File picture of Pakistan white ball captain Mohammad Rizwan.© X (Twitter)
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting feels that Pakistan’s newly-appointed white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan ought to get a “first rate run” on the function to showcase his management expertise within the codecs. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Rizwan as captain of the white-ball groups final month after Babar Azam give up the function for the second time following the early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024. Rizwan’s first project as captain noticed Pakistan lose towards ODI World champions Australia within the collection opener in Melbourne final week. Nonetheless, Ponting warned Pakistan’s administration towards any impulsive choice concerning the management function.
“They’re regularly altering leaders, (Shaheen) Afridi sooner or later, Babar sooner or later, Rizwan one other day. Numerous adjustments happening round their white-ball stuff. You do not prefer to see that instability, however I assume they’re looking for one thing that works they usually’re keen to make adjustments till they discover one thing that works they usually begin getting the best outcomes,” Ponting mentioned within the ICC Evaluation.
Ponting added that the continued Australia tour would supply an excellent indication of Rizwan’s management expertise. “He is the kind of participant that I like watching. Aggressive participant that takes the sport on, and wears his coronary heart on his sleeve somewhat bit,” he mentioned.
“I reckon you may see he will get fairly emotional out on the sector, out on the bottom as properly, which I feel is an effective factor. It tends to indicate that you simply actually care about what you are doing and what your crew’s attempting to realize.
“So the proof can be within the pudding. I imply, we cannot know (till they) give him an honest run at it. They clearly really feel he is the best man for right here and now. So I feel in a number of months time, or perhaps in a number of weeks time, even right here in Australia with the one-dayers, the T20Is developing, we would have a greater concept in three or 4 weeks time,” Ponting added.
The second ODI between Australia and Pakistan can be performed in Adelaide on Friday whereas the ultimate match of the collection can be held in Perth on Sunday. The 2 groups will then face one another within the three-match T20I collection beginning on November 14 in Brisbane.
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