It's your debut, finish it: Hasan Nawaz on captain Rizwan's message after 1st ODI win
Speaking to PCB, the 22-year-old said that he was aiming to make his debut a memorable one. Nawaz said he had confidence from his Pakistan Super League exploits and knew he could big hits in the end."It was my debut match so I was thinking to make it memorable. When me and Rizwan were batting, he was telling me that 'it's your debut, so you have to finish the match.'""When he was going out his dismissal, he said the same thing that you have to finish it. So that was the plan, and also I had the confidence from before that in the PSL, I have been finishing matches. That thing was also there that I can get big hits at the end," said Nawaz.Hasan Nawaz's Media Talk after receiving Player of the Match Award on Debutpic.twitter.com/NEFp45ZhTe— Pakistan Cricket Team USA FC (@DoctorofCricket) August 9, 2025'You learn a lot from Babar and Rizwan'Nawaz also spoke about learning from Babar and Rizwan, who put on a steady stand of 55 to help Pakistan get back into the chase. The youngster said that the partnership from the duo played a key role for the team in the end."You learn a lot from Babar bhai, Rizwan bhai, the way they play, they are match-winners. So, we learn a lot from them. There was a lot of help from them, and it played a big role in winning the match. When we lost one or two wickets early, they handled it very well, and later we got the benefit of that," said Nawaz.The second ODI between West Indies and Pakistan will take place on August 10.- Ends
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