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Pakistan’s cricket captain, Babar Azam, found himself at the center of social media scrutiny following his lackluster performance in the ODI World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands. Despite entering Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad with high expectations, Babar could only manage to score 5 runs from 18 deliveries b🌄efore being caught at short mid-wicket.
A disappointing outing for Babar Azam
In a game where Pakistan were asked to bat first, Babar stepped onto the field after the dismissal of Fakhar Zaman. Fans were eagerly anticipating another Babar masterclas🐼s on what appeared to be a batting-friendly pi𒈔tch. However, their hopes were dashed when the Pakistan star mistimed a pull shot and was caught.
Notably, Babar had come into this match on the back of a spectacular 90-run performance against Australia in a warm-up matꦺch. However, against the Netherlands, he struggled to find his rhythm and eventually fell while attempting a big shot.
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Social media users mock Babar Azam
Following his early exi♈t from the crease, Babar became the target of brutal trolling on social media platforms. Many netizens expressed their disappointm꧅ent at his inability to stand up to a relatively inexperienced bowling attack from the Dutch side.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
Safe to say that Babar Azam was not looking in his flow at all today. There were multiple edges꧒ and appeals and seemed as if he was just trying to break the shackles. Looked under pressure to prove something. It was not the number one ODI batter Babar🅷 Azam that world knows.…
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu)
Such a world class innings of 5 off 18 bal𒊎ls from Babar Azam came to an end by Ackermann.
— Wasay Habib (@wwasay)
Unreal craze for Babar Azam in Hyderabad!!!
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar)
Ba🌺bar Azam dismissed for 5 in 18 balls🦹 infront of nederland 😂
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari)
Lumber 1 batsman and their fans right now 🤣🤣🤣
— Introvert //🙇🏻♂️ (@introvert_hu_ji)
Babar Azam Supermacy in small stadium ♌who have short boundaries 🥵🔥
— 𝙕𝙀𝙀𝙈𝙊™ (@Healed_ICTIAN)
No Zimbabwe, No Nepal, No Party for Babar Azam.
— Heisenberg (@rovvmut_)
Greebo Ka Shubman Gill 😂☕️ ||
— Sir BoiesX (@BoiesX45)
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Babar Azam after getting out 😂😂
— CONTEXTUAL MEME (@Contextual_Meme)
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Now we can’t call him Minnow Basher.
Lekin Bhaijaan Babar , Kohli se behtar cover drive ꩵmaarta h🔥— Kohlified. (@123perthclassic)
Steady recovery for Pakistan
Despite the early setbacks, the Pakistan innings was steadied by Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel. The pair put together a partnership of over 100 runꦑs and maintained a decent scoringꦗ rate. Both Rizwan and Shakeel achieved their respective half-centuries before both departed for 68 runs.
