Babar Azam opens up about his viral tweet to Virat Kohli

Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, has opened up about his now famous tweet to Virat Kohli, when the Indian batsman was going through a rough patch during England tour in July last year.

While speaking to ICC Digital, the 28-year-old said that it is important to back players when they are facing a tough time.

“As a sportsperson, anyone can go through such a time,” Babar said, when asked to reflect on his mindset when he posted the now famous “This too shall pass” message.

“At that time I thought maybe if I tweet it might give someone help and confidence. See, as a player, you try to back every sportsman in a difficult time.

“It is in difficult times when you get to know what you are thinking about others. At that time, I thought I should have done that and maybe something positive will come out of it. Something which can be a plus point.”

This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/ozr7BFFgXt

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) July 14, 2022

Since then, Kohli has turned things around for himself, scoring a century in Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan and then following it up with memorable run-chase against Pakistan in 2022 T20 World Cup.

The Indian batsman also scored back-to-back ODI hundreds recently against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.