Iceland Cricket Trolls Babar Azam With Epic Reply To Pandemic Question

28.11.2023 - 12:41 sports.ndtv.com

The Cricket World Cup 2023 was a forgettable one for the Pakistan team and its skipper Babar Azam. Despite being one of the most respected batters in the game, Babar failed to leave his mark at the grandest stage, with the results even prompting a change in the Pakistan team's captaincy.

Just as the cricket world was looking to move on from Babar and Pakistan's World Cup debacle, Iceland cricket trolled the star batter in epic fashion, while replying to a non-cricketing post on X (formerly Twitter).

At the Cricket World Cup 2023, Babar scored only 320 runs in 9 matches, at an average of 40. He couldn't produce a single match-winning knock, worthy of his stature, as Pakistan were knocked out in the league stage of the campaign.

A question was posed on X by 'Word of Statistics' which read, "What is something that still hasn't gone back to normal after the pandemic?" In reply, Iceland Cricket wrote: "The batting average of Babar Azam".

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Iceland Cricket Trolls Babar Azam's Batting Average. It Has 'Pandemic' Connection

Known for their humorous posts on social media, Iceland Cricket have taken a fresh aim at Pakistan star batter Babar Azam, who recently stepped down as captain of the team across formats. Babar relinquished his captaincy amid backlash over Pakistan's early exit from the Cricket World Cup 2023. Babar had a below par tournament with the bat as Pakistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals. He scored 320 runs in the nine matches, averaging less than 40. Taking to social media platform X, Iceland Cricket trolled Babar over his average.

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