{"id":55346,"date":"2024-02-02T07:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/babar-azam-reveals-his-dream-partner-reflects-on-emotional-cricket-journey\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T07:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:59:30","slug":"babar-azam-reveals-his-dream-partner-reflects-on-emotional-cricket-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/babar-azam-reveals-his-dream-partner-reflects-on-emotional-cricket-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam reveals his dream partner, reflects on emotional cricket journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In an intimate interaction with fans on his social media platform &#8216;X&#8217;, former Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam has opened up about various emotional moments in his illustrious career and shared aspirations for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling pivotal moments, Azam expressed, &#8220;There have been many emotional moments. When I made my debut was one of them, while becoming captain was an emotional moment too. But, the loss against Zimbabwe in the World Cup was heartbreaking,&#8221; Babar said.<\/p>\n<p>The former captain went on to highlight some of his personal favorite innings, stating, &#8220;My century in Brisbane against Australia in 2019 and the 196-run knock in the second Test against Australia in Karachi in 2022 are my favorites in Tests. In white-ball cricket, 158 against England in Birmingham and T20I centuries against South Africa and New Zealand hold a special place in my heart,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his dedication to representing Pakistan on the global stage, Azam stated, &#8220;I want to play in every upcoming World Cup and help Pakistan win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the interaction, the right-hand batter was quizzed about the batter with the most elegant cover drive, to which he promptly responded, &#8220;Steve Smith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Babar Azam : Steve smith has best cover drive besides him \ud83d\udc51 \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Unreal Owning of Chokli Sons \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AskBabar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AskBabar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BabarAzam%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BabarAzam\ud80c\udcf5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/King?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#King<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eGTBPxAOs6\">pic.twitter.com\/eGTBPxAOs6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maze (@Maze_6999) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maze_6999\/status\/1753072319659200680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked about his dream batting partner, Azam revealed, &#8220;Ab De Villiers is always my dream batting partner. I have played against him but not with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising turn, former South African captain Ab de Villiers also joined the conversation on social media platform &#8216;X,&#8217; responding to Babar Azam&#8217;s dream batting partner choice. De Villiers said, &#8216;Would have loved to bat with u too my man.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Would have loved to bat with u too my man\ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/babarazam258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@babarazam258<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABdeVilliers17\/status\/1753150950775075241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The 29-year-old alsoshared a part of his life before cricket stardom, saying, &#8220;I have worked as a laborer as well. I used to work in the morning and later do net practice. Theses are stages of life which give you lessons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, Mohammad Rizwan enters the X-space of Babar Azam with a playful remark. Rizwan humorously asks, &#8220;Kaptaan, when is your wedding?&#8221; To which Babar replies, &#8220;I knew you would ask this question. I&#8217;ll answer you privately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here is the video <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wEOq5HG4Xr\">pic.twitter.com\/wEOq5HG4Xr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Azeem Abbas (@AzeemAbbas3609) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AzeemAbbas3609\/status\/1753070386596753818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sd-bottom-social ss-icon\">\n<p class=\"ss-share-now\"> Share Now <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/babar-azam-reveals-his-dream-partner-reflects-on-emotional-cricket-jou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/babar-azam-reveals-his-dream-partner-reflects-on-emotional-cricket-jou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n<span class=\"w-100\"><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/babar-azam-reveals-his-dream-partner-reflects-on-emotional-cricket-jou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 px-0\" style=\"margin-bottom:2.3%;\">\n<div class=\"house_ad\" style=\"margin-top:10px!importan;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaDgqvHGzzKbrfJ9LS2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-align: center; margin:0 auto\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/c.express.pk\/2024\/01\/0-xde-1705662291.jpg\" alt=\"edtech\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.12&appId=340509153097398&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an intimate interaction with fans on his social media platform &#8216;X&#8217;, former Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam has opened up about various emotional moments in his illustrious career and shared aspirations for the future. Recalling pivotal moments, Azam expressed, &#8220;There have been many emotional moments. 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