Imam-ul-Haq, the opener, was enraged by Babar Azam’s dismissal and lashed out at the Pakistan captain who had been run out for the sixth time in his career. In the second Test match against Tim Southee’s New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday, Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, got off to a rocky start in its first innings. The hosts lost skipper Babar due to a terrible mix-up with opener Imam-ul-Haq, after losing top-order batters Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique within the first 11 overs of their innings.
When Babar was attempting to steal a third run from opener Imam. Everything happened on the second delivery of the 25th over. Even though Imam complied with Babar’s request. The Pakistani opener returned to his crease and declined the request for a third run. While New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell removed the bails at the non-striker’s end, Babar also finished on the same side. Following the incident, the Pakistani opener was furious with Babar and yelled at his skipper.
After Babar’s dismissal in the second Test of the bilateral series, internet users criticized Imam for his noteworthy behavior. Babar, Pakistan’s star batter, was dismissed for the sixth time in their last 47 games. In the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand, the Green Army’s talisman batsman struck 24 off 41 deliveries. More on the match: the hosts won Day 2 at Karachi’s National Stadium by 154 runs in 47 overs. Thanks to a strong performance by opener Imam for the Babar-led team.
After reaching a deadlock in the series opener. New Zealand batted first in the second Test, scoring 449 runs in 131 overs. Matt Henry contributed a crucial 68* and Devon Conway scored a sensational century to help the visitors reach challenging first innings total in Karachi. Abrar Ahmed packed away four wickets for Pakistan. While Agha Salman and Naseem Shah shared 6 wickets in the first innings.