"Out Hone Waala Ball Nahi Tha": Babar Azam's Bizarre Dismissal Sparks Meltdown. Watch
A bizarre shot-selection costed Pakistan captain Babar Azam a chance to end his four-year century drought in Test cricket.
- Pakistan captain Babar Azam was dismissed on 76 by Josh Tongue in the 3rd Test against England at Edgbaston
- Babar attempted an awkward flap shot to a short ball and edged it to wicketkeeper Jordan Cox
- This dismissal extended Babar's Test century drought to nearly four years since December 2022
A bizarre shot-selection cost Pakistan captain Babar Azam a chance to end his four-year century drought in Test cricket. On Day 3 of the ongoing 3rd Test against England at Edgbaston, Babar was batting on 76 after surviving a tricky phase, only to hit the self-destruct button. England players have targetted Babar with the short-ball ploy throughout the series, and their plan worked wornder once again. As Josh Tongue dug one at Babar's body, the Pakistan captain attempted an awkward flap shot, only to get the thinest of edges which was grabbed behind the sticks by Jordan Cox.
Babar was criticised by fans on social media over his poor shot selection.
Yet again another poor shot from Babar Azam leads to his dismissal pic.twitter.com/PoDK69vfkP
— PctMedia (@PctMediaa) September 11, 2026
What an embarrassing way to get out!
— Brutal Truth (@sarkarstix) September 11, 2026
I am afraid Babar Azam is going to become another Salman Ali Agha, possibly dropped from the squad altogether pic.twitter.com/W2E22MaHv0
Ye OUT Hone Waala Ball hi Nahi Tha Babar Bhai
— Avinash Aryan (@avinasharyan09) September 11, 2026
Jaane dete #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/O0EEOrlCcS
This comes after Babar also threw away his wicket in the 2nd second Test while attempting a similarly bizarre flap shot.
His latest dismissal extended Babar's wait for a Test century to nearly four years, with his last hundred coming against New Zealand in Karachi in December 2022, when he scored 161.
This was the third time in four innings that Babar was dismissed by Josh Tongue in the ongoing series. Tongue had cleaned up Babar for 7 in the first innings.
Babar finally overcame a run of single-digit scores in the second innings, scoring an aggressive 103-ball 76, with 11 fours and a six.
Despite the dismissal, Babar had his slice of history as he became the fifth Pakistani skipper to reach 2,000 Test runs and only the second one after Misbah-ul-Haq to have 7,000 runs or more as a captain for his country.
Babar also joined Misbah (7,392 runs) as the second Pakistan captain to have 7,000 runs. In 152 international matches as captain, Babar has made 7,029 runs at an average of 47.17, with 15 centuries and 54 fifties in 163 innings, with a best score of 196.
(With IANS Inputs)
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