Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed addressed rumours of a rift with wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, clarifying that there isn’t any animosity between them. He additionally added that each one such speculations have been unfold by people on social media.

After being neglected of the nationwide staff, Sarfaraz Ahmed targeted on his health routine and made a powerful comeback throughout the Take a look at sequence towards New Zealand in December 2022-January 2023. Not simply this, he ended that sequence as the best run-scorer and gained the participant of the sequence award.

In the meantime, Mohammad Rizwan, who took over the wicket-keeping duties in Sarfaraz Ahmed’s absence, has been phenomenal in all three codecs of the sport. So, the query stays, who will safe the place of the first-choice wicket-keeper for Pakistan.

“The present Pakistan staff may be very effectively united. All of the gamers share a brotherly bond and there’s no hate between us,” Sarfaraz was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.

“There isn’t a hate between me and Rizwan. The hate is simply among the many individuals on social media. These individuals don’t have anything to do of their life; therefore they arrive to social media and begin writing pointless issues.”

There’s No Comparability Between Babar & Kohli: Sarfaraz Ahmed

When requested in regards to the parallels drawn between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed said that evaluating the 2 is unjustified. Shedding gentle on Kohli’s intensive cricketing profession of greater than a decade, he instructed that Babar Azam must accumulate comparable taking part in time earlier than a good comparability might be made.

“Simply go away Babar Azam. There isn’t a comparability between him and Virat. Virat has been taking part in cricket for the final 14-15 years. Babar made his debut in 2015. Wait and watch Babar until he performs as a lot cricket as Virat; he’ll stand on the identical stage. Nobody performs cowl drive and on drive higher than Babar. Simply let him play and revel in,” Sarfaraz Ahmed added.

With the World Cup 2023 on the horizon, all eyes are on Sarfaraz Ahmed to see if he will get alternatives within the 50 overs format. Notably, the ICC Champions Trophy profitable captain final performed an ODI in April 2021.