Mohammad Rizwan

2022 - 10 - 7

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Watch: Rizwan opens up on his battle with Suryakumar Yadav for ... (Hindustan Times)

The past two months has witnessed a battle between Mohammad Rizwan and Suryakumar Yadav for the top spot in the ICC T20I rankings.

Suryakumar did have the opportunity to topple Rizwan and claim the No.1 spot, but was dismissed for just eight runs in the final T20I match of the series against South Africa. Also get updates on [Indian Cricket Team](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/indian-cricket-team)and [Cricket Live Score](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/live-score)of ongoing matches. On Thursday, Rizwan opened up on his battle with Suryakumar for the No.1 spot. Rizwan's comment came moments after his unbeaten 78 helped Pakistan beat Bangladesh in their tri-series opener in Christchurch. But a array of incredible knocks in the home series against Australia and South Africa saw The Pakistan opener stands atop, followed by Suryakumar, with the difference in tally being just 16 points.

Mohammad Rizwan speaks on upcoming IND vs PAK clash, ranking ... (Firstpost)

Mohammad Rizwan reflects on the upcoming India vs Pakistan match in the 2022 T20 World Cup and his ranking competition with Suryakumar Yadav.

In Group B of the T20 World Cup 2022, two Asian powerhouse sides have been grouped with Bangladesh, and South Africa, along with two qualifiers. Despite having the chance to dethrone Rizwan and take over the top spot, Suryakumar was only able to score eight runs in the final T20I of the series against South Africa. But the India batter narrowed the gap in the home series against Australia and South Africa. Last year, Pakistan came out victorious against India in the T20 World Cup. Mohammad Rizwan and Suryakumar Yadav have been competing for the top spot in the ICC T20I rankings for the previous two months. If we look at the matches in recent times, there will not be much difference. In the first game of the ongoing tri-series against Bangladesh, the right-handed batter smashed a commendable 78 runs off 50 deliveries. I never think of being the Man of the Match or No. “I only play in the way the team requires. India and Pakistan are set to meet each other for the third time this year at the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. However, he reduced the gap between him and Rizwan to just 16 points. A month ago, the Pakistan opener overcame his opening partner and skipper Babar Azam to become the No.

Mohammad Rizwan breaks silence on battle with Suryakumar ... (DNA India)

Mohammad Rizwan, the number 1 ranked T20I batsman has played down his rivalry with Suryakumar Yadav, who is just 16 rating points behind the former.

SKY could have overtaken Rizwan however he was dismissed for just 8 runs in the final T20I against South Africa. [READ The battle for ICC number 1 ranked T20I batsman ranking has become an intense one as Suryakumar Yadav continues to put pressure on Mohammad Rizwan.

IND vs PAK: Mohammad Rizwan Discusses His Competition With ... (Cricket Addictor)

Mohammad Rizwan and Suryakumar Yadav have been competing for the top place in the ICC T20I rankings for the previous two months. A month ago, the Pakistan ...

1, Suryakumar was only able to score eight runs in the last T20I of the series against South Africa. Rizwan discussed his competition with Suryakumar for the top slot on Thursday. A month ago, the Pakistan opener overcame his opening partner and team captain, Babar Azam, to overtake Suryakumar as the No.

'Top-order and middle-order are two different things' - Mohammad ... (CricTracker)

Pakistan's opening batter Mohammad Rizwan believes praised India's Suryakumar Yadav and said that things should be viewed differently while speaking of the ...

I contribute to meeting the needs of the team. Rizwan now has an opportunity to solidify his position in the ongoing tri-series before the T20 World Cup begins. After the game, Rizwan praised the Indian batsman for his skills but felt that since he is an opener and Yadav is a middle-order batsman, critics should view them differently. Pakistan played the series opener against Bangladesh on Thursday, October 7, which saw Rizwan leading the team to a win with his unbeaten knock of a 50-ball 78*. The Indian middle-order batter overtook Rizwan to take the No.1 spot just for two days amid the South Africa home series. Last month, Rizwan surpassed his team’s skipper Babar Azam to take up the top spot, and Suryakumar Yadav’s performances against

Mohammad Rizwan on Battle with Suryakumar Yadav For Number 1 ... (India.com)

Mohammad Rizwan on Battle with Suryakumar Yadav For Number 1 T20I Ranking Ahead of Ind-Pak T20 WC Game | Suryakumar Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav news, ...

India would miss Jasprit Bumrah and that could shift the advantage slightly in favour of Babar Azam and Co. Magar jaha tak cheezen he and different tarike se dekha jae kyunki middle order and top order mukhtalif cheezen hain,” said the Pak opener after the 21-run win over Bangladesh. The two cricketers are also one and two in the latest ICC T20I rankings for batters.