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Rashid Latif wants Mohammad Rizwan to return as goalkeeper

Rashid Latif wants Mohammad Rizwan to return as goalkeeper

Pakistani batsman Mohammad Rizwan (left) and former cricketer Rashid Latif. — AFP/X/@iRashidLatif68/File

Former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif has expressed his desire for Mohammad Rizwan to take over as wicketkeeper again instead of Azam Khan.

Speaking on a local sports program, Latif stressed that the biggest problem currently facing the Green Shirts is that of their goalkeeper, a task currently carried out by Azam.

“The team has two goalkeepers, Usman Khan and Rizwan. I suggest that the goalkeeper be made by a veteran player,” he said, highlighting that the goalkeeper is the captain's most important asset as he is in the best position to observe the game from behind. of the batsmen and duly assist the captain.

“Rizwan was leading the game from the back for the last four years. [but] Now they have taken that guard away from him,” the former cricketer said while highlighting the lack of communication with the bowlers and the captain.

Latif's comments come as the Babar Azam-led team suffered a 2-0 defeat in the four-match T20I series against England. With the first and third matches washed out by rain, the visitors suffered a 23-run defeat followed by a seven-wicket loss in the second and fourth matches respectively.

The national team's efforts to level the series were further affected as Azam dropped two catches behind the stump in the last match of the series.

While Babar, in the post-match presentation, blamed the middle order for the loss in the fourth T20I, former captain Shoaib Malik advised the right-handed batsman to play at number three instead of opening the innings, saying the team needs a batsman in the middle order who can rotate the strike.

The series loss against England comes as the Men in Green will begin their journey to the 2024 T20 World Cup on June 6 against hosts United States in Dallas.