Rashid Latif praises the Babar-Rizwan duo and takes a dig at India

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan have had a phenomenal year; a year where both players broke several individual and collective records.

Speaking about their remarkable efforts, former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif praised both players and took a dig at India.

“About a year ago, we used to say that Pakistan doesn’t have players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or KL Rahul, especially in T20 cricket. But I think, after some time, Indians will also say that we don’t have players like Rizwan and Babar,” said Latif while appearing on PTV Sports following Pakistan's series win against West Indies.

Opening the batting for Pakistan, Babar and Rizwan have both crossed the 900-run mark in the T20I calendar year becoming only the first players to ever do so.

The duo has performed throughout the year and their historic partnership against India further propelled their excellence to the highest level.

Earlier this year, both players were criticised for maintaining a slow strike rate by the likes of Rashid Latif himself and former legendary batsman and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, which improved tenfold as time went on.

"Earlier, we also had our reservations about their scoring rate but they made up for it by pacing their innings perfectly,” Rashid Latif added.