Melbourne Renegades on Monday controversially retired Mohammad Rizwan throughout their Huge Bash League (BBL) 15 conflict towards Sydney Thunder, triggering sturdy reactions from followers in the course of the thirty third match of the event at Sydney Showground Stadium.
The Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter was referred to as again to the pavilion halfway by means of the Renegades’ innings to make approach for captain Will Sutherland, a uncommon tactical transfer generally known as being “retired out” below trendy T20 taking part in situations.
A video launched by the Huge Bash League on social media confirmed Sutherland signalling Rizwan to go away the sphere, a second that rapidly went viral.
The choice sparked widespread criticism on-line, with followers describing the episode as humiliating for the right-handed batter.
Social media platforms have been flooded with reactions questioning the dealing with of a global star in Australia’s premier T20 competitors.
Mohammad Rizwan has endured a tough BBL 15 season with the bat, managing 167 runs in eight matches at a mean of 20.88, with out scoring a half-century. His struggles prompted the Renegades’ administration to go for a tactical change as they appeared to speed up their innings.
Batting first, Melbourne Renegades posted 170 for 8 of their allotted 20 overs. Hassan Khan top-scored with 46 off 31 balls, placing one 4 and 4 sixes, whereas openers Josh Brown and Tim Seifert contributed 35 and 29 runs respectively.
For Sydney Thunder, the bowling assault was led by David Willey, Ryan Hadley and Wes Agar, who picked up two wickets every to limit the Renegades to a aggressive complete.
