Follow UsFormer Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has taken a brutal swipe at Mohammad Rizwan after the wicketkeeper-batter failed to make any significant impact in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against the West Indies.
Leading the side, Rizwan could only score 69 runs across three innings at an average of 23 and a sluggish strike rate of 63.88, as Pakistan went down 2-1 in the series.
“Neither is he batting nor is he keeping. Neither can I see his fitness. Nor does he know how to say anything like this. Sometimes he takes the momentum, gives it, takes it, gives it, this keeps happening,” Shehzad said, as reported by News18.
“(Ya to kabhi win hai ya toh learn hai chalta rehta hai. Aaj fir learn hua.) Sometimes he wins or he learns, this keeps happening. Today he learnt again. So this is how your cricket is going. We have never seen Pakistan’s cricket like this. Every day he gives a new surprise."
Shehzad’s remarks come amid growing concerns over Rizwan’s captaincy and scoring rate in the 50-over format. In 2025, the right-hander has featured in 11 ODIs, scoring 361 runs at an average of 36.1 and a strike rate of just 71.2 - the worst among batters with at least 300 runs in the format this year.