Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said Monday he was feeling well after a spell in intensive care for a chest infection and would begin training for a series in Bangladesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rizwan made a miraculous recovery last week after two days in hospital to turn in a headline-grabbing performance in the ICC Twenty20I World Cup in the UAE where he top-scored with 67 in the semi-final against Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He finished the tournament with 281 runs, the third-highest among all batsmen, despite missing out on the final after Pakistan's heart-breaking five-wicket loss to the eventual winners.
\r\nHis exploits in the tournament took his tally to 1,033 in 2021, making him the first man to score over 1,000 runs in a calendar year in Twenty20 internationals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I'm happy that I have scored the most runs in the calendar year. But I'm more delighted that I was able to secure this record for my country," Rizwan told reporters in Dhaka.
\r\nRizwan, who scored 1,743 runs in all Twenty20s in 2021, also a calendar year record, now has the chance to add a few more runs to his tally as Pakistan take on Bangladesh in a three-match series starting on Friday in Dhaka.
\r\nHe struggled in the early years of his Twenty20 international career averaging just four runs in 2016 and 14.80 in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But he showed promise in 2020 by scoring his maiden fifty against New Zealand in December before realising his full potential this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n