Pakistan is currently busy playing in the three-match ODI series against the Netherlands. However, Babar Azam and his boys already sealed the series with one more match to go on 21 August 2022. The home side managed to put up a fight in the series opener.
But, in the second match of the series, Pakistan defeated them with ease by seven wickets. Speaking of the match, the Netherlands won the toss and opted to bat first. Pakistan Bowlers were in top form as they took three wickets for eight runs only. But, Bas de Leede (89 runs off 120 balls) and Tom Cooper (66 runs off 74 balls) put up a solid partnership in the middle. Hence, the home side ended up with a score of 186 runs in 44.1 overs. Both Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets each in that match.
Babar Azam led Pakistan to another ODI series win after winning the second match against the Dutch
In response to that total, Pakistan openers failed to give a stable start. They were under a bit of pressure after losing two wickets for 11 runs only. Then, skipper Babar Azam and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan came up with a solid partnership. Babar Azam proved once again why he is the current ranked 1 batter in both the ODI and T20I format in the world. Babar scored 57 runs off 65 balls while Rizwan smashed 69* runs off 82 balls. Salman Agha also scored an unbeaten fifty off 35 balls only, including two sixes. Hence, Pakistan managed to chase down the target of 187 runs with ease with seven wickets in their bag. Mohammad Nawaz was the player of the match for taking three wickets in the match.
However, a funny incident happened when Babar Azam attended the post-match presentation. His English speaking abilities were quite funny. The video of that presentation got viral. It got surfaced quickly over the internet. Fans also started to troll him for his overall English-speaking abilities.
Here is the video:
No disrespect to Babar Azam, but it is the most funniest video, I seen on Twitter today. š
ā Vishal. (@SportyVishal) August 19, 2022
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Here is how fans have reacted to that post-match presentation of Babar Azam:Ā Ā
Simple if u don't know English don't speak
ā Hari prasath (@shadowHari33) August 20, 2022
Yaa,He is world class batsman But Here He really made his Joke by Speaking a bits and pieces of English,Even Sarfraz speak better English then him. Again No disrespect to him but Atleast He must prepare Himself better to speak a normal average English Because he is the Captain.
ā Stoksy popaa (@Sarcastic1129) August 20, 2022
He mentioned "challenging condition" .
ā Roni Samaddar (@RoniSamaddar) August 19, 2022
Apne pura ka pura main Pakistan team leke bechare Netherlands ke birudh khel rehe ho aur challenging bol rehe ho ! Matlab kya hein ?š„²
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ā Suvrajit Das (@das_suvrajit) August 19, 2022
@TheRealPCB must ensure to groom their top players how to talk in presentations just like @BCCI do. As the players have to talk to the world media and if they can't talk properly they will be a joke in front of the world.
ā Vivek Maheskey (@_Viveksays) August 19, 2022
When the commentator knew he cannot speak in English, what was the need to ask him in English. The way the commentator didn't know Hindi, Babar also didn't know English....simple
ā Sunny1101 (@Sunny11011) August 19, 2022
Only word that babar azam knew from the dictionary, that is #definitely ... Hence he proves that All the captions that he put on social media copied from google
ā Santosh(Mohan)phukan (@SmpSantosh) August 19, 2022
If he knew English then his will not be there where he is now.
ā Zain ul Abdin (@ZainulA23496864) August 20, 2022
He worked hard to become exceptional batter. If he spend time in studying than only thing he knew was English.