'King only plays for India, not Pakistan' - Fans lambast Babar Azam for another failure in World Cup 2023 against SL
Babar Azam departed after scoring 10 (15) against Sri Lanka during Match 09 of World Cup 2023.
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Pakistan Captain Babar Azam once again failed with the bat in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, October 10 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Chasing a massive target of 345, Pakistan lost their opener Imam ul Haq early in the innings with just 16 runs on the board.
Captain Babar walked in at number three but failed to get his innings going as he got strangled down the leg side against Dilshan Madushanka. As a result, the Pakistan skipper departed for 10 (15). Following his dismissal, several fans were unhappy with his second consecutive low score and expressed their disappointment openly.
Notably, Babar is fondly called King Babar by his fans for his stellar record across formats in recent times. However, the 28-year-old hasn’t been able to carry his good form in the ongoing ODI World Cup as he earlier got dismissed for just 5 (18) in Pakistan’s opening fixture against the Netherlands.
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The Lahore-born cricketer has scored 760 runs from 17 innings in ODIs in 2023 at an average of 44.70 and a strike rate of 83.97 with two hundreds and six fifties to his name.
The Pakistan captain is currently sits on top of the ODI batters' rankings with 857 ratings to his name. However, after his back-to-back low scores, Indian young batting sensation Shubman Gill (839 rating) is likely to dethrone him from the top spot once he returns back to the Indian playing XI.
Babar Azam to next play vs India
Babar will next play against arch-rivals India on Saturday, October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Pakistan captain will be desperate to end his poor record in ODIs against India as he’s just scored 168 runs from the six innings at an average of 28 and a strike rate of 72.41 against the Men in Blue.
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Meanwhile, X was abuzz with reactions on Babar’s second consecutive failure in the World Cup 2023. Here are some of the posts:
Only king can change this target now, but unfortunately, he doesn't play for Pakistan, he plays for India. #PAKvSL
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficail) October 10, 2023
That's achievement of babar azam just to b compared with THE GOAT KING KOHLI
— joker🇮🇳 (@suhassachin03) October 10, 2023
Lets laugh at zimbaber 🤣😭😭🤣@rattibha
— Sanjay🇿🇦 (@KOHLIverse_) October 10, 2023
Zimbu 😹
— subham mahakud (@SubhamMahakud3) October 10, 2023
@ICC mazak nahi h ab, wild card entry se zimbabwe ko leke aao bhai 🥲
— Rahul Varma (@urscoolrahul) October 10, 2023
Zimbabar in every match 🥴🥴🥴🤣 pic.twitter.com/IeiMR1PmdR
— RShukla_N (@RShukla_N) October 10, 2023
This guy Cant even score in flattest of wickets , Stop comparing his D team performances with Virat’s.
— Piyush Cricket (@kayptalks) October 10, 2023
— King Kohli's Fan (@PratikV88611911) October 10, 2023
— Garv (ਗਰਵਿਤ) (@imgarvmalik) October 10, 2023
Arey bhai mera Bobby Badshah india me khelta to recordon ki jhari laga deta tha😤🤣🤣😅
— Bolo Yaarrrr (@ShaRo45264) October 10, 2023
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