We blindly trust each other, says Rizwan on partnership with Babar

• I assure you that there will be no compromise on our hard work, says Rizwan.
• “There is no difference in our style of batting first or chasing,” he says.
• Rizwan says Saqlain Bhai reminded us that chasing 200 in a match will lift the nation and make everyone happy.

Karachi: Pakistan’s opening batsman Muhammad Rizwan has revealed that he and… Babur Azam Trust each other blindly and both have a great rapport with each other which is helping them build a good partnership.

Babur and Rizwan helped Pakistan to success. Follow the target Scored 200 runs without losing a wicket in the second T20I against England on Thursday.

203 was also Pakistan’s highest T20I partnership. With this, the opening pair also became the most successful batting partners ever in the shortest format of the game.

Speaking after the second T20I for Jio’s segment “Game Changer”, Mohammad Rizwan said he had a great understanding with Babar.

“We trust each other blindly, we help each other and have a very good communication which is helping us,” Rizwan said of himself. Partnership with Babur.

“There are certain moments when we feel the pressure – those two moments are the start of the innings and when we are close to the target. At the start because we always aim to provide a solid start and close to the target because we feel That we should not lose a wicket after coming so close,” said Rizwan.

Talking about the partnership record with Babar, Rizwan said that there can be no greater honor for him than if his numbers carry the name of Pakistan.

The opening pair has recently been criticized by some for not delivering enough but Thursday’s innings seemed to answer all the critics.

However, Rizwan remained humble.

“We are human and we can make mistakes but I assure you that our hard work will not be compromised. To err is human and we try to learn from mistakes. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail. No, sometimes people are happy and sometimes they are angry,” he said.

The top-order batsman said, “There is no difference in our style of batting first or chasing, we just try to analyze the conditions and play accordingly.”

Talking about Pakistan’s win in the second T20I, Rizwan said that it was a big win and will definitely boost the confidence of the team.

He said that when the team scored 199 runs in bowling, they decided to take an aggressive approach.

“Saqlain Bhai (head coach) reminded us that chasing 200 in a match will lift the nation and make everyone happy. I also told the boys to be positive, be determined and go for the limits,” Rizwan said.

“When I was stepping up to bat. BaburI told him that God willing he will score a century and Pakistan will win by 10 wickets, maybe the nation was expecting the same from us and that’s why Allah helped us, said the wicketkeeper-batsman.

Responding to a question, Rizwan hinted that Pakistan may opt for a rotation policy in the upcoming matches to give more opportunities to the middle order.

“The middle order didn’t bat today, they didn’t do well the day before, so they haven’t got a proper chance yet and I’m sure the management will try to give them a chance so that we can do well. The combination,” Rizwan concluded.