The incident took place when Babar Azam, representing Peshawar Zalmi, was sitting on the sidelines with the franchise’s coaching staff during a Pakistan Super League match.
Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam threatened to hit a section of fans with a water bottle and also angrily spoke some words to them, the video of which went viral on social media. The incident took place during a Peshawar Zalmi Pakistan Super League match. Babar, who represents Peshawar in PSL, was sitting on the sidelines when few spectators started teasing him with ‘ZimBabar’ chants. The unnecessary chanting made Babar excited as he soon rushed towards them with a bottle of water as he sat. At this, the fans chanted ‘ZimBabar’ more, forcing the star batsman to give a mouthful.
Kalesh b/w Babar Azam and a man from Crowd, he called him ‘Zimbabar’ during the PSL match
pic.twitter.com/mtR99WDmoW— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) February 24, 2024
However, the 29-year-old stopped himself from spiraling out of control and sat down on the chair to focus on the match.