Ex-Pakistan captain Babar Azam was spotted having a heated argument with spectators on a public street, days following his exclusion from the T20 side for the Bangladesh match.
A short clip has now gone viral on social media platform X (previously Twitter). In it, Babar Azam can be seen agitated while having a bitter exchange with a group of young supporters around him in the middle of the street.
The viral video shows the cricket icon with several people around him, although the precise words being said aren’t clear because of low audio. One clear thing, however, is tension, as Babar fights through the crowd and walks towards his car following the claims he pushed one of the supporters.
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This Babar Azam supporter brawl has created a storm on social media, with detractors criticizing the cricketer for his public behavior. Most people are wondering if the pressure of recent career failures is finally getting to him.
After a disastrous performance in the New Zealand series, Babar was omitted from the T20 team and was not included in the playing XI of the ongoing Bangladesh series. The selectors’ move had already ignited controversy among fans and experts, with people’s emotions running high throughout the cricketing world.
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Pouring oil on the fire, another controversy has also surfaced online between Kamran Akmal, a former wicketkeeper-batsman, and Babar Azam’s father, Azam Siddique.
As a reaction to recent comments by Kamran Akmal, Babar’s father shared an enigmatic post seemingly attacking the former cricketer, which led to a scathing response from Akmal, asking him to “remain within his boundaries.”
