Rizwan fit to play remainder of Asia Cup, says Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq

Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who had suffered an injury in his knee during the Super Four match with India, has been cleared by the medical team to play in the remaining matches of the tournament. Saqlain told the media that Rizwan is fit and a replacement is not required at the moment. "These things happen, Pakistan is not that far from UAE, if we have such a situation we can call backup but there's no need as of now.

Rizwan's workload is a lot and we will look to manage it. For now, the medical team has given him the green signal," said the legendary spinner. Talking about the team's strategy in the match against India he talked about the team opting to attack the batting and bowling mainstays of the opposition to inflict maximum damage.

"There are strategies in which you attack the main bowler or batsman as that jolts the flow of the team. India was clear on the strategy and came with a positive attitude but our bowlers bowled well with an attacking mindset and kept taking wickets. Our captain kept an attacking mindset and was successful.

Bhuvneshwar was attacked as he had bowled well earlier and was important to take him on and our batters executed it well." The Pakistan head coach defended Fakhar Zaman for his performance in the match and said he is a proven match player. He also mentioned that Hasan Ali is an integral part of the team but is being given rest to manage the workload. "Fakhar is a warrior type of person, his past performances speak of it, he is a match winner.

And we have no doubt over him and he will return to perform. Hassan Ali has been the world number one in the white ball format and has performed well with the red ball as well for us. He