The wicketkeeper-batter defended himself by saying that fluent English is not the demand of his job but cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“I don’t care. I am proud of one thing and that is whatever I say, I say from my heart. I don’t know English. My only regret is that I did not get enough education, but I am not even one per cent ashamed that I can’t speak English despite being the captain of the Pakistan cricket team,” Rizwan during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-handed batter further urged junior cricketers to complete their education so that they could speak English when required.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“The demand from me is cricket, not English. There is a regret that I did not complete my education, which is why I struggle in speaking English. I tell my juniors to complete their education so that they are able to speak good English,” Rizwan said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“At the moment, Pakistan is demanding cricket from me. Pakistan is not demanding English from me. When it does, I will leave cricket and become a professor - but I don't have that much time,” he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rizwan recently faced trolling on social media for his lack of fluency in English during his post and pre-match interactions on the New Zealand tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“At the moment, Pakistan is demanding cricket from me. Pakistan is not demanding English from me. When it does, I will leave cricket and become a professor - but I don't have that much time,” he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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