Former Pakistan players get into a heated conversation over 'jisne hamein Asia Cup harwaaya' comments on Mohammad Rizwan

Former Pakistan cricketer Sikander Bakht was critical of Mohammad Rizwan during a television debate following his poor performances.

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Mohammad Rizwan has had a difficult 20-20 World Cup 2022 so far. He has struggled to get going, and the Pakistan team is concerned about his low strike rate. Former Pakistan cricketer Sikander Bakxht, who played in 26 Tests and 27 One-Day Internationals, was critical of Rizwan during a television debate following his poor performances.

During a programme on Pakistan's GEO Super, the anchor discussed Suryakumar Yadav's ascension to the top spot in the T20I batting rankings, to which Sikander responded bluntly about Rizwan, who was previously at the top.

During a programme on Pakistan's GEO Super, the anchor discussed Suryakumar Yadav's climb to the top spot in the T20I batting rankings, to which Sikander responded bluntly about Rizwan, who was previously at the top.

“Vo (Suryakumar Yadav) no.1 hai duniya me. Unka strike rate 177.20 hai. Jo hamaara player tha, jo number 1 tha, aur jisne hamein Asia Cup harwaaya, uska strike rate hai 127. Rizwan ka. Quality of players ki main baat kar raha hu. (Suryakumar Yadav is no.1, his strike rate is 177.20. Our player who was no.1, who also lost us the Asia Cup, had a strike rate of 127. He's Rizwan. I'm just talking about the quality of players),” Sikander said.

Ek word ki toh correction karein: Moin Khan

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan, who was also on the expert panel, reacted strongly to Sikander's "choice of words."

“Ek word ki toh correction karein, koi jaan-boojh ke nahi harwaata. Aadmi try karta hai. Aap khud cricketer hain. Harwaaya nahi hai, ye lafz sahi nahi hai aapka. (You should correct your word, no one deliberately wants to lose. Players try, you have been a cricketer yourself. He didn't make us lose, the word is not correct),” said Moin.

Sikander then clarified his statement. "Jab chase shuru kiya, uss waqt average (run rate) 8 ki thi. Unhone 16 over khele, toh 18 ka average karke chale gaye. (When he started the chase, our required run rate was 8. When he was dismissed in the 16th over, it had towered up to 18rpo),” said the former Pakistan cricketer.

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