Overview
- Babar Azam, speaking after Wednesday’s Pakistan Super League win over Hyderabad Kingsmen, cut off a question comparing his finishing to Virat Kohli and said it was a misconception that he does not close games.
- Captaining Peshawar Zalmi, he made 43 off 37 in a chase of 146 and fell in the 15th over before Iftikhar Ahmed guided the team home off the final ball.
- A short clip of the press conference, posted on X by user Abdullah, spread quickly and drew fresh media focus on Babar’s role late in chases.
- Reports tied the renewed debate to his recent white-ball returns, noting a lean T20 World Cup and his current PSL tally of 82 runs at a strike rate of about 126 across two innings.
- One website claimed he slapped the reporter, but other outlets shared only the video of a verbal exchange and offered no confirmation of any physical incident.