Furthermore, his batting efficiency within the earlier yr didn’t safe any victories for Pakistan.
In consequence, social media customers are focusing on him with false and offensive memes, and now, pretend posts about his retirement have gone viral.
Following Babar Azam’s scores of 31 and 11 within the second Check match held in Rawalpindi, a pretend retirement put up about him gained important consideration on X. Two such posts garnered the highlight on Monday earlier than followers realized their inauthenticity.
Babar relinquished his captaincy after the ICC ODI World Cup in 2023 however was reinstated for the T20 World Cup in 2024.
His latest efficiency in Check cricket has been underwhelming, with solely 190 runs scored in his final 10 innings at a median of 19. Equally, his common within the fifty-over format has declined to 34.
Over the previous yr, the 29-year-old has maintained a median of 38 in T20Is.
Pakistan, underneath Babar’s captaincy, confronted elimination from the group stage of ICC T20 World Cup 2024, held within the USA and West Indies, after struggling defeats in opposition to the USA and India.