{"id":39842,"date":"2023-12-25T21:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/replacing-sarfaraz-ahmed-with-mohammad-rizwan-is-a-tactical-decision\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T21:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T21:59:17","slug":"replacing-sarfaraz-ahmed-with-mohammad-rizwan-is-a-tactical-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/replacing-sarfaraz-ahmed-with-mohammad-rizwan-is-a-tactical-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Replacing Sarfaraz Ahmed with Mohammad Rizwan is a tactical decision&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pakistan captain Shan Masood shared the reason behind replacing wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed with Mohammad Rizwan for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch ARY News live on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/live.arynews.tv\/hq\/\">live.arynews.tv<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sarfaraz Ahmed\u2019s replacement in the side comes amid criticism of his performance in the series opener at Perth\u2019s Optus Stadium. The former Pakistan captain dropped catches and scored just seven runs in the fixture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!<\/p>\n<p>A thing of beauty from Mitchell Starc! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlayOfTheDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlayOfTheDay<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nrmainsurance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nrmainsurance<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvPAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvPAK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tc7VJf2zQP\">pic.twitter.com\/tc7VJf2zQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketcomau\/status\/1735876840806359094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shan Masood opened up on the team change in a conversation with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ahead of the Melbourne Test. According to him, it was a tactical change made while considering Mohammad Rizwan\u2019s past performances.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CONxhf0lynV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cBringing in [Mohammad] Rizwan for Sarfaraz [Ahmed] is a tactical decision as we feel he can bat well in these conditions, evident from his batting records in Australia, England and New Zealand,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Muhammad Rizwan 95 vs Australia at Gabba 2019 extended Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_A1AlhyGYpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is pertinent to mention here that the Men in Green were handed a 360-run drubbing at the hands of Australia at the series opener at Perth\u2019s Optus Stadium. The side were dismissed for just 89 in chase of the 450-run target.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He added that the side looked at some of our weaknesses from the Perth Test and they must work on several areas to compete against a formidable side like Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Pakistan captain added that he is aware of the importance of the Melbourne Test concerning the side\u2019s World Test Championship (WTC) standing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pakistan\u2019s 12-man squad for Melbourne Test: Shan Masood (captain), Shaheen Afridi (vice captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Aamir Jamal and Sajid Khan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/ausvpak-pakistans-mohammad-rizwan-on-playing-second-test-vs-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch: Mohammad Rizwan engages with fans; answers the \u2018Sarfaraz Ahmed\u2019 question<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan captain Shan Masood shared the reason behind replacing wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed with Mohammad Rizwan for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne. Watch ARY News live on\u00a0live.arynews.tv Sarfaraz Ahmed\u2019s replacement in the side comes amid criticism of his performance in the series opener at Perth\u2019s Optus Stadium. 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