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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 before being caught at short mid-wicketꦑ.
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 masterclass on what appeared to be a batting-friendly pitch. 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 matc🌊h. However, against the Netherlands, he struggled to find his rhythm and eventually fell while attempting a big shot.
Lumber 1 Batter Babar Azam’s 5(18) vs NED
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— ♔ (@balltamperrerrr)
Social media users mock Babar Azam
Following his early exit from the crease, Babar became the target of brutal trolling on social media platforms. Many netizens expressed their disappointment at his inability to stand up to a relatively inexperienceꦡd 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 edges and appeals and seemed as if he wa♚s just trying to break the shackles. Looked under pressure to prove something. It was not the n♔umber one ODI batter Babar Azam that world knows.…
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu)
Such a world class innings of 5 off 18 balls from Babar Azam cameꦑ to an end by Ackermann🌳.
— Wasay Habib (@wwasay)
Unreal craze for Babar Azam in Hyderabad!!!
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar)
Babar Azam dismissed for 5 in 18 b▨alls infront of nederland 😂
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari)
Lumber 1 batsman and their fans right now 🤣🤣🤣
— Introvert //🙇🏻♂️ (@introvert_hu_ji)
Babar๊ Azam Supermacy in small st🧸adium who have short boundaries 🥵��
— 𝙕𝙀𝙀𝙈𝙊¹⁰ (@Zemo6_ICTIAN)
No Zimbabwe, No Nepal, No Party for Babar Azam.
— 𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙜. (@rovvmut_)
Greebo Ka Shubman Gill 😂☕️ ||
— Sir BoiesX 🕯 (@BoiesX45)
Babar azam 🃏missed his well des👍erved century by just 95 runs.
— Irfan pathan (@Irfan_path4n)
Babar Azam after getting out 😂😂
— CONTEXTUAL MEME (@Contextual_Meme)
Zimbabar For a reason 🤮
Babar Azam right Now 😄😄😄
"Lu𒁏mber 1" Netherlands " Zimbabar "— king_kohli_FanClub (@RavindraNain29)
Now we can’t call him Minnow Basher.
Lekin Bhaijaan Babar , Kohli s💟e behtar cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚover drive maarta h🔥— Kohlified. (@123perthclassic)
Steady recovery for Pakistan
Despite the early setbacks, the Pakistan innings was steadied by Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel. The p🌺air put together a partnership of over 100 runs and maintained a decent scoring rate. Both Rizwan and Shakeel achieved their respective half-centuries before both depar🌃ted for 68 runs.
