"This too shall pass ZimBabar" - Twitterati roast Babar Azam after his failure against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup 2022
Pakistan captain Babar Azam faced the ire of cricket fans on Twitter after his second consecutive batting failure in the T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday, October 27. In the Men in Green's second Super 12 clash against Zimbabwe, Babar departed for just four runs, much to the disappointment of the fans.
Zimbabwe batted first in the contest after winning the toss. They began the innings well but a middle-order collapse meant the Chevrons could only manage 130/8 after 20 overs. Sean Williams (31) top-scored for Zimbabwe, while Mohammad Wasim Jr (4/24) and Shadab Khan (3/23) starred with the ball for Pakistan.
Many thought the chase would be a walk in the park for Pakistan. However, the Zimbabwe bowlers put on a show by dismissing Babar in the fourth over with 13 runs on the scorecard.
His prolific scoring opening partner Mohammad Rizwan (14) also departed soon after, leaving Men in Green in a spot of bother.
Fans troll Babar Azam after his failure against Zimbabwe in Perth
Fans took note of Babar's early departure against Zimbabwe and went on to troll him on Twitter. Here are some of the reactions:
Babar failing against Zimbabwe proving he isnโt Zimbabar https://t.co/m0uf92Toxm
@Shaheer_666 Find the silver lining, zimbabar no more
Zimbabar Azam highlights against Zimbabwe 4k https://t.co/mM8muNF3H7
For a reason 
Babar bodied all critics who said that he's Zimbabar by failing vs Zimbabwe too. ๐ For a reason ๐๐#PAKvsZIM
Babar not scoring against Zimbabwe so people won't call him Zimbabar. Tactical genius ๐ https://t.co/79kwmaCJKG
Flat Pitches bully Zimbabar Azam can't play against Zimbabwe too. And some clowns calling him 'Badshah' ๐คก
https://t.co/BzBQ8nCnds
At least babar ko abh ZIMBABAR kehna band karo
he just wanted to prove that he is not Zimbabar
4(9) babar is just trying to say โ i am not a zimbabarโ
Zimbabar is finished https://t.co/BiTYGnvm3p
Not even Zimbabar anymore. https://t.co/S0C97iXbtO
Zimbabar can't even play gainst his favourite team these days. Average player!
#PAKvsZIM https://t.co/z42xDV0bS0
Zimbabar Failed To Statpad Against Zimbabwe.
Only, Netherlands Is Hope For Babar Azam Now .
#PAKvsZIM || #PAKvZIM https://t.co/KWOmVTOtB3
zimBABAR and Kl Rahul flopping against Zimbabwe and Netherlands is the biggest tragedy in humanity
#T20WorldCup
When people call you Zimbabar but you prove them wrong by getting out without scoring runs https://t.co/iAFeCQ1ZDU
This too shall pass ZIMBabar. Stay strong.
#T20WorldCup twitter.com/babarazam258/sโฆ
"Brilliant catch from Babar, didn't expect that" - Shadab Khan on Pakistan captain's sensational catch in the first innings
Speaking at the mid-innings break, Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan hailed his skipper for taking a magnificent catch in the slips to dismiss Chakabva off his bowling.
Shadab also shed light on his game plan and thought process during the first innings and said:
"Yes, brilliant catch from Babar, didn't expect that and he took a stunner. (About how Hasaranga got hit the other day on the same track and how Shadab did well today) I mixed up the speed a bit, some bowled quicker and some bowled slower but I mixed it up.
"Before coming here, we knew we had the best bowling line-up in the World Cup, we wanted to maximize that, did well to contain them at the end."