However, Pakistan’s head coach Azhar Mahmood intervened, stating that management was not permitted to join the contest.
Despite being turned away, Riaz remarked, “I would’ve hit bigger sixes.” While Riaz’s request apparently emerged as a cause for Azam frustration, the video captured the light-hearted moment between the former player and the current team.
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Ahead of the fourth match between Pakistan and New Zealand, the home side has been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of wicketkeeper Mohammed Rizwan and all-rounder Irfan Khan due to hamstring injuries sustained during the third match in Rawalpindi.
New Zealand’s second-string team emerged victorious in that game by seven wickets, leveling the five-match series at 1-1.
With Azam Khan already ruled out before the series began due to a muscle tear, Haseebullah Khan, who was called up as a replacement, is expected to take on the wicketkeeping duties for the remaining two matches in Lahore.
The first match of the series was abandoned after just two balls due to rain, while Pakistan won the second match by seven wickets before New Zealand bounced back in the third.
