Pakistan will host West Indies for 3 ODIs from June 8th.
Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter, considers his team's bowling attack, which includes Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shadab Khan, to be the "best in the world."
Rizwan's remarks came before Pakistan's three-match ODI series against the West Indies, which will begin on June 8 at home. Even English players respect Pakistan bowlers, according to Rizwan, who is currently one of the top-rated batters in white-ball cricket.
“Our bowling attack is the best in the world. It feels really great when I hear some English players praise our bowlers,” Rizwan, who was in England playing county cricket with Sussex, told reporters.
Rizwan spent a lot of time with India's Cheteshwar Pujara, learning the technique of patient batting from the right-hander. “I talked to Pujara regarding cricket in the County Championship and learnt a lot of things from him,” Rizwan said.
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The right-hander admitted that the weather will be difficult, but he won't use it as an "excuse" because the Babar Azam-led side has been playing some excellent cricket recently.
“The weather is hot without a doubt but it is not an excuse for us, we have been playing in different challenging conditions since Under-19,” he added.
Rizwan, when asked about the comparisons to skipper Babar, said that the two of them want to push Pakistan cricket to new heights together.
“[Babar Azam] has a very down-to-earth personality. His intention is to take the Pakistan team to new heights,” he said. “The entire world is a fan of his cover drive. If we [Me and Babar] don’t compete, Pakistan team’s performance will go down because we play in the top order. It also makes things easier for players coming after us. This is a healthy competition for the Pakistan team,” he added.
The three ODIs against the West Indies were originally scheduled for December of last year, but a Covid-19 outbreak among the visitors' squad prompted the cricket boards to postpone the series until June. Multan will host all three ODIs.