Smarting from their 2-0 whitewash in New Zealand, Pakistan have included nine uncapped players in their 20-member squad for the matches in Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Obviously for a new player, it's a challenge to handle pressure and then there are insecurities in our culture around what if they are dropped.
It took Rizwan just 60 deliveries to bring up his sixth half-century, fittingly reaching the mark with a boundary to underscore his aggressive approach despite the green wicket.
Alam clipped a ball just wide of Henry Nicholls at short leg, an attempted drive was edged just wide of an outstretched Tom Latham at gully, and one off the gloves fell just short of the cordon.
Khan believed that a new structure required time to develop and prosper while claiming that short-term difficulties will eventually lead to long-term gains.