Last Updated: December 06, 2023, 13:41 IST
Babar Azam’s act within the apply match has caught everybody’s
Pakistan captain Shan Masood performed a straight drive down the bottom off Beau Webster and the ball raced in direction of the boundary previous Babar, who appeared to be accumulating it on the non-striker’s finish.
After placing up an underwhelming present on the ICC ODI World Cup, Pakistan has now shifted their focus to the longest format. The Asian giants have already reached Australia to play a three-match Test sequence towards the World Champions. While the opening sport is slated to start on December 14, Pakistan are at the moment concerned in a apply match towards a second-string Australian aspect– Prime Minister’s XI, led by Nathan McSweeney. This will assist the guests get acquainted with the situations in Australia earlier than going into the principle project.
On the opening day of the preparatory sport in Canberra, Babar Azam did one thing hilarious that has garnered large traction throughout social media.
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Babar joined captain Shan Masood within the center following the dismissal of opener Abdullah Shafique. The Pakistan captain performed a straight drive down the bottom off Beau Webster and the ball raced in direction of the boundary previous Babar, who appeared to be accumulating it on the non-striker’s finish.
The video of the incident was posted on the official X account of Cricket Australia with a sarcastic captain that learn, “Babar Azam keeping himself in the game at the non-striker’s end.”
Here’s how the netizens reacted:
Babar you all the time put your self in entrance. That’s Great! Nice Efforts— ******Love & Pain****** (@athaf_2006) December 6, 2023
Could that be thought-about as Obstructing the Field.— Daniel Edwards (@Daniel_0124) December 6, 2023
Babar Azam made a optimistic begin to his batting within the apply sport however couldn’t survive longer. The right-handed batter scored 40 runs off 88 deliveries earlier than shedding his wicket to debutant Jordan Buckingham.
It’s the primary sequence for Babar since he stepped down as Pakistan’s captain following a disappointing marketing campaign within the World Cup 2023. The males in inexperienced went off the mark with back-to-back wins, towards the Netherlands and Sri Laka, however a 7-wicket defeat shattered their momentum. They additional misplaced 4 matches straight which dwindled their probabilities to make it to the semis.
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Pakistan had ended fifth on the desk with 8 factors and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0.199. In the aftermath of a below-par efficiency within the World Cup, chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned from his submit, following which Babat relinquished captaincy throughout codecs.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) then handed management to Shaheen Shah Afridi within the shortest format of the sport whereas Shan Masood was named the Test captain. The submit stays vacant within the ODIs as of but.
Source: www.news18.com
