PAK vs NZ: Pakistan skipper clears air saying he will open with Rizwan

PAK vs NZ: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has clarified that Mohammad Rizwan will be his opening partner in the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand

PAK vs NZ: Babar told the reporters –

“There is no such plan currently to experiment with the opening pair. We will continue with my opening partnership with Rizwan. After that, we will decide which player is suitable for what number in the batting order. We will announce the playing XI for first T20I after practice tonight.”

Babar also said that the youngsters like Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris will bat in the middle order. He said – “The good thing about these youngsters is that they aren’t worried about their batting positions. All they say is tell us the plan what is required for the betterment of the team.”

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PAK vs NZ: National selectors had rested these five seniors –

The national selectors had rested Babar, Shaheen, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan for the recent T20 series in Sharjah against Afghanistan which Pakistan lost by 1-2. All five seniors returned to the side for the five ODIs and five T20 internationals against New Zealand, which will be played in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi from April 14 to May 7.