A video of a Pakistan TV anchor mocking national cricket team captain Mohammad Rizwan’s English and former cricketers like Mohammad Amir, Ahmed Shehzad and Rashid Latif laughing over it is going viral on social media.
“He represents 25 crore people. We want our representative to speak well, look well, say sensible things, and play fearless cricket with honesty.”
“When I watch my captain Mohammad Rizwan in press conferences, I’m not saying he should speak in English. He can talk in Urdu but he should make some sense.”
“What is this ‘sometimes you win, or you learn. Sometimes it’s cramp, sometimes it’s acting’,” told TV presenter Tabish Hashmi.
While Amir hide his laughter, Latif was seen smiling, Ahmed Shehzad, also part of the panel, burst into loud laughter after listening to the mimicry.
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan expressed ‘disappointment’ after being eliminated from the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
After their final group stage match against Bangladesh washed out, the hosts finished without a win in the ICC tournament and finished the tournament at the bottom of the Group A Points table.
Opening up on their campaign, the Men in Green’s skipper Mohammad Rizwan admitted that the team’s balance was disturbed in the absenc of Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman owing to injuries.
“We wanted to do well and perform well in front of our nation. The expectations are very high. We didn’t perform well, and it is disappointing for us,” Rizwan said as quoted by ICC.
“The guy who has been performing for the last few months in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe… the team was combined and then suddenly when someone is injured, the team will be disturbed,” he added about Saim Ayub‘s injury.
“As a captain, you can look forward to that as well. One side you can say that the team is disturbed, but this is no excuse. Yes, Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub were injured, but we will learn from this,” Rizwan explained.
While asked if he was content with the bench strength for Pakistan, Rizwan pressed on the need for the further improvements, touching upon the domestic circuit.
“We want improvements in different things. If we want to improve, and for Pakistan to have a high standard, we need awareness and professionalism. We see that in the Champions Cup, but we need more improvement,” the 32-year-old noted.
