Pakistan captain Babar Azam holds up his birthday cake at a press convention in Melbourne on October 15, 2022, forward of the 2022 T20 World Cup cricket match. — AFP
Pakistan former captain and star batter Babar Azam has turned 30 and fellow cricketers are showering him with needs and reward for his indomitable resolve as a sportsman.
The athlete celebrates his thirtieth birthday, as he rests throughout second and third match of the continuing Check sequence between the Inexperienced Shirts and Three Lions.
It’s the first time the batting maestro has been dropped from the Pakistan staff since his white-ball debut towards Zimbabwe in Lahore in 2015 and Check baptism towards the West Indies a yr later.
Babar shot to prominence with three successive tons of in an ODI sequence towards the West Indies in 2016.
He changed India nice Virat Kohli as world primary ODI batsman 5 years later, a spot he nonetheless occupies having been briefly deposed in between.
The ex-skipper was on prime of the world two years in the past, main the staff and being a top-rated batsman in all three codecs.
He’s nonetheless ranked fourth amongst T20 batsmen however it’s the lengthy format the place his type has suffered probably the most and his hunch has seen him fall exterior the world’s prime 10.
To mark this big day in Babar’s life, fellow cricketers didn’t miss out on the chance to want him the most effective and remind him about his prowess on the sphere.
Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Aamir Jamal and Salman Ali Agha are among the gamers who shared their love for the ex-skipper on social media.
Taking to Instagram, Shadab shared {a photograph} of himself with Babar, wherein each are holding their respective inexperienced jerseys.
Shaheen, who has additionally been “rested” through the Check sequence towards England, additionally took to Instagram Story to convey his needs for the batter.
He wrote: “Wishing you a great year ahead.”
Screenshot of story shared by Shaheen Afridi. — Instagram/@ishaheenafridi10
Fellow cricketer Haris Rauf, who was final seen main The Stallions within the home Champions One-Day Cup, wrote “Tusi great hoo” when wishing the previous captain on Instagram Story.
“Happy birthday brother,” he added.
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha additionally shared his love for the batter by way of Instagram, wishing him a “wonderful year ahead”.
Whereas Aamir Jamal wished for Babar to proceed “shine and shine more than ever”.
