NEW DELHI: A teenage fan managed to breach security at the Gaddafi Stadium during the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa on Wednesday (October 15), coinciding with Babar Azam’s 31st birthday, in a desperate bid to meet the star batsman.Footage from the stadium showed the young fan climbing over the Majid Khan enclosure and heading towards the players’ area near the dressing rooms. Alert coaching staff were quick to spot the intrusion and alert security, who immediately intervened and took the teenager away despite his repeated pleas to meet Babar Azam.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has yet to issue an official statement on the incident.Born in Lahore in 1994, Babar has been Pakistan’s most reliable batsman for the past decade and remains hugely popular among young fans. Despite facing a rough patch in form of late, his career numbers highlight his consistency and class.Watch the video hereIn One Day Internationals, Babar amassed 6,291 runs in 134 matches at an average of 54.23, including 19 centuries and 37 fifties. His T20 international record boasts 4,223 runs in 128 matches at an average of 39.83, with three centuries and 36 half-centuries. In Test cricket, he scored 4300 runs in 60 matches, at an average of 42.57, with nine centuries and 29 fifties.
