Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam misplaced his cool throughout a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 as he was poked by followers calling him ‘Zimbabar’. The Peshawar Zalmi skipper didn’t take the feedback calmly and threatened to throw a water bottle on the followers who have been poking. Babar was seen riled up for a second however he acquired himself collectively after trying agitated by the troll feedback by the followers.
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Kalesh b/w Babar Azam And One of man from Crowd over he was Calling him “Zimbabar” throughout PSL match
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 Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) February 24, 2024
Why Was He Called Zimbabar?
Babar Azam burst onto the worldwide cricket scene in 2015, showcasing immense expertise and promise as a batsman for Pakistan. Initially hailed as a possible successor to Virat Kohli’s dominance in world cricket, Babar was anticipated to excel throughout all codecs of the sport. However, lately, he has confronted criticism for his inconsistent performances, significantly in essential matches for Pakistan. (Will CSK Captain MS Dhoni Retire After IPL 2024? Here’s What We Know)
While he continues to shine in much less pressure-intensive or inconsequential video games, his incapability to ship throughout pivotal moments has tarnished his status. Fans on social media usually troll him for scoring runs towards weaker groups when he will get out early towards massive groups like Australia, England, and so forth.
Recent Controversy In PCB
Former Pakistan all-rounder and Director of Cricket Mohammed Hafeez slammed ex-director of Cricket Mickey Arthur and ex-skipper Babar Azam for not listening to the health ranges of the crew.
Recently, Hafeez was eliminated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from his place following a clear sweep loss to Australia in a three-Test collection Down Under and one other loss to New Zealand within the five-match T20I collection. He was appointed because the Director of Cricket simply after Arthur’s tenure ended following a mixed-bag Cricket World Cup marketing campaign in India.
Speaking to ARY Sports Channel, Hafeez mentioned, “When I took over as director (in 2023) and we reached Australia, I told the team trainer to give me a report on the players’ fitness standards and prepare a new fitness regimen.”
“He told me that the former captain (Babar) and head coach (Arthur) had told him six months ago that fitness is not the priority at the moment and let the players play as they wanted,” added the previous all-rounder.
Hafeez asserted that health is a modern-day precedence for all cricket groups. He mentioned that the physique fats ranges of gamers have been checked and pores and skin folds of gamers have been excessive, principally 1.5 occasions the accepted restrict.
“Fitness in modern-day cricket is a top priority for all teams,” mentioned Hafeez. (PSL 2024: Hawk-Eye Issues Apology To PCB Following Mistake Which Costed Islamabad United A Loss Against Quetta Gladiator)
“When the fat levels of the players were checked, the skin fold of all of them was high – for most players it was 1.5 times the limit. They were unfit and some of them couldn’t complete a 2 KM trial run. You will suffer defeats if the fitness is like that,” he concluded. Pakistan’s subsequent task is a tour to England in May this yr, throughout which 4 T20Is have been performed. (With ANI inputs)
