Watch: Babar Azam literally sleeps on pitch while batting, leaves everyone in splits

Pakistan National Cricket Team batter Babar Azam didn't have the kind of outing he would've wanted in the first innings of the ongoing Test match against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team. The second game of the series between the teams is taking place at the Rawalpindi International Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Babar Azam, who has been struggling to get going in Test cricket, had a great start to his innings, but he couldn't carry on. He came to bat at No.4 after the Pakistan National Cricket Team lost two quick wickets and then tried to hold the innings for the team.

Babar looked solid at the crease, and with the way he was batting, it seemed that he would come up with a big knock and take his team to a big total in the first innings. However, that wasn't the case as he perished after the start, and his wicket saw the Pakistan National Cricket Team losing five quick wickets.

During his innings, Babar also came up with the hilarious moment as well. Former Pakistan National Cricket Team skipper premeditated a sweep shot against the all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. The veteran batsman will play in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, followed by the Duleep Trophy and Ranji Trophy.

As Babar realized that Shakib Al Hasan denied him a sweep shot, he kept his bat on the ground and then fell. The video of the incident went viral on the internet, citing many hilarious reactions from the fans.

Babar Azam comes up with hilarious action on the field

Here's the clip:

Tell me you're premeditating a sweep shot without telling me you're premeditating a sweep shot 🤣 #PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/EC6yTb4FG8

— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) August 31, 2024

During that time, Babar Azam was batting at 26, and after that, he couldn't get going as he was back in the hut soon. The right-hander perished to Shakib Al Hasan in the 54th over, and after that, the Pakistan National Cricket Team lost quick wickets.

Shakib Al Hasan trapped Babar Azam in lbw as he bowled an arm ball that hit the batter on the pads. Babar Azam was stuck in his crease and was not able to close the bat face in time. The batter managed just 31 runs off just 77 balls. He scored just two boundaries in his innings.

With his wicket Pakistan National Cricket Team were left tottering at 179/5. Babar Azam would now be eager to make an impact in the second innings and silence his critics with style. He didn't have a great outing in the first match, as he bagged a duck in the first innings and then managed 22 runs in the second innings.

This was the 15th innings for Babar without a half-century in the longest format of the game. The right-hander has faced a lot of criticism for his poor performances and it has also seen a lot of people questioning his place in the team.

Coming to the match, the Pakistan National Cricket Team got all out for just 274 runs. Saim Ayub (58) and Shan Masood (57) slammed half-centuries and were the top run scorers for the team. In the end, Agha Salman (54) also slammed a half-century and took the team past 250 runs.