LAHORE: Pakistan goalkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan claimed that Indian and Pakistani cricketers want to play against each other.
In a scheduled media interaction today on the sidelines of the Greenshirts training camp for the upcoming ODI series at home against West Indies, Rizwan stated that Indian and Pakistani cricketers want to play each other more often.
“At the lowest level, Pakistani and Indian cricketers want to play against each other, but state-level affairs are not under our control,” Rizwan said.
The goalkeeper also shared his experience of playing alongside India’s Cheteshwar Pujara while representing Sussex in the ongoing County Championship Division 2 and stated that he learned a lot from the Indian batsman.
“I talked to Pujara about county championship cricket and learned a lot from him,” Rizwan said.
The 30-year-old goalkeeper also weighed in on the young Pakistani prospect and his counterpart Mohammad Haris, saying he is a very talented goalkeeper batsman.
“Mohammad Haris is a very talented wicket-keeper batsman.
Hopefully the team includes not just one but five wicket-keepers, whoever is favorable to the team, he should play,” he said.
The right-handed batsman then praised the team’s bowling attack, calling it the best in world cricket.
“Our bowling attack is the best in the world. It feels really good when I heard some English players praising our bowlers,” said Rizwan.
Rizwan then joined other cricketers in commenting on the scorching weather conditions in the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies, saying: “The weather is hot for sure but it is not an excuse for us, we are playing in different conditions. challenging from Under. -19.”
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