Pakistan began their World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign against South Africa on an impressive note, piling 313/5 at Stumps on Day 1 of the first Test in Lahore. Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq and skipper Shan Masood held fort as the pair added a staggering 161 runs for the second wicket. The partnership was brought to an end by Prenelan Subrayen, who trapped the Pakistan skipper LBW for 76(147).
The dismissal saw the introduction of Pakistan's premier batter Babar Azam in the contest. Babar managed 23(48) before getting out LBW against Simon Harmer. However, during the course of his stay in the middle, Babar was exposed to a taunt by former Pakistan cricketer-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja, which has gone viral on social media.
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The incident took place in the 49th over bowled by Senuran Muthusamy as Babar was given out by the on-field umpire. However, he decided to challenge the umpire's decision by opting for a DRS, which turned out to be successful.
Ramiz on commentary was heard saying: “Yeh out hain, drama karega (This is out; now he will be doing drama)".
Despite Babar's failure to capitalise on converting the start into a big total, he still managed to enter the record books. Babar became the first batter from Asia to score 3000 runs in World Test Championship.
Babar needed only a couple of runs before the match started to reach the milestone. Apart from Babar, the list only features players from England and Australia. Meanwhile, Babar took 37 matches to complete the milestone.
If we look at the overall record, former England captain Joe Root leads the tally with 6080 runs from 69 matches. He will be next seen in action in the 2025-26 edition of the Ashes series, which starts next month.
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