"Babar Azam and Virat Kohli should announce joint retirement"- Twitter reacts to another failure

After a short break during the England Test series, the Pakistan cricket team and fans were hoping that Babar Azam would make a strong comeback on the Australia tour, and even though he showed some glimpses, the former skipper could not handle spin precisely.

Australia and Pakistan are currently facing each other in the three-match ODI series opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to field first, and Pakistan had a terrible start, losing opener Saim Ayub for just 1 run in the third over of the match.

Babar Azam falls short again as Pakistan struggles in 1st ODI against Australia

After getting rid of Saim Ayub, Mitchell Starc removed the Pakistani opener Abdullah Shafique for just 12 runs to put them immense under pressure in the ongoing first ODI at the MCG. Well, yet again, all hopes were pinned on Babar Azam to deliver, having returned fresh from the break.

However, the right-handed batter started quite well but could not capitalize on his start against Australia at the MCG. Adam Zampa struck a major blow in his first over, taking the crucial wicket of Babar.

Babar misjudged the length of the delivery and opted to stay back, only to be caught off guard by a ball that skidded on and perhaps kept a bit low.

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Babar needed to approach Zampa's delivery from the front foot, but he tried to flick it and left the door wide open for the ball to crash into the off stump. A significant blow for Pakistan as Babar departed after scoring 37 runs off 44 balls, including four boundaries.

Following his wicket, Pakistani fans have been slamming Babar for his approach and shot selection while some are pocking fun at the star batter on social media after another flop show on social media. His struggle against leg-spin is well known to all, but fans are calling out Babar for not showing any improvement as he could not even read the ripper from Zampa properly.

Here's how fans trolling Babar Azam for another flop batting show:

Bakri lumber1 got exposed one more time in australia while being in his peak
Bc ye toh shuru hote hi khatam hogya 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣#PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/97t46rNnJ6

— Walter Black 🔔 👑 (@WalterB657516) November 4, 2024

Front Foot Ki Ball Ko Back Foot Par Jakar Khel Raha Hai Kyaa Yaar Babar Phir Sy Dil Toor Diya 💔#PAKvsAUS #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/OCnqBSswNh

— Faizan Naseer Faizi 🇵🇰 (@Faizan_Naser_K9) November 4, 2024

All these players just throwing their wicket except KG who gets deadly delivery, when you face Rizwan and Babar's bowling in practice session instead of practice of bouncers then this scorecard wouldn't be a surprise. 🇵🇰's players playing our emotions 💔 #PAKvsAUS #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/jaPby2KxKT

— World Sports (@worldsports__) November 4, 2024

Babar Azam was looking very confident. A less pressured inning but needs to work on footwork against spinners as well. Definitely, we do rely on Babar's performance in batting.#PAKvsAUS #BabarAzam𓃵 #tapmad pic.twitter.com/EjP5tGxKWj

— Muhammad Umair (@umairified) November 4, 2024

Babar Azam is still better than Kohli 😃#BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvsAUS #AusVsPak pic.twitter.com/BNfoReZGKX

— Babar Azam's World (@Babrazam358) November 4, 2024

Sari team pace k against struggle kr raha aur Babar azam sahib spin p out ho gayai 🤦🏻#BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvsAUS

— Hafiz Muhammad Talha (@malik_bioinfo) November 4, 2024

Look at the audaicity of zimbu fans jinka idolo 18 test inning mae flop hone ke bad lagatar ab yaha bhi run ni ban rahe toh bhaukla gaye hai 😭 #BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvsAUS https://t.co/idXf2YR6KV pic.twitter.com/VIexAyxf1y

— andrew flintoff (@flintoff__786) November 4, 2024

Unfortunates For Babar Azam, That Ball Definitely Beat Him Bcz You Cant Expect Lower Flipper Delivery On This Bouncy Pitch, Babar Azam Shows His Class And Rhythm Against Starc, Cummins But He Failed Again By Leg Spinner. #BabarAzam #PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/GLmF2eHqKJ

— Salman Talks (@yashkhan2417) November 4, 2024

🔴 Babar Azam Have been Dismissed 7 times against leg spinner in last 2 years. No improvement at all again repeating that same shit.#AusVsPak | #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/qlnOwOB112

— Mohid Ali (@Mohid84) November 4, 2024

Babar couldn't survive 6 deliveries of an spinner on a seamer friendly pitch, wowza, against zampa babar didn't look the babar who was playing so classy against Cummins and Starc.#PAKvsAUS #BabarAzam

— حذیفہ امیرالبحر (@mutrabebazm) November 4, 2024

Bs powerplay me runs krwao iss r🇵🇰ndi ke bacche se 🤣 jaise hi powerplay khatm hua ma ch🇵🇰d gyi 😹😹😹😹
abhi to Hazlewood nhi tha varna iske muh pr m🇵🇰🇵🇰t deta. Powerplay ke baad apne runs krne lag gya 🐕 gobar azam 😹😹#BabarAzam #BabarAzam𓃵 #ViratKohli #PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/aP962jwTYf

— Zimbu__MC_Lost_to__USA😹 (@BabarKUTTA_azam) November 4, 2024

Pakistan found itself on the spot against Australia at MCG

Meanwhile, the Pakistan cricket team has found itself in serious danger, as they have already taken six wickets for just 117 runs despite playing ODI cricket like Tests. Pakistan’s newly-appointed captain Mohammad Rizwan couldn’t also make a significant impact with the bat, falling for 44 runs.

Marnus Labuschagne dismissed Mohammad Rizwan, who was caught by Josh Inglis after a top edge. Rizwan misplayed the fullish googly while attempting another sweep, sending the ball high into the air. Inglis quickly moved towards square leg and took an easy catch.

This wicket was a significant blow for Pakistan, while Labuschagne celebrated the big wicket joyfully, clapping and smiling as soon as he saw the ball go up, and he ran off excitedly after the catch was completed. Rizwan returned back to the pavilion after scoring 44 runs off 71 balls, with the help of two fours and one six against Australia in the ongoing first ODI at the MCG.