Mohammad Rizwan (cricketer)


Mohammad Rizwan is a Pakistani cricketer who has played first-class cricket since 2008 and Test cricket since 2016. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He plays for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League.

Domestic career

Playing for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 2014–15, Rizwan scored 224 to help Sui Northern to a 301-run first-innings lead and their second title. He kept wicket for Pakistan A in the five limited-overs matches against Kenya in December 2014.
In April 2018, he was named the vice-captain of Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. On 1 May 2018, he scored his highest total in List A cricket, with 140 off 123 balls against Federal Areas. In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Federal Areas squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.
In September 2019, Rizwan was named as the captain of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In October 2019, he was named the player of the tournament in the 2019–20 National T20 Cup, for scoring 215 runs and taking six wickets.

International career

He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh in April 2015, scoring 67 runs off 58 balls. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan in the same series. He made his Test debut for Pakistan against New Zealand on 25 November 2016. He was out for a golden duck in his maiden Test innings.
In August 2018 he was one 33 players awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board. He captained Pakistan's team in the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Pakistan reached the semi-finals. In March 2019, during the second ODI against Australia, Rizwan scored his first century in an ODI match, making 115 runs.
In November 2019, Rizwan was recalled to the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka. He was also selected against Australia, where in the first innings of the First Test it was debated as to whether he was given out on a no ball. In the second innings he made 95.
In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on 23 June 2020, Rizwan was one of seven players from Pakistan's squad to test positive for COVID-19. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.