Babar Azam ruled out of PSL 2025! Injury Blow Rocks Pakistan
Published - 11 Apr 2025, 05:17 PM | Updated - 11 Apr 2025, 05:21 PM
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Peshawar Zalmi has suffered a massive injury scare ahead of the first game of PSL 2025. As per the reports in Cricket Pakistan, captain Babar Azam sustained an injury in his foot on the eve of the game against Quetta Gladiators.
Peshawar Zalmi is all set to lock horns with Quetta Gladiators in their opening game of PSL 2025. The match is all set to take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday (12th April), and it will be an afternoon clash.
Babar Azam was hit by the ball on the foot during a practice session
The Peshawar Zalmi are putting in the hard yards in the nets ahead of their opening encounter. But they also faced a massive blow as during their training session, skipper Babar ended up getting injured, raising speculations over his availability in the league.
The reports claimed that Babar was hit by the ball on the foot during a practice session. The premier batter looked in immense pain and looked in discomfort while walking back to the pavilion. The video of him struggling to walk has gone viral on the internet.
Watch: Babar limps on his way back to the dressing room ahead of PSL 2025
In the clip, Babar can be seen limping while climbing the steps back to the dressing room. Here's the video:
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The seriousness of the injury is yet to be known, but things didn't look great for Babar Azam. With Peshawar Zalmi's first game set to be played tomorrow afternoon, the skipper of the team might be in the race against time to be fit for the clash against Quetta Gladiators.
PSL 2025 will be a great opportunity for Babar Azam to prove his worth
The upcoming PSL 2025 will be a great opportunity for Babar Azam to prove his worth yet again and reclaim his stake in the Pakistan T20I Team. The premier batter, along with some other players, were dropped from the national team in the format, as PCB went ahead with youngsters.
Babar Azam, who is the leading run-getter for Pakistan in the T20Is, has also been struggling to score runs consistently for the team in white-ball cricket. Since the start of the year 2025, he has looked torrid with the bat, and his poor performances were one of the major reasons behind the struggle of team.
Babar Azam failed in the tri-series at home and struggled badly in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He looked decent in the series against New Zealand but failed to play a match-winning innings for the side as Pakistan faced a 3-0 defeat in the series.
Babar now would be keen to set the stage on fire in the series and help his team lift the PSL 2025 title. It remains to be seen if he is deemed fit to play the next game or not.
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