Shikhar Dhawan’s hilariously mocked Mohammad Rizwan for his antics on the pitch.© X (Twitter)
Mohammad Rizwan’s fighting knock couldn’t prevent another defeat for Pakistan in the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday. Rizwan hit an unbeaten 90 to take Pakistan Pakistan to a fighting score of 158 on a difficult batting track. Apart from his batting, Rizwan also caught the attention of the fans with his hilarious antics on the ground. Veteran India batter Shikhar Dhawan was also amazed by Rizwan as he trolled the batter for his hilarious running between the wickets.
Taking to social media, Dhawan shared photos of Rizwan trying to complete the run with the use of his gloves.
“Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi,” Dhawan captioned the post.
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi#shortrun pic.twitter.com/4nKUeTNevi
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 19, 2024
With the series already in the bag, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has been pulled out of Kiwi’s fifth T20I match against Pakistan to manage his workload.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead confirmed that the 32-year-old was given a break since “important Test matches” are on the way for the Kiwis.
He added that since the hosts have already won the T20I series against Pakistan it was the best time to give him a break.
“We’ve made a call to give Daryl Mitchell a break from this game. We’ve obviously got some important Test matches leading up. Daryl’s a three-format player, so it’s really important that we do manage his workload over this period. He’s highly likely to play a big part in the rest of our [home] season. So we just thought this is an opportune time [to give him a break], given the series is won,” Stead was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying.
Mitchell currently is the third-highest run scorer in the series, with 158 runs after taking part in four games with a strike rate of 183.72. He smashed 13 fours and 7 sixes.
The final T20I game against Pakistan will be played on Sunday at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
(With ANI Inputs)
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