Indian all-rounder Axar Patel recently appeared on a YouTube show and was part of a brutal trolling session against former Pakistan captain Babar Azam for misusing the word ‘goosebumps’ when he called him ‘boosbumps’.
The rivalry between India and Pakistan is nothing new in world cricket; However, over the years the players have consistently maintained friendly conduct among themselves. In recent times, this conduct has become blatant and players have even taken to trolling each other individually.
Many such disgusting incidents also came to light during the Asia Cup, where players from both sides were seen fighting in words and actions even when they were away from the field. Despite controversies, Axar Patel did not hesitate to support a troll on Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam.
Babar Azam’s ‘Boosbumps’ resurfaces on the internet
Recently, Pakistan’s legendary cricketer Babar Azam was seen in a video with former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen. The two had a lovely conversation on Babar Azam’s sporting experiences and that’s when the former Pakistan captain faltered.
Azam, who is not known for his fluency in English, said that, “When people scream my name, it gives me ‘boosbumps’.” The words immediately caught the attention of thousands of people on social media platforms, and netizens mercilessly trolled him for mispronouncing the word ‘goosebumps’.
Many such incidents of many other Pakistani cricketers like Mohammad Rizwan have surfaced on the internet before and they have also been trolled and insulted for such reasons.
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Akshar Patel brutally trolled Pakistani cricketer
One of the kingpins of limited overs for India recently, Indian all-rounder Axar Patel made his first appearance after being named the vice-captain of the Indian national team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
During his latest appearance on YouTube channel “2 Sloggers”, Axar was asked who he supports in the Ashes, to which the Indian cricketer wittily replied, “The team that plays good cricket.”
When Akshar Patel shared some of his insights on the game and said that he favors teams that play good cricket, the host immediately took notice and said, “I am getting goosebumps after listening to Akshar Bhai.”
This immediately drew attention towards Babar Azam, and Axar Patel also laughed out loud and enjoyed trolling the cricketer as he said, “I support boosbumps.”
Akshar Patel is trolling Babar Azam for boobbumps moment
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Babar Azam’s desperate attempt to progress in T20I with BBL debut
The Pakistan captain, who is now the leading run-scorer in the shortest format of the game and is closing in on 4500 T20I runs, is not being considered as the first choice in the Pakistan T20I squad. Azam failed to show promising form in this format and was also dropped from the Asia Cup squad.
Ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2025, Babar Azam showed some form against Sri Lanka and South Africa, but his final attempt to convince his selectors and head coach will be in the Big Bash League. He made his Australian T20 League debut with the hope of retaining his T20I spot with Pakistan.
Playing for the Sydney Sixers, Azam struggled in the first two matches, as he was dismissed for 2 off 5 balls and 9 off 10 balls in the two innings. He finally broke the shackles in the third match for the Sixers and scored his first BBL half-century. In 3 matches, the batsman has scored 69 runs at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 121.05.
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