KARACHI : Dec 28,2022: The referee of the third match of the Test match between New Zealand and Pakistan being played in Karachi stopped Rizwan from captaincy by interfering.
According to details, on the third day of the Karachi Test against New Zealand, wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan tried to perform the duties of captain despite not being a part of the playing eleven. That on the third day of the Test match between New Zealand and Pakistan, which was being played in Karachi, the captain Babar Azam did not come to the field due to a cold.
On this occasion, Muhammad Rizwan came to the field in place of Babar Azam. At the beginning of the match, Rizwan called the players He also lectured and explained his position for fielding. When the match referee saw this scene on the TV screen, he immediately intervened and stopped Rizwan from captaincy.
He was told that according to ICC rules, substitute players Can’t captain. After the intervention of the match referee, Sarfaraz Ahmed performed the duties of captaincy.