Mohammad Rizwan appointed vice-captain of Pakistan T20I team

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. 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.