Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed as the vice-captain of the Pakistan T20 team, just ahead of the 5-match T20I series against New Zealand.
.@iMRizwanPak has been appointed vice-captain of Pakistan's T20I team 🚨 pic.twitter.com/0Zu6DcstML
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 8, 2024
Currently, Muhammad Rizwan is part of the Pakistan team that will be playing a T20 series against New Zealand under the leadership of Shaheen Afridi.
Rizwan has replaced Shadab Khan, who was Pakistan’s previous T20I vice-captain, under the leadership of Babar Azam.
The 31-year-old wicketkeeper batter has played 85 T20Is for Pakistan and scored 2,088 runs at an average of 49.07, also smashing a sensational hundred against South Africa in 2021.
The first T20 International match between Pakistan and New Zealand is scheduled to take place in Auckland on January 12th.
