Azam Khan has accumulated a mere 22 runs, maintaining an average of 7.33 in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand
18 January, 2024
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New Zealand sealed their T20 series against Pakistan with two games to spare Wednesday on the back of a record 137 off 62 balls by opener Finn Allen at University Oval in Dunedin.
The Black Caps, sent in to bat in game three of the five-match series, won by 45 runs after posting a colossal 224 for seven and restricting Pakistan to 179 for seven.
As the Men in Green teetered on the brink of losing wickets rapidly during their third encounter yesterday, the entrance of Pakistan's wicket-keeper batter Azam Khan was accompanied by the theme music of WWE superstar Big Show.
Hahahaha previously crowd used to wear ghost attire to tease Haris sohail. Now they are putting up Big Show music on Azam Khan's entrance.
— Zeeshan Khalid (@izeekayy) January 17, 2024
Kiwis are not that nicee 🤣🤣🤣#PAKvsNZ #AzamKhan pic.twitter.com/ANOAStGpGW
The cricket fraternity responded to this occurrence, expressing discontent with the scrutiny Azam faced due to his weight, drawing parallels with WWE superstar Big Show, recognized as the heaviest wrestler in WWE, weighing over 400 pounds.
Pathetic from the hosts to play The Big Show's entrance music when Azam Khan came out to bat. @TheRealPCB should take it up with @BLACKCAPS 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 #NZvsPAK pic.twitter.com/pUm4YU4yJl
— Rizwan Abbas (@RizwanAbba5248) January 17, 2024
What the hell? Azam Khan comes to bat and they start playing the Big Show theme song🤬🤬@BLACKCAPS what is this behaviour?#PAKvsNZ #AzamKhan #BabarAzam
— Abdullah (@Abdullah1124971) January 17, 2024
Nevertheless, the wicket-keeper batters performance has been underwhelming, managing only 22 runs in three innings with an average of 7.33. The 25-year-old's T20I record paints a disappointing picture overall, as he maintains a dismal average of 4.83 at a strike rate of 90.62 across eight games.
