Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has played his 100th ODI during the final match of the series against Sri Lanka which took place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today (Sunday).
By achieving this milestone, Rizwan joined an elite list that includes Imran Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Wasim Akram.
Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shahid Afridi holds the record for most ODI appearances for Pakistan with 393 matches.
Head coach of Pakistan’s white-ball team, Mike Hesson, congratulated Mohammad Rizwan on achieving this milestone.
“All right, boys, it’s a special occasion when anyone plays their first game for Pakistan, but today we’ve got a player who’s playing his 100th. He’s brought a heck of a lot of energy and desire and skill to Pakistan, and I’m sure there’s plenty more ahead. But, Riz, congratulations, mate, 100 games today,” Hesson stated.
Mohammad Rizwan as a captain
When he was a captain, Rizwan led Pakistan in 20 ODIs, achieving nine wins and suffering 11 losses.
He was appointed as both ODI and T20I captain last year ahead of Pakistan’s white-ball tours of Australia and Zimbabwe.
However, Rizwan was removed as ODI captain on October 20, with left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi taking over the role.
His tenure as T20I captain was also disappointing, as Pakistan lost all four T20Is under his leadership.
After that, Salman Ali Agha was named the new T20I captain.
