Overview

• A spectator jumped a barrier during a veterans match, chased Babar Azam, hugged him and forcibly kissed him before guards intervened.
• Security personnel separated the intruder and escorted him off the ground, with no arrests or official sanctions reported in the coverage.
• Clips of the breach circulated widely on social media, with posts indicating multiple fans tried to enter the field to reach the batter.
• In the exhibition for Peshawar Zalmi versus a Legends XI, Babar scored 41 off 23 balls as Zalmi won by six runs.
• The incident comes as Babar remains out of Pakistan’s Asia Cup T20 squad, with coach Mike Hesson citing strike‑rate concerns and his absence from T20Is since December 2024.