Babar Azam Gets Trolled For "Beauty Of Cricket" Comment Post Defeat To England

04.10.2022 - 15:05 sports.ndtv.com

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the darling of cricket fans in the country but even he is not beyond criticism and trolling. The same was visible when Pakistani fans didn't take kindly a comment that Babar made during the post match press conference, after Pakistan surrendered the T20I series against England 3-4.

The hosts were beaten comprehensively by England in the series decider despite the fact that the Three Lions were missing several key players in their line-up.

When asked about the defeat, Babar said, "ye khubsurti hai cricket ki, kabhi aap jeete hain kabhi aaj harte hain" ('This is the beauty of cricket; sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.").

Promoted Babar's comment went viral on social media and several Pakistani fans started comparing this statement to the one made by coach Saqlain Mushtaq after a previous defeat.

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Pakistan were given a wake-up call in their recent warm-up game against England on Monday ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup. They misfired in all departments and lost the match by six wickets. Though players like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan did not play the game, the Pakistan XI had stars like Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali among others. Pakistan managed to score 160/8 batting first, but England chased down the target in just 14.4 overs. They begin their 2022 T20 World Cup campaign against India and before that their fitness level has failed to impress Pakistan great Misbah-ul-Haq.

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