KARACHI:

For years, Pakistan’s T20I fortunes revolved around the calm consistency of Mohammad Rizwan and the class of at the top of the order. Together, they forged one of the most reliable opening partnerships in modern T20I cricket, a duo that often laid the foundation for Pakistan’s victories. Now, with the team moving away from the pair in search of a more aggressive approach, the effects are becoming glaringly obvious.

From 2021 to 2023, Rizwan and Babar opened in 51 T20I innings together, amassing over 2,000 runs at an average of 44.3 with a strike rate of nearly 130. No other pair in world cricket during that period came close to their output. They shared 9 century stands and 12 fifty-run partnerships, a record that speaks volumes of their consistency.

Perhaps their most memorabl

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