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In a disappointing turn of events for Pakistan fans, Babar Azam, the renowned batter, faced yet another setback in his Test cricket career during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The star batter managed to score only one run on Day 2, extending his le🔯an patch and adding to the frustration of fans.
Year 2023: A struggling period for Babar
Babar’s struggles in Test cricket throughout the year 2023 were apparent, with a mere 162 runs to his name and an average of just 23. The Boxing Day Test was viewed as a golden opportunity for Babar to break free from his slump and contribute significantly, especially as Pakistan aimed to end their 15-match losing streak in Australia.
Babar’s disappointing performance
The anticipation surrounding Babar’s performance was high, particularly after his subpar showing in the first Test where he scored only 21 and 14 runs in the two innings. Following his resignation from the captaincy post the Cricket World Cup, expectations were that Babar would step up and lead by example in the challenging Australian conditions.
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Put Cummins stuns Babar
However, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins had different plans, delivering a remarkable ball to dismiss ꦡBabar early in the innings. Cummins bowled on a good length and it came back in sharply. Babar pressed forward to block, thinking he has the line covܫered but the ball moved in enough to go through the bat-pad gap and hit the top of off stump.
Twitter, as always, became the platform for fans to express their disappointment and frustration. Various tweets poured in, criticizing Babar’s performance and questioning his form. Some expressed disbelief, while others shared humorous takes on the situation.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
Babar azam 🤙
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1)
Blud cann♉ot even bat even when the top order has given him a great start of 1൩24-2.
Zim Babar Azam for a reason 😆🤣😂
— Johns (@JohnyBravo183)
Babar Azam situation when his fans say :-
– lumber 1
– Fab 1
– Zimbu
– Ghante Ka King
– Bobsy The King
– best in all formatMissed the century at MCG by 99 runs
Plastic King Exposed once again
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutos꧑h08)
Pat Cummins:
Merry Christmas, Boobsy The Ling…🎉Pat Cummins: Father of Zim Babar and h𒉰is 🙈fans.🔥🔥
— 𝙕𝙄𝙈𝘽𝙐 😎 (@Zimbu12_)
Went for driving test. They asked me to drive through Babar Azam's defence.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Babar Azam Total Test Run In 2023 -162
Virat Kohli highest test Score in 2023-186
Don't Compare Again Zimbabar 🔔 With Virat Kohli
— 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹🚩 (@KingKohl18)
//twitter.com/imAshish_x18/stat😼us/173989846898510🎃6652
//twitter.com/iamadiX82/status/17398970974ꦯ64512781
Babar Azam the most overrated player in the 🎃wo💃rld right now chokes again
Zimbabar averages 24 in test in Australia
Pat cummins the offici🍨al father of Babar Azam gets him again
— Hardik (@Whyratkugagli)
Babar Az💃am dismissed for a well made innings of 1 run 😂🎀
— Hyper. (@Hyper17_)
Zimbu Missed his century by 99 runs 🔔😂
— 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙭𝙨 (@lofteddrive__)
Bobsy the king
— Aadimanav (@Cricketexpertac)
Bobsy the king kar lega 😅
Lekein Nepal ke against kar lega.Never seen him playing in SENA cou🌱nꦫtry
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991)
The next ti🅠me I hear someone refer to Babar as King, GOAT or Bobsy the King.
— Pir Qasim (@pirqasim)
Jurm𒀰: Bobsy the King (King Kar Lega)😭 |🦩 Babar Azam |
— Radhika Chaudhary (@Radhika8057)
Bobsy the ling 1(7) 🤣
— Mani Aadithyaa🚬👒 (@idolo_kohli)
No captaincy pressure
No media pressure
No external pressure
No internal pressureIt's clear Zimbabar can't play outside Pindi highways.
Easily the WOR🧸ST batsman to play Test cricket 🙏🏻 !!!
— 🇵🇰 Muhammad Noor 🇵🇰 (@Noor_Marriiii)
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