Mohammad Rizwan defied all odds to become man-of-the-day after leading Pakistan to a four-wicket win by scoring match-winning 89 runs.
With Rizwan playing a steady knock, Pakistan avoided whitewash in three matches T20I series against the hosts. From immense troll to match-winning performance, Rizwan came a long way to winning cricket fans’ hearts on the Internet.
People praised Rizwan for his brilliant effort in the last T20I and wished him the best of luck for Test captaincy in absence of regular skipper Babar Azam.
Mohammad Rizwan :
First 31 balls scored 36 runs
Next 28 balls scored 53 runsYes He did played some dot balls early on but best thing was that He took all the responsibility specially after the dismissal of Hafeez. Well played #NZvPAK
— Mani (@TweetsMani14) December 22, 2020
A huge slap to all those who were criticizing Rizwan. Well played boy #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/lkO3bHpXRF
— Mian Shahzad Farooq (@shaadD10) December 22, 2020
Read: ‘My future belongs to Allah, no coach or captain can ruin it’ Rizwan
From Mostly trolled player to Best Performer. Rizwan came a Long Way.❤️#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/5qztw2HGol
— W a S i F (@Oyee_Malikoo) December 22, 2020
*_️Iftikhar Ahmed clinches the win for Pakistan with a huge six!_*
*_Mohammad Rizwan the star in the chase with his 59-ball 89 #NZvPAK_ pic.twitter.com/7F4yjbF2f9
— Kashif Jatoi (@KashifJ02274851) December 22, 2020
Whole Nation Salute you Rizwan for today Performance.❤️#NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/Kb1RQtWRpd
— JahanZaib (@JahanZaibb_) December 22, 2020
Imagine Sir Rizwan playing the match winning innings and thus being selected in T20s team for future tours #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/nKT5ciIWnX
— AikPakistani (@AikPakistaniiii) December 22, 2020
#PakvsNz Muhammad Rizwan after playing 89 runs match winning performance to Pakistani fans: pic.twitter.com/ua1lRz7tby
— Zaheer Khan Chandia (@ZaheerChandia) December 22, 2020
Muhammad Rizwan kept Pakistan in the game. Well played. #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/xWpzd1Xf0v
— . (@assetylcholine) December 22, 2020
Faheem, Rizwan and Iftikhar after today’s match. #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/vnDZAQx950
— (@itsmeSehrish) December 22, 2020
After winning the Match.
Rizwan: #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/YKtOIGvJnB— JahanZaib (@JahanZaibb_) December 22, 2020
NZ Prepared but Rizwan
For Hafeez came out#NZvPAK of syllabus pic.twitter.com/S9UYm9VJVT— JahanZaib (@JahanZaibb_) December 22, 2020
Nothing but quality stroke-play today by Mohammad Rizwan! #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/Uuqkri8HFO
— Usáma Ali (@Ualiwrites) December 22, 2020
Rizwan haters aren’t happy right now #NZvPak
— Dennis Rizwan (@DennisCricket_) December 22, 2020
It must be noted here that Rizwan suffered immense criticism for being in the team in place of former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed under whom Pakistan won 11 consecutive T20I series.