Watch: Pakistan fans protest outside PCB Headquarter to omit Babar Azam post ENG vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash

The former captain of the Pakistan side, Babar Azam, hasn’t gone through a strong time in recent times as he returned with another low score under pressure during their vital Super 8 clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 against England at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Babar, coming to bat in the fourth over, ended with a criminal knock of 25 runs in 24 balls.

This year, Babar Azam has recorded only 167 runs in seven innings of the shortest format at an average of 27.83 and a strike rate of 117.61, with the help of only one half-century at the best score of unbeaten 50 runs. Post his low score against the Harry Brook-led side, the Pakistan fans gathered outside the PCB headquarters with placards to kick him out of the eleven.

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“People have started to come, and in a very few minutes, more people will come as they have finally raised their voice against the selection of the playing eleven. The Pakistani men have come out of their houses to save their cricketing team.” The fan expressed in the video that went viral on social media platforms.

Pakistan fans protest to omit Babar Azam after ENG vs PAK T20 WC 2026

Babar has overall smashed 4596 runs in 136 innings of the shortest format at an average of 38.94 and a strike rate of 128.02, scoring 39 half-centuries and three centuries at the best score of 122 runs. The right-handed batter has struggled to find firepower inside the powerplay of the T20I innings.

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The 31-year-old featured in eight innings of the T20I cricket in 2025, in which he managed only 206 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 114.44 with two fifties. In 2024, the veteran clubbed 738 runs at a strike rate of 133.21 with six fifties, which was a decent performance.

Pakistan now finds itself in a do-or-die situation of qualifying for the semifinals of the tournament. They will hope to see Sri Lanka winning their Super 8 clash against New Zealand and then get the better of the Dasun Shanaka-led side, along with England potentially beating the Kiwis.