The battle for the number one batter in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings has now become intense as Suryakumar Yadav continues to put pressure on the number one ranked batter, Mohammad Rizwan, and is well placed to displace him with his consistent performances with the bat.
In the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings, Rizwan continues to lead the table with 854 rating points, and the second-ranked Suryakumar (838 rating points) is chasing the Pakistani with great speed, as he is trailing by just 16 rating points.
Well, Rizwan was recently asked about the intense battle between him and Suryakumar for the number one spot in the rankings, and the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter downplayed the talk of a rivalry, instead praising the Indian star for his excellence with the bat.
However, the right-handed batter said that people should look at things differently as he is an opener and Surya is a middle-order batter.
Mohammad Rizwan said as reported by PakTv YouTube channel: “Good player hain Suryakumar Yadav. Jis tarah se woh khelte hain, mujhe bohot pasand he. Magar jaha tak cheezen he and different tarike se dekha jae kyunki middle order and top order mukhtalif cheezen hain. Kabhi No.1 ke liye socha nahi hain jo demand he Pakistan ki woh pura karne ki koshish kar raha hu. No.1 or Man of the Match, aise kuch cheeze hain jo negative main le jati hain. Par main sochta nahi hu. (Suryakumar Yadav is a good player. I like the way he bats. But as far as things are concerned, it's better to look at them differently because batting at the top and middle-order are completely different. I have never thought about No.1. I am only willing to fulfil the demands of the team. The No.1 position and Man of the Match are things that take you to the negative zone. So I don't think about them)”
He added, “Ha kabhi pitches aisa milta hain ki 60 balls pe 40 karna padta he but wohi Pakistan ka demand tha. Pichle saal Bangladesh series main bhi wohi tha, UAE me chale jae toh 145 banana mushkil he.”
