Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi rates Mohammad Rizwan's captaincy better than national skipper Babar Azam. Rizwan has led the team of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. 

Afridi was asked to pick between Rizwan and Babar while addressing a press conference. He lauded Babar for his leadership with the Pakistan cricket team but went on to pick Rizwan. 

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“I like [Mohammad] Rizwan's personality. I started playing domestic competition with him from KPK's side and I would rate him as the best. Since Babar has done a fantastic job with the national team, I will rank him second,” he said while addressing a press conference.

The pacer called Babar his favorite batter and number one on his list. "Babar Azam is my favorite batsman and he is the number one batter as well. He has done fantastically well as a captain for the national team and we are reaching new heights under him," he added.

Recently, Babar led the team to a three-match T20I series win over West Indies by 3-0. Rizwan was the top scorer in the series with 203 runs in 3 innings with an average of 67.67 and a strike rate of 159.84. Shaheen played two matches and he picked up four wickets with an average of 15.25. 

Babar took over the Pakistan cricket team as captain in all three formats last year after being appointed as Test skipper for the New Zealand tour in December 2020. 

(Inputs from Hindustan Times)