6L5RD— Shivam Rajvanshi (@social_timepass) September 27, 2022
Rizwan became the first batter to score 1000 runs in T20I in a calendar year in 2022. He scored 1326 runs at an average of 73 and a strike rate of 134 having one hundred and 12 fifties to his name. He also became the first batter to score 2000 runs in T20 cricket overall in the same year. In 45 innings, he scored 2,036 runs at an average and strike rate of 56.55 and 131.40, respectively.
Meanwhile, the ongoing Pakistan-England seven-match T20I series is also proving out to be a highly competitive series. The Karachi leg of the series got over on Sunday (September 25) with the hosts winning the fourth encounter by three runs. After being put in to bat first, Pakistan ended up with the score of 166 for 4 in 20 overs courtesy of Rizwan’s magnificent 88 off 67 balls.
In reply, England ended up losing the match despite needing only five runs off the last ten deliveries, with three wickets in hand. They were dismissed for 163 in 19.2 overs with Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz accounting for three scalps each. After Pakistan’s win in the thrilling match, the series got leveled at 2-2 with three games remaining.
