A shocking video of former Pakistan captain Babar Azam shouting abuse at the audience during a Pakistan Super League match has gone viral on social media. According to the video, the current captain of the Peshawar Zalmi franchise appeared furious with the fans who taunted him with chants of ‘Zimbabar’. However, the clip has caused an uproar on social media, with some in the audience questioning whether the video is actually real.
On Saturday, a video of Babar went viral on all social media platforms in which Pakistan’s star batsman was sitting on the sidelines with Peshawar Zalmi’s technical staff when a section of the crowd behind him started shouting “Zimbabar”. . Babar was visibly upset by the fan’s reaction, and he was seen saying a few words angrily before threatening to throw his water bottle. But the 29-year-old stopped, sat in his chair and focused on the match.
While most people were shocked by Babar’s reaction in the video, many on social media said that the video is fake and that the ‘Zimbabar’ chants were taken from another clip to gain attention. It was claimed to have been edited into a new video.
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Babar has already made a name for himself as one of Pakistan’s most prolific scorers across formats, with some even comparing the former captain to Indian great Virat Kohli. However, in recent years, Babar has failed to live up to expectations as a batsman, suffocating in important matches against stronger opponents, while scoring big runs against weaker teams, including Zimbabwe, and playing an international The average score per game was 57.75 points. format. As a result, the word “Zimbabar” spread rapidly on social media, with fans believing that the right-handed batsman could only score against Zimbabwe or that he needed back-to-back matches against a particular opponent to break his slump.
Recently, Babar lost his captaincy in all formats after Pakistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 due to poor performance. Pakistan appointed Shan Masood as their new Test captain and Shaheen Afridi was given white-ball duties.
