Babar Azam gives death stare to reporter after his 'ye koi tareeka nahi hain' remark

After the first Test against New Zealand, Pakistan captain Babar Azam's press conference came to a dramatic conclusion when a reporter appeared to grow impatient at being overlooked by the skipper. The two sides have now been knocked out of the WTC Finals race after the result of the first Test, which ended in a draw,

The last day of the game did not go as planned for either of the teams. Pakistan declared their second innings with a lead of only 137 runs on the final day. It came as a shocking decision as New Zealand started their second innings fiercely. But bad light led to the officials calling stumps early when the visitors were 611 in 7.3 overs, and as a result, the game ended in a draw.

Babar replied to one of the reporter’s questions and prepared to leave the conference. When he was getting up out of his chair, a reporter from the back yelled:

“Ye koi tareeka nahi hain, yaha sawaal ke lie aapko ishaare kar rahe hain (This is not the way, I'm making repeated gestures to ask a question).”

babar made sure shoaib jutt realizes he's heard and ignored. pic.twitter.com/uR9SU2M8Zh

— کشف (@kashafudduja_) December 30, 2022

Babar's response appeared to be in retaliation to a recent event in which a reporter confronted the team's spinner, Nauman Ali, with an extremely critical question during a press conference. Although the left-arm spinner responded calmly, Babar appeared to have some issues with the tone of the reporter's inquiry, who stated that Nauman had "scored centuries with the ball."

Babar's century and Williamson's double ton in vain as game ends in draw

Earlier in the match, Babar had produced an outstanding century (161) as Pakistan set up a formidable 438 in the first innings. However, the Kiwis responded well, scoring a huge 612/9 thanks to an undefeated double hundred from former skipper Kane Williamson. New Zealand declared the innings as soon as Williamson got to his 200*.

Ish Sodhi took six wickets for New Zealand, and Pakistan declared their second innings at 311/8. Imam-ul-Haq fell just four runs short of his century, former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed countered with a gritty 53, and Saud Shakeel too produced a determined half-century. The two teams will start the second and final Test of the series on January 02, at the same venue.