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James Anderson, the iconic England’s fast bowler, bid farewell to international cricket after a stellar career spanning more than two decades.
James Anderson’s illustrious career comes to an end
His retirement followed England’s commanding victory over the West Indies at Lord’s Cricket Ground, where he played a crucial role in securing a win by an innings and 114 runs. Anderson’s legacy is unparalleled, having amassed a record 704 Test wickets, the highest by any fast bowler in history. Known for his skillful swing bowling, Anderson’s ability to consistently trouble batters made him a mainstay in the English lineup.
Tributes pour in for cricket icon
Following Anderson’s retirement, tributes poured in from former cricketers, analysts, and fans worldwide, celebrating his extraordinary career and contributions to the sport. Among them was Pakistan’s current white-ball captain Babar Azam. However Babar , found himself in the midst o♕f controversy after he mistakenly made a blunder wꦰhile offering a tribute to veteran England pacer.
Babar Azam’s social media blunder
Babar initially took to social media, specifically X (formerly Twitter), to express his deep respect and admiration for Anderson. Nevertheless, in a significant oversight, Babar mistakenly praised Anderson for his “cutters” instead of his renowned “swing” bowling. This error quickly drew sharp criticism from cricket fans and followers, prompting Babar to promptly delete the post.
In his initial tribute, Babar wrote, “It was a privilege to face your cutters, Jimmy! The beautiful game will now miss one of its greatest. Your incredible service to the sport has been nothing short of remarkable. Huge respect for you, GOAT.” The use of “cutters” instead of “swing” was clearly inaccurate, given Anderson’s reputation as a master of swing bowling that troubled batters worldwide.
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Corrected tribute honours Anderson’s legacy
Recognizing the gravity of his mistake, Babar swiftly reposted a corrected tribute, stating, “It was a privilege to face your swing, Jimmy! The beautiful game will now miss one of its greatest. Your incredible service to the sport has been nothing short of remarkable. Huge respect for you, GOAT,”
It was a privilege to face your swing, Jimmy!
The beautiful game will now miss one of its greatest. Your incredible servi♛ce to the sport has been nothing short of remarkable. Huge respect f🐻or you, GOAT 🫡
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258)
Here’s how Fans reacted:
lol 😂 Lol 😜 Lol 😝
James Anders♏on still in awe, when in his 21 y🌸ears old career he bowled cutters.
Only Babar Azam things.
— Mirha✨️ (@mirha7y)
I Think Babar Azam's T20 Stats are still more embarrassing than his tweet about Jimmy Anderson.
— Cric mate (@Crickmate13)
//twitter.co🌼m/Tehs🔯eenqasim/status/1811809175413870861
Seriously,a guy who can't even get a simple farewell tweet right is supposed to get playing 11 right and make tactics to win matches for Pak.
Why can't people accept that Babar Azam is just not that smart. Even if Talha drafted the tweet,he himself as cricketer should know better— Abdullah (@abdullahhammad4)
Babar Azam : First cutters and now Swing 🤣
Anderson bowled 158 balls to Babar Azam, with 118 of them💛 bein༺g dot balls and getting him out twice.
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952)
Anderson after reading Babar's Tweet:
— Cric mate (@Crickmate13)
Good to see your tweet about James Anderson ,please als🔜o tweet about Pakistan team perfo♚rmance in World Cup
— Saleem Khaliq (@saleemkhaliq)
Babar Azam calling it a “privilege to face your cutters” proves he doesn’t ev💯en know the difference betwe♕en swing and cutters. How is this guy the Pakistani captain?🔥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Kuch Bhi!!!! (@KirkutExpert99)
📖Babar bahi se Questio🐼n kuch pucho answers kuch deta hai and know say cutter 😭
— Akanksha (@AKANKSH48278581)
Please Correct 👍 According to BABAR the GHANTE KA KING, Jimmy is Cutter's king ( Not Swing's King)
— AB Cricinfo (@ABCricinfo16)
This man is a walking emꦆbarrassment. Remember when he did a tweet on Federer retirement trying to be cool when there’s a video where he couldn’t even recognise Federer. Now he did a tweet facing cutters from Jimmy when Anderson hasn’t even bowled a single cutter to him ever. ‘
— Jitender Singh (@j_dhillon8)