Former Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, was once again the point of discussion among India and Pakistan cricket fans after he dropped Kane Williamson’s dolly catch in the PAK vs NZ 1st T20I at Auckland. Having won the toss, Shaheen Shah Afridi elected to bowl first in his first game as the captain of Pakistan’s T20I team.
Shaheen Shah Afridi got off to a flyer as he dismissed Devon Conway on the 2nd ball of the New Zealand innings on the score of 0. However, what unfolded later was misery for the Pakistan team and their new captain Shaheen Afridi.
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Babar Azam maintained his disastrous streak on the Australian continent by dropping a dolly to give star batsman Kane Williamson a chance. The incident happened in the fifth over when Abbas Afridi was sent into the attack by Pakistani captain Shaheen Afridi to end Williamson and Finn Allen’s developing partnership. Having let six runs in his opening three deliveries, the right-arm pacer eventually got Williamson to misjudge a shot.
Babar Azam, who was positioned at long-on, tried to catch the ball as it shot straight up into the air. But he failed horribly, dropping a sitter behind and giving Williamson a fortunate escape. However, one ball later, Abbas Afridi removed Finn Allen, who had previously struck 34 runs off just 15 deliveries. Following the removal of the keeper-batter, Williamson was joined in the middle by in-form batsman Daryl Mitchell, who helped the BlackCaps keep their attacking prowess alive.
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Kane Williamson ended up scoring a crucial half-century in his comeback match for the Kiwis after a long injury hiatus. New Zealand demolished Pakistan with Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips taking the attacking charge in Auckland and the Pakistan team kept being sloppy in the field.
Williamson was again dropped by Iftikhar Ahmad right when he was on the brink of his half-century. Daryl Mitchell was dropped by Mohammad Rizwan later and the Pakistan fielders were all over the place.
Fans allege rift between Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi
This led to discussion among cricket fans on Twitter, some of whom alleged that Babar Azam is jealous of Shaheen Shah Afridi and hence, he dropped a dolly catch.
Watch the reactions below:
Terrible bowling by aamir jamaal♥️
Like that 🥹🥹🥹#PAKvsNZ #ShaheenAfridi #PakistanCricketTeam #BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/szhPcpMiPr
— Abdul_Basit (@abdulbasit_true) January 12, 2024
Babar ko duain do k us ne kane williamson ka catch chora warna ab tk score 250+ hota 🤣#PAKvsNZ #ShaheenAfridi #BabarAzam𓃵
— Ali Qasim (@AliQasim164) January 12, 2024
Abbas Afridi can take 2 wickets in his first over in international cricket but our Former captain dropped easy catch !#BabarAzam #PAKvsNZ #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/yjSimc4V1Q
— Akhunzada Ashraf (@akhunzadaa1) January 12, 2024
Some early pressure in the field on Babar Azam ☹️ #NZvsPAK pic.twitter.com/a54d9LMiIY
— RECYCLE BIN (@HamidKh78920300) January 12, 2024
ball went to babar azam for 4 times
he didn’t catch it single times #NZvsPAK
— Dan (@mrdan654) January 12, 2024
Babar Azam drop catch 🫴 are you kidding me?
His confidence is shaky #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/CYTvI3LWL9
— Amir Azad Raja (@MrCricket3602) January 12, 2024
