The Pakistan team is currently in New Zealand participating in the tri-series against the Kiwis and Bangladesh. This series is in preparation for the upcoming 20-20 World Cup in Australia in just a few days. The Pakistan players had a day off during the tri-series, which they utilized to visit the mosque.
Mohammad Rizwan delivered a lecture in New Zealand's mosque in the middle of the series. During the break, Pakistani players visited the mosque in Christchurch, where they prayed and met with locals. During this time, Rizwan addressed the crowd, saying that there is no one greater than Allah.
A video of the same has gone viral over the internet, and the cricketer has received a lot of appreciation from fans all across the globe. The video of the speech has been doing rounds on the internet.
Here is Mohammad Rizwan's speech
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In the meantime, the Men in Green have done well in the tri-series so far. They have played two games and have won both of them. The Babar Azam-led side will qualify for the final if they win one more match and they are the favourites to win the series as well.
After the tri-series, the team will travel to Australia for the 20-20 World Cup. Pakistan will face their arch-rivals India in their season opener on the 23rd of October. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the all-important clash.
The last time these two teams met in the World Cup, Pakistan dominated the game and won it by 10 wickets. They would hope to get similar results against the Rohit Sharma-led team this time as well.
Pakistan Squad for the 20-20 World Cup
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir
Standby Players: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani