In the ongoing warm-up game between Pakistan and New Zealand, Babar Azam is wearing a different kind of shoe. On this shoe, a social media emoji (winking face to be exact) was laden on the Pakistan skipper's shoe. Ahead of the game, this image was captured and it has been going viral ever since.
An "Emoji" in the shoes of Babar Azam. pic.twitter.com/Ww4TFpdmvh
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 29, 2023
In the game, the 2017 Champions Trophy winner won the toss and elected to bat first. He confirmed at the toss that all of the 15 playing members would play this game. The team had a poor start as Imam-ul-Haq (1) was caught behind by Tom Latham off Matt Henry.
Abdullah Shafique (14) couldn't do much either as he got stumped by Lathan off Mitchell Santner. Azam played a good innings of 80 off 84 balls including eight fours and two sixes. Saud Shakeel has also been given an opportunity after the third ODI against Afghanistan last month.
At the time of writing, he is batting at 23 while wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan is playing on 91 runs. The 1992 World Cup winners have amassed 221/3 in 38.3 at the time of writing.
Hope we come back after winning the title: Babar Azam
Meanwhile, Pakistan is searching for their second ODI World Cup title. Overall, their last mega event win was the Champions Trophy 2017, beating the then-defending champions, India. Since then, the Green Brigade has been searching for a global title.
โI hope we come back with a trophy this time. The top four is a small goal for us. We want to come out as winners. We did not have enough time to put together a camp before the World Cup because we had been playing for too long continuously. We wanted to give the players a break so they come back refreshed and with the hunger to win. You play well when you have that hunger.โ
This is how Twitter reacted
Loved that emoji ๐๐
โ Mohit (@MohitMe11065970) September 29, 2023
Ye bhi pakistan ka pappu hai ๐
โ Samira (@Logical_Girll) September 29, 2023
Wo Queen Barbie Azam h
โ Aarav (@sigma__male_) September 29, 2023
Babar Azam Strike Rate of 89 in current generation ODIโs pic.twitter.com/26KaCJAuvV
โ ICT Fan (@Delphy06) September 29, 2023
Nice๐
โ TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) September 29, 2023
The Kingโs number โค๏ธโค๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/Zzvi953Eh5
โ Sawal Meer Khan (@sawalmeer) September 29, 2023
Kuch v mtlb ๐๐
โ GORDXROHIT (@gordxrohit) September 29, 2023
Number 1 batter pic.twitter.com/k67A2YG6AP
โ Abdul Rafay ๐ต๐ฐ (@rafayhassan17) September 29, 2023
๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณNo babar only king kohli !!
โ Mohit (@MohitMe11065970) September 29, 2023
Note Kar Leta Hu Kahi UPSC Ke Exam Me Na AA Jaye ๐ฅน
โ Shivam Shukla (@Shukla_j_shivam) September 29, 2023