Babar Azam’s performance stunned Wasim Akram as Shaheen Afridi struggled to recover from injury after nearly dislocating his thumb. Babar Azam quickly became a doctor in the field. He came to the rescue of his teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi who was injured in the Perth ODI against Australia on Sunday 10 November. Wasim Akram was shocked by Babar Azam’s performance as Shaheen Afridi recovered quickly in the third ODI against Australia. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Sunday became his teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi’s physio after the fast bowler nearly dislocated his thumb in the third and final ODI of the series against Australia in Perth. Babar’s feat stunned Pakistan legend Wasim Akram as Shaheen recovered quickly to take two more wickets in the match.
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling
Babar Azam quickly became a ‘doctor’ on the field for Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi during the third and final ODI against Australia in Perth on Sunday, November 10. Afridi injured his bowling thumb during the match and was spotted. The pain came in the third ball of the 26th over when Adam Zampa and Sean Abbott were at the crease. As Abbott completed a run, a throw from deep took an awkward bounce off the turf and hit Shaheen straight on his left thumb. Pacer quickly dropped to his haunches and approached the medical team. Babar is seen massaging Shaheen’s thumb before physios come out to save his teammate. Commentators also acknowledged the star batsman’s kind gesture Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling. In the 26th over of the match, Sean Abbott pulled a short delivery from Shaheen towards deep mid-wicket. Babar, who is near the boundary rope, runs up, collects the ball, and throws it straight to the non-striker’s edge. He missed the target but Aard’s flat throw on the bounce hit Shaheen as he looked to collect the ball. Shaheen was hit on the edge of his left thumb, which left him writhing in pain and sitting on the ground clutching his right hand. Babar quickly ran over and pulled his thumb as former Australian cricketer Brendan Julian, who was in the commentary box, said: “I think it’s Babar and he’s trying to get the dislocated thumb back.”
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling
Akram, who was part of the panel, was rather surprised by Babar’s immediate behavior as he remarked, You can watch the full video below Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling. The physio did his job as drinks were taken on the field and Shaheen was able to continue with the ball again as the Pakistan bowlers would wreak another havoc on the Aussie batsmen. Pakistan won the toss and sent the hosts into bat, much like Adelaide. Jake Fraser-McGurkey’s poor form continued as he was dismissed for just 7 runs. Aaron Hardy’s promotion to No.3 in the revamped side failed, while captain Josh Inglis also failed to make an impact with the bat Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling. Cooper Connolly’s injury was a concern for Australia that day as only 5 batsmen crossed double figures in Sean Abbott’s 30 runs. Shaheen and Naseem took 3 wickets each, Haris Rauf 2 and Mohammad Hasnain 1 each. Chasing 141 in Perth on Sunday will end Pakistan’s 22-year wait for a series win in Australia at the top of history. The physio team arrives within seconds as Shaheen is seen clutching his wrist in pain and giving him a pain reliever sparry.
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling
After a brief delay in play, Shaheen returned and resumed his bowling, although he was cautious in the remaining four deliveries of the over. However, he continued his spell to take two more wickets, dismissing Aaron Hardy as well as helping Pakistan bowl out Australia for 140 runs Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling. Both Naseem Shah and Shaheen took three wickets as Australia bowled out Pakistan for just 141 runs to win their ODI series at the Perth Stadium. With the three-match contest locked at 1-1 and Pakistan eyeing their first ODI series win in Australia since 2002, skipper Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and dispatched the hosts. They proved no match for a high-quality attack led by Afridi (3-32) and Shah (3-54) supported by Haris Rauf (2-24). Sean Abbott top scored with 30 before being bowled out for just 140 in the 32nd over.
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are smiling
The physios took some time to come out and meet Shaheen, but Babar decided to take matters into his own hands. In one, Babar bowler to relieve thumb pain.
