Watch- Shadab Khan wipes his hands on Babar Azam's jersey
Babar Azam arrived late for the trophy unveiling ceremony of the HBL Pakistan Super League 9 but when he arrived, he was greeted and hugged by his Pakistan teammate Shadab Khan who was also found having some fun with the Ex-captain.
Shadab Khan is the captain of Islamabad United whereas Babar Azam will be leading the Peshawar Zalmi this season and both of them share a friendly bond as Shadab was Babar’s deputy when Babar was leading the Pakistan side.
Babar Azam arrived at the ceremony after the trophy was unveiled and Shadab hugged him and greeted him. Then, to have some fun with Babar, he wiped his hands on the back of Babar’s Peshawar Zalmi jersey.
Shadab Khan has been out of the national team since his poor performance in the ODI World Cup and he is currently focusing on first-class cricket to make a comeback in Pakistan’s Test side.
The trophy unveiling ceremony had all six captains posing together with the PSL trophy for a photograph. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars), Shadab Khan (Islamabad United), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators), Shan Masood (Karachi Kings), Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) and Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi).
All the six captains were there for the photograph but Babar Azam arrived a bit late for the ceremony and the unveiling was already done when he arrived on the ground wearing his jersey.
Shadab Khan immediately greeted Babar Azam and hugged him upon his arrival, he then had a bit of fun with the Pakistani batter and wiped off his hands on the back of Babar Azam’s jersey. He is known for his funny pranks on his teammates and always tries to have fun with everyone.
Shadab was the deputy of Babar Azam in the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup in 2023. He has been one of the most reliable spin-bowling all-rounder for Pakistan but his poor performance in Asia Cup and World Cup led the team management to drop him.
Watch- Shadab Khan Wiping His Hands On Babar Azam’s Jersey
Shadab Khan cleaning his hands, using Babar Azam’s Zalmi shirt 😂😂😂🙈 #HBLPSL2024 #HBLPSL9pic.twitter.com/9ilQw3lxHr
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) February 13, 2024
Babar Azam had a terrible 2023 even after becoming the No.1 ODI batter, he had a terrible time as a captain. Pakistan crashed out of the Asia Cup 2023 being at the bottom of the Super 4 table.
The Pakistan national cricket team then crashed out early in the ODI World Cup 2023 where they suffered four consecutive losses which was the first time in the World Cup history for Pakistan. They even lost a match against Afghanistan.
Babar Azam was forced to resign from his captaincy role in all three formats and the Pakistan Cricket Board announced Shaheen Shah Afridi as the new white-ball skipper and Shan Masood as the new red-ball skipper.
However, the new captains did not have an auspicious outing with the national side as Shan Masood-led Pakistan was whitewashed by Australia in the three-match Test series whereas Shaheen Afridi’s Pakistan side lost the five-match T20I series against New Zealand by 1-4.
