Pakistan cricketer Babar Azam was left stunned by the madness of a fan who tried to bypass security and enter the Pakistan dressing room to get a glimpse of the former Pakistani captain after his impressive start to the new WTC campaign.
Pakistan are in the headlines once again, but this time with a brilliant start to their ICC World Test Championship campaign against defending champions South Africa on home soil in Lahore.
Pakistan have failed to put up promising performances since the inaugural WTC as, until the series against England last year, they had endured a long losing streak even in home conditions. This is the first time that they have reached the top position in the WTC points table.
Babar Azam’s fan broke security and entered the dressing room; PCB’s response awaited on questionable security arrangements
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Pakistan defeated South Africa in the opening Test, a first for them in this WTC cycle. Babar Azam’s birthday was on Wednesday, the last day of the first Test match between the two countries.
However, Babar’s special day was ruined due to an unwanted security breach in Lahore when a young man climbed the Majid Khan fence and walked towards the Pakistan dressing room to catch a glimpse of the birthday boy.
Members of the coaching staff were standing just outside the dressing room and immediately called security as soon as they saw the fan. Sensing trouble, he tried to climb down the same route first; However, considering the security viewpoint, he pleaded for mercy.
Babar Azam, who was not in the dressing room at the time of the incident and was informed about it later, was shocked by the incident.
Pakistan fans gave the biggest birthday gift to Babar Azam
Although the craze for Test cricket is decreasing with time, the PCB has introduced a new model of low ticket prices to attract spectators towards red-ball cricket. Hundreds of people gathered at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for the red ball action between South Africa and Pakistan.
The Pakistani mob soon made its reason for coming before the public clear. It was none other than his passion to see Babar Azam playing for the first time after the West Indies series. The madness grew to such an extent that when Pakistan captain Shan Masood was dismissed during his innings, there was a wave of disappointment in the stands.
Every time the captain’s wicket looked in danger, the fans would start cheering loudly, and once he was out, they would be overjoyed as now they could catch a glimpse of the great batsman. Even the commentators were stunned by such reactions of the crowd.
Babar Azam top-scored, and Noman Ali was the master spinner again as Pakistan got off to a winning start in the WTC
Babar Azam was the star attraction of Pakistan’s second innings as he top-scored for Pakistan with 42 runs from 72 balls on the challenging surface. Thanks to his innings, Pakistan set a target of 277 runs for the guests, which they could not achieve by a margin of 93 runs.
Left-arm orthodox spinner Noman Ali once again played the role of lead spinner for Pakistan, taking six wickets in the first innings and then maintained the tally with 4 wickets in the second innings. The second Test is to be played in Rawalpindi from October 20 and will be the series decider.
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