Babar gives reporter death stare for shouting at him

Babar gives reporter death stare for shouting at him

LAHORE (Web Desk) – After conclusion of first Test match against New Zealand, Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam was speaking to media in a press conference where he got irritated by a reporter’s behaviour.

During the question and answer session, that reporter asked Babar a question and he was beginning to leave the presser room, the reporter shouted, "Ye koi tareeka nahi hain, yaha sawaal ke lie aapko ishaare kar rahe hain (This is not the way, I’m making repeated gestures to ask a question). However, Babar gave a death stare to the journalist before the media manager turned off the microphone.

The entire incident was recorded on the cameras installed in the room, and the clip went viral on social media.

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Babar’s reaction was seemingly in answer to an incident in a press conference a few days ago, when the same reporter in question asked an unusually critical question to Nauman Ali, the side’s spinner. The reporter said that Nauman had “scored centuries with the ball” in a rather strongly-worded question; while the left-arm spinner had a calm response, it seems the tone of the question didn’t go down well with Babar.

The first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand had ended in a draw after the visitors ended at 61/1 in the 138-run chase in Karachi. Babar had declared the Pakistan innings with an hour’s play remaining in the Test; while the Kiwis made a fiery start to the innings, they eventually fell short even after a fiery start to the innings, as only 7.3 overs out of a maximum 15 could be bowled due to bad light.