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England women's team captain names Rizwan as her favorite

Heather Knight also named Multan Sultans as her favorite PSL side

England women's team captain names Rizwan as her favorite PHOTO COURTESY: England Cricket/PCB

Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter, Mohammad Rizwan, has risen to popularity across the cricketing world due to his brilliant performances across three formats.

Cricket pundits, players and fans have talked highly about his abilities and skillset

The 29-year-old became a regular part of the side in November 2019 after Sarfaraz Ahmed was dropped from

He was also promoted to the position of vice-captain of Test format ahead of the 2020 New Zealand tour while he ended up with 1326 runs in 26 innings of T20Is, becoming the first one to cross the 1000-run mark.

Last year, Rizwan found a new admirer in South African woman cricketer, Marizanne Kapp,  and she termed him as a 'brilliant cricketer'.

Now, Rizwan had a new admirer and she is none other than England women's team captain Heather Knight.

Knight answered fans' questions as she took part in an interactive session on the social media handle of England Cricket.

 

 

She's here and ready to go!

Get your questions in for @Heatherknight55 👇 https://t.co/7OIPFMbZ7M

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 3, 2022

 

A fan asked about her favorite Pakistan Super League (PSL) side and she named Multan Sultans, the 2021 champions of PSL.

In addition to that, Knight revealed that she is a big fan of Mohammad Rizwan.
 

 

Multan Sultans, big fan of Rizwan https://t.co/wBId0crAyJ

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 3, 2022