Rizwan trolled by reporter with 'win or learn' jibe; Babar, Shadab struggle to hold back laughter

With PSL 2025 just a day away, a press conference featuring Mohammad Rizwan turned unexpectedly entertaining when the Multan Sultans skipper was trolled by a Pakistani reporter over his now-familiar “win or learn” statement. The question sparked laughter in the room and left other Pakistani players seated at the table hard to suppress their laughter.

Rizwan gets trolled over ‘win or learn’ comment

Rizwan, who is also Pakistan’s ODI captain, was addressing the media ahead of Multan Sultans’ opening clash against Karachi Kings on 12 April. When asked by a reporter whether the team would finally start winning after “learning” for so many years, Rizwan responded in his trademark style, but not without purposely triggering a wave of laughter.

“Aapki captaincy main ab humne kaafi learn kar liya hai toh kya ab Multan Sultans win ki taraf jayegi iss baar? (Under your captaincy, we’ve done quite a bit of learning, so will Multan Sultans head toward winning this time?)

This is disrespectful. Mohammad Rizwan always faces “learn or win” questions 🇵🇰💔💔

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— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) April 10, 2025

“Aisa hai ki mujhe result ki parwa nahin hai. Result allah ke haath mein hai. Allah ne jo cheez hamaare haath mein di hai, usko hum fulfil karne ki koshish karenge, chahe woh hard work ho, awareness ho. Koshish toh hum poori karenge, Allah win bhi deta hai, learn bhi deta hai. Humne usse seekhna hai. Result allah ke haath mein hai,” Rizwan said in his response.

(The thing is, I don’t care about results. Results are in Allah’s hands. What is in our hands, we’ll try to fulfill, whether it’s hard work or awareness. We will give it our all. Allah either gives a win or a lesson. We have to learn from it.)

Mohammad Rizwan said "We don't care about the results. Allah SWT is responsible for our results. Whether we learn or we win, we can't do anything. This system is run by Allah SWT and we can't change results" 🇵🇰🤯 pic.twitter.com/eBkdELtnbR

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) April 10, 2025

While Rizwan delivered his response, the mood in the room lightened as Karachi Kings vice-captain Hasan Ali, seated next to him, couldn’t help but laugh. His reaction was captured by cameras. Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam was also seen smiling at the jibe.

Adding to the moment was Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan, who also appeared to be holding back laughter. Rizwan has used the phrase on several occasions, and it has since become a meme on social media.