Memes regarding “Pakistan Fielding” Flood Social Media, Thanks To Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed's Dropped Chances
Putting the horror show in Australia behind them, the Pakistan cricket team reached New Zealand with the hopes of redeeming themselves in the 5-match T20I series. As ShaheenAfridi and his team looked to pile pressure on the ball, the fielders, including former skipper Babar Azam, helped little in the fielding, dropping chance after chance. First, it was Babar who dropped an easy catch involving New Zealand’s Kane Williamson; later, it was Iftikhar Ahmed who gave the dangerous Daryl Mitchell a lifeline.
It wasn’t just about the dropped catches; Pakistani fielders even found it tough to produce their best efforts in the field to stop unnecessary runs from being taken. The result was social media breaking loose to heavily troll the Pakistan team for its fielding efforts. One of the fans wrote, “Zimbabar drops the easy catch. Pakistan and their fielding. Bhai hum nahisudhrega. I think he is not happy that he has been removed from the captaincy. Another fan wrote, Iftikhar Ahmed at Backward Point, Pakistan Fielding at its Best with a Joker.”
The result of the dropped Williamson catch was that the Kiwi skipper went on to score a half-century before eventually being dismissed. Even Mitchell crossed the 50-run mark with the bat, tormenting Pakistani bowlers.