‘Ap khud captain thy cap bhi apne di thi’ – Babar Azam gets hilariously trolled by fans for his ‘Saud Shakeel debut’ blunder during toss in 3rd ODI

Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Babar Azam led the Pakistan team to a series win against Afghanistan after the ‘Men in Green’ won the first two ODIs of the three-match series in Sri Lanka. With the series in the bag, Pakistan made four changes to their playing XI for the third ODI in Colombo, on Saturday, August 26.

During the toss, Babar mentioned that the in-form Saud Shakeel was making his ODI debut for Pakistan. However, this wasn’t true as the talented left-hander had already played five ODIs before this game. Fans were quick to point out that when Saud made his ODI debut in 2021 in a match against England in Cardiff, Azam was the one who presented him with his maiden cap.

Babar Azam‘s error gave rise to hilarious trolls on social media and the same mistake was made later by the likes of Ramiz Raja and Aamir Sohail.

Saud Shakeel impresses briefly before unfortunate run out, gets added to Asia Cup squad

Pakistani fans were keenly looking forward to how Saud Shakeel would fare after finally getting a chance in the ODI format. The 27-year-old has been prolific in the red-ball format and could be a last-minute pick in the ODI World Cup side. He wasn’t initially picked in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. However, he was added on Saturday to make it an 18-member squad now.

The ODIs against Afghanistan could have been a great opportunity for him to showcase his skills in the white-ball format. However, the Asian giants kept him on the bench for the first two games after finally playing him in the third ODI. Saud came in to bat in the 37th over after Rashid Khan got rid of Babar. The Southpaw hit a couple of glorious boundaries and was looking good before some excellent fielding from Gurbaz found him short of his crease. Saud was run out for nine off six balls and Pakistan eventually set a target of 269 for the Afghans on a challenging surface.

Here’s how fans reacted to Babar Azam’s brain fade moment at the toss today:

– Aamer Sohail: Saud Shakeel making his ODI debut today

– Babar Azam: Saud Shakeel making his ODI debut today

– Ramiz Raja: Saud Shakeel making his ODI debut today

Bechara Saud Shakeel playing his ‘5th’ ODI today. 😂#AFGvPAK #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/tUYDLgGahT

— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75) August 26, 2023

Captain Babar Azam said during the toss that Saud Shakeel is making his debut while he has played 5 ODIs for Pakistan. WOW !!#PakvsAfg #BabarAzam #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/tPQSQcRZ3Y

— Raisul Rifat (@raisul_rifat88) August 26, 2023

BABAR 2021 MAIN DEBUT HUA THA AP KHUD CAPTAIN THY CAP BHI APNE DI THI 😂😭🤦🏻‍♂️#PAKvAFG #BabarAzam #SaudShakeel pic.twitter.com/TANFACgll3

— Fan Girl 🤍🫶🏻 (@HafeezFanGirl) August 26, 2023

Debut Saud Shakeel commentators seeing vs ACtual Saud Shakeel with 5 ODis 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/PNnKUwWOrW

— ying U (@statpad_R) August 26, 2023

Interesting: Babar Azam on toss “Saud Shakeel is making debut today”

But in 2021 Babar Azam himeslf presented the ODI debut cap to Saud Shakeel against England.
Just Pakistani things! #PakvsAfg2023 pic.twitter.com/nCriq6mREq

— Sarvesh Gautam (@cricloversarvsh) August 26, 2023

Babar azam during toss
“saud shakeel is making his debut today”

meanwhile same babar azam in 2021 😭

Ohhh my captain 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/wzgsBwqHYK

— Marwan 🇵🇰 (@Marrwan56) August 26, 2023

Saud Shakeel has played 5 ODIs. Why Babar Azam and now Rameez saying he is making a debut?#PakvsAfg #AFGvPAK

— Pakistan in Pictures (@Pakistaninpics) August 26, 2023

According to skipper Babar Azam on toss “Saud Shakeel is making debut today”

Interestingly in 2021 skipper Babar Azam himeslf presented the ODI debut cap to Saud Shakeel against England. pic.twitter.com/KH08DcgzyE

— Shahzaib Ali 🇵🇰 (@DSBcricket) August 26, 2023

That must be a very forgettable debut for Saud 😂

— SJ Ahmed (@SuhaibJAhmed) August 26, 2023

Seems like No one knew that Saud Shakeel has already represented Pakistan in ODI Cricket 😲

Saud has already played 5 ODIs for 🇵🇰, while Ramiz, Aamir and Babar said he’s making his ODI debut 😂#PakistanCricket #PAKvAFG #AFGvPAK #Cricket pic.twitter.com/XU1vWdq1j9

— Mr Deni122 (@Mrdeni1234) August 26, 2023