Ahead of India vs Pakistan, Babar Azam mercilessly mocked by ex-PAK stars
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T20 World Cup: Ahead of the India vs Pakistan clash in Colombo, Babar Azam was mercilessly mocked by Rashid Latif, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Amir during a talkshow. Babar has struggled to impress during IND vs PAK games.
Ahead of the much-anticipated India vs Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup 2026, Babar Azam was mercilessly trolled by former PAK captain Rashid Latif, Mohammad Amir and Ahmed Shehzad during a talkshow. Babar's form in the shortest format of the game and his strike-rate has been under the scanner after the Pakistan star struggled against the Netherlands in the opening match before finding some rhythm against the USA.
However, his performances against India in ICC events after his 2021 T20 World Cup heroics have seen Babar cope with a lot of criticism over the years. With this as the backdrop, Shehzad decided to make a bet on the show, where he sponsored the audience free food if Babar played a match-winning knock against India.
"If Babar Azam, Inshallah, wins the match against India, then food for the entire crowd will be on me. Whatever it is — it’s from my side," said Shehzad.
The presenter went on to ask Amir what his bet would be and suggested that the former pacer should reverse his retirement call if the Pakistan star wins the game and bats at a strike-rate of 160. Amir agreed to think about a retirement on the condition that the score of Babar should be above 30.
Shehzad joined in at this moment and said that all the bets are on if Babar gets a fifty against India. This produced a blunt response from Latif, who said Babar doesn't even make this far during a game.
“He never bats that long anyway, so change all these bets," said Latif.
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