NEW DELHI: Pakistan star Babar Azam continued his poor run in the T20 World Cup and his latest flop against England sparked a wave of memes on social media. Babar made his England debut at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday and scored 25 runs off 24 balls before being bowled by Jamie Overton in an attempt to play a big shot.
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His slow innings contributed to criticism of his form and strike rate in the tournament. And this also became the reason for its use as a meme template on social media platforms.Pakistan managed 164/9 in 20 overs with Sahibzada Farhan top scoring with 63. England’s bowlers, including Overton, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid, kept things tight and picked up key wickets.Earlier, Pakistan coach Mike Hesson explained Babar’s role in the team, saying that he was brought back to provide stability in the middle order rather than to score runs in the overs.“I think he’s well aware that his strike rate in power-overs at (T20) World Cups is less than 100. So it’s clearly not a role we need here. We think he’s a good player in the middle if needed, especially if we’re struggling a bit. Or, as we saw against the USA, once he settles into a particular role, he can increase the number of batsmen in Asia. Cup, we wanted a bit batting artistry and he certainly brings that to us,” he said ahead of Pakistan’s Super 8 opener against New Zealand. Despite this, fans mocked Babar’s struggles online and turned his latest dismissal into a trending meme as his nightmare World Cup campaign continued.
