Internet Slams Exclusion of Mohammad Rizwan's For Australia Test
for the first Test match against Australia. Pakistan announced their playing XI starting Thursday, and one of the major decisions taken by the team management was to include Sarfaraz Ahmed as the wicketkeeper in place of Mohammad Rizwan. Rizwan has been a consistent performer for the Pakistan cricket team in the recent past, and he was one of the top performers when Pakistan played New Zealand at home in a Test series in 2022–23. Fans on social media were not pleased with his exclusion, and several of them cited his brilliant record at home to criticize the decision to include Sarfaraz in his place.
One of the users wrote, “Sarfaraz over Rizwan again? Are you guys crazy? Stop making fun of Pakistan cricket already.” Another user wrote, “After looking at that pitch, surely any sane man would prefer rizwan over sarfaraz.” One more user wrote, “Absolutely poor selection waiting for another embarrassment. How do you select sarfaraz over rizwan? Rip Pakistan Cricket.
On the other hand, the Perth Test will mark the first outing of Khurram's for his nation.