NEW DELHI: Pakistani star batter Babar Azam and South African bowler Wiaan Mulder engaged in a heated trade on the third day of the second Check in Cape City on Sunday.
Throughout Pakistan’s follow-on innings, Babar executed a strong drive in direction of the bowler within the 32nd over. After amassing the ball in his follow-through, the bowler aggressively threw it in direction of the batter.
The throw was poorly directed and hit Babar’s foot whereas he was positioned marginally exterior his batting crease.
This led to a verbal altercation between the gamers, creating pressure on the sphere. The state of affairs required intervention from each groups’ gamers and the umpires needed to step in to revive calm.
Nonetheless, Babar selected to douse the fireplace, stating such issues are half and parcel of the sport.
“It was simply the warmth of the second. This stuff occur in cricket, and we transfer on. It is all a part of the sport.” Babar stated with a smile whereas talking concerning the incident after the day’s play.
Babar hit his stride in Check cricket throughout the South Africa collection, showcasing consistency with a streak of half-centuries. Within the second innings at Centurion, he scored a fifty and adopted it up with two extra in consecutive innings throughout the second Check.
This marked the primary time in his profession that Babar achieved three consecutive fifties with out changing any of them right into a century.
