Watch: “Ap e likh lena…”- Babar Azam instructed on ‘wickets’ spelling in Rawalpindi honours board

Last year, during the retirement of the veteran England pacer, James Anderson, Pakistan’s former captain and experienced batter, Babar Azam, was trolled online on social media platforms. This trend has continued even after the second current ODI of the series against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Islamabad, where he ended his century drought.

A video has gone viral where the stadium’s honours board instructor was seen to suggest the dates and match result, along with the spelling of wickets. Babar Azam was disgusted at the interaction and expressed “ap hi likh lena si’ before moving to the second board and putting another piece of data in the century he made.

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Azam smashed a fine unbeaten knock of 102 runs in 119 balls with the help of eight boundaries at a strike rate of 85.71, which helped the home side take a 2-0 unbeatable lead with the eight-wicket victory. This was Babar’s 20th century in the ODI format, which has now equaled him with Saeed Anwar as the most centuries in the ODIs for the national side.

Watch: Rawalpindi Honours Board instructor tells Babar Azam wickets' spelling post century in PAK vs SL 2nd ODI

Babar reached his 20th ODI century in 136 innings, which is the third fastest in this term, after Hashim Amla and Virat Kohli. The former South Africa batter reached the landmark in 108 innings, while Kohli celebrated the record in 133 innings. While David Warner, Quinton de Kock, and Ab de Villiers follow Babar in the list.

 

 

 

 

 

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It was also Babar’s eighth hundred in the 50-over format at home, which is the most by any Pakistan batter, surpassing Mohammad Yousuf’s seven centuries. Sri Lanka was reduced to 288/8 in the first innings thanks to some contributions from the middle order. Pakistan didn’t sweat much in the chase as Fakhar Zaman also contributed with 78 runs.

“I wanted to believe in myself and my hard work. I was getting off to good starts, but I wasn't able to live up to the expectations. I was getting out at the wrong times. I was just trying my best. It's an honour to get past all the records of all legends.” Babar expressed after the end of the game.