‘Study hard and play harder’ - Babar Azam responds to a five-year-old’s tribute for him

Babar Azam has been Pakistan’s most consistent batsmen across formats over the last few months. He has racked up runs with sheer authority as has been tipped to break a number of records going into the future. His run-churning ability has also led to increase in his fandom across the globe, including quite a few in England. Last year, he had some stints on English soil.

To start with, he was a part of Pakistan’s bilateral series against England. It was followed by the 2019 World Cup where his side bowed out before the semis. The Lahore-born was then a part of the Somerset side in the 2019 edition of the T20 Blast. In the meantime, Babar has also gotten a five-year-old fan, who has written a tribute for the prolific middle order batsman.

The kid wrote that Babar is his favourite cricketer. The child also revealed that Babar met him after the former had a surgery on his foot. The post was shared by the Somerset county club. Quite expectantly, Babar was over the moon on the appreciation and he thanked the fan.

He replied to the youngster and wrote, “Hey Oscar, thank you so much for such a kind note. I am so proud of you buddy. You are a rockstar. Study hard & play even harder champ! Look forward to meet you,”

Here is Babar’s tweet

Hey Oscar, thank you so much for such a kind note. I am so proud of you buddy. You are a rockstar. Study hard & play even harder champ! Look forward to meet you. #RiseAndRise https://t.co/ZKEVVhwM3b

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) April 2, 2020

Babar Azam having a great run

Babar was arguably the most dangerous batter in the T20 Blast. In 13 matches, he managed to rack up 578 runs at a stupendous average of 52.24. He also got a century and four half-centuries to show for his efforts. He was also the leading run-scorer of the event with Tom Banton at second place. Babar was recently a part of the Karachi Kings in the 2020 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Yet another time, he became the top run-getter in the tournament. In the T20I format, he is currently ICC’s number-one ranked batter. Moreover, he has been one the major reasons behind Pakistan holding on to their top spot in the ICC rankings for T20 teams. Even in Tests and ODIs, Babar has created plenty of headaches for the opposition.