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Babar Azam Suits Up In New Photoshoot As Pakistan Braces Itself For World Cup 2023

image-lmudxzpdBabar Azam will also lead Pakistan in 2023 World Cup (AP)

Babar Azam posed in front of cameras for a stylish photoshoot, just a day after attending Pakistan teammate Shaheen Afridi’s grand wedding ceremony in Karachi.

The Pakistan captain sported a purple blazer with a white shirt, and he shared pictures from his stunning shoot with his fans on social media.

Under-fire Babar Azam dazzles in elegant shoot

Skipper Babar Azam coped much criticism from former Pakistan cricketers and PCB chiefs after his team’s crashing exit from the 2023 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. Moreover, they also incurred their biggest defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India during the course of the tournament.

To make matters worse, reports soon emerged of a possible dressing room spat between the captain and his senior speedster Shaheen Afridi after Pakistan’s final-over defeat to Sri Lanka. His own declining batting form also drew much flak from all corners of Pakistan’s cricketing fraternity.

Fortunately for Babar Azam and his fans, the batting legend seems to have overcome his own grief just at the right time, as his troops brace themselves for the imminent 2023 World Cup next month.

Just a day after he was seen hugging Shaheen Afridi and cherishing his teammate’s wedding, he dazzled one-and-all with a stunning photoshoot. Babar also shared a glimpse from the shoot for his fans on X (formerly Twitter).

In the meantime, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced team’s 15-player World Cup 2023 composition on the same day, thus signalling their road to India for the tournament.

The ‘Men in Green’, under Babar Azam will launch their campaign with a match against Netherlands on October 6. Here is a look at their 15-player line-up along with three travelling reserves:

Pakistan World Cup squad

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim Jr.

Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Zaman Khan, Abrar Ahmed