Babar Azam Retirement Fact Check: These days the second match of the 2-match Test series is being played between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Pakistan is on the verge of defeat in this match being held in Rawalpindi. So far Babar Azam has performed very poorly in both the matches of the series, after which claims of his retirement started being made. So did Babar Azam really retire due to the shameful defeat and poor performance in the first Test against Bangladesh? Let’s know the whole truth.
Last Monday (September 2), a post appeared on social media claiming that Babar Azam had retired from Test cricket. The post read, “After much thought, I have decided to retire from Test cricket. This decision came after struggling to find my form for two years.”
Let us tell you that not just one such post, but more than one post came out, in which Babar Azam’s Test retirement was claimed. So let us tell you that these social media posts and claims are completely false. Babar Azam has not announced any retirement from Tests. See the fake post here…
— Babar Azam 🧢 (@babaarazam258) September 2, 2024
Bye bye test cricket👋 pic.twitter.com/5v5kDKgqs6
— Babar Azam – Parody (@babarazam228) September 2, 2024
Babar is struggling with bad form
It is worth noting that Babar has been struggling with poor form for a long time. It can be said that Babar is currently in his worst phase so far. He has scored 190 runs in the last 10 innings of Tests at an average of just 19. Apart from Tests, Babar’s form is also seen declining in T20 and ODIs. In the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh, Babar scored 00 and 22 runs. Then in the second Test, he scored 31 and 11 runs.
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