[WATCH] Fan breaches security to enter Pakistan's dressing room to meet Babar Azam as video goes viral

An young fan managed to breach the security at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during the first Test match between Pakistan and South Africa, as he was desperate to meet the star batter and former captain, Babar Azam, on his 31st birthday. The veteran is back in the national side after a long time as he was omitted from the shortest format for their tri-series and the Asia Cup 2025.

Footage from the ground displayed the young Pakistan fan climbing through the Majid Khan Enclosure and made his way towards the players’ area in the dressing room where a few members of the coaching staff were standing outside. They quickly spotted the boy and informed the security, who intervened and escorted the teenager despite his continuous request of meeting Babar.

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The Lahore-born has smashed 4300 runs in 110 innings of the longest format at an average of 42.57 and a strike rate of 54.37 with the help of 29 half-centuries and nine centuries at the best score of 196 runs. In ODIs, he has earned massive success of 6291 runs at an average of 54.23 with 19 centuries and 37 fifties.

Watch: Fan enters Pakistan’s dressing room to meet Babar Azam during PAK vs SA 1st Test

Pakistan batted first in the opening Test and posted 378 runs in the first innings. Both Salman Ali Agha and Imam-Ul-Haq missed the chance to record their respective centuries by seven runs. Both scores 93 runs at a strike rate of over 60 while both captain Shan Masood and wicket-keeper, Mohammed Rizwan, celebrated their half-centuries.

Apart from Tony de Zorzi’s 104 runs in 171 balls, none of the Protea batters were able to get a huge score. Ryan Rickelton smashed 71 runs in 137 balls as they were bundled out for 269. Pakistan experienced a poor batting performance in the second innings and posted only 167 runs in the second innings.

South Africa fell short of the target by 93 runs. Dewald Brevis cracked 54 runs at a strike rate of 100 with the help of six boundaries and two sixes. But that was too little to save them from going down for 1-0 in the two-match series.