Mohammad Rizwan (Urdu: محمد رضوان; born 1 June 1992) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. He has represented Pakistan across all three formats of the international game and is regarded as one of the leading batters of his generation in his country.
| Full name | Mohammad Rizwan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1992 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter |
| Domestic team | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (captain) |
| PSL franchise | Rawalpindiz (captain) |
| Former PSL captaincy | Multan Sultans (2021–2025) |
| Notable honour | ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year (2021) |
Rizwan emerged through Pakistan's domestic cricket structure and developed into a wicket-keeper-batter of international standing. He has played first-class and limited-overs cricket for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which he also captains.
Rizwan has played Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket for Pakistan. He has scored centuries in all three formats. In leadership roles, he has captained the Pakistan side in ODIs and has served as vice-captain in Test cricket and T20Is.
2021 proved to be a landmark year for Rizwan. He scored 1,326 runs in T20 Internationals across 26 innings at an average of 73.66, which stands as the record for the most runs in T20Is in a calendar year. In the same year he became the only player to aggregate 2,000 runs in a calendar year across all T20 cricket. For these performances, he was named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year and was selected among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Rizwan has been a long-standing figure in the Pakistan Super League (PSL):
Rizwan is regarded as a versatile batter capable of performing across formats, combining wicket-keeping duties with consistent run-scoring at the top of the order. His 2021 T20I run aggregate is among the most prominent individual seasons recorded in the shortest format of international cricket.