Pakistan's ace batsman Babar Azam selected his World XI in the T20 format and surprisingly, he did not name the likes of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, two of India's all-time greats in the format.

While Bumrah is just an all-format great bowler, Kohli is just as good with his batting abilities. But it was amusing to notice that both of them failed to find a spot in Babar’s XI. Since he had to choose at most two players from a single nation, the Pakistan superstar proceeded with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav while including Indian players in his team.

Babar Azam’s World T20 XI

Babar selected the team on a podcast for Zalmi TV. Significantly, he is the Peshawar Zalmi captain of the Pakistan Super League.

Take a peek at Babar Azam’s World T20 XI:

• Rohit Sharma (India), Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan), Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan), Suryakumar Yadav (India), Jos Buttler (England), David Miller (South Africa), Marco Jansen (South Africa), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Pat Cummins (Australia), Mitchell Starc (Australia), Mark Wood (England).

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Babar Azam Trolled by Sam Billings

Babar Azam was lately trolled on the internet by England batsman Sam Billings using the assistance of two different records of the players in PSL.

Billings achieved the fastest half-century of PSL 2025, reaching the milestone in just 19 balls. In contrast, Babar recorded the slowest half-century of the edition, taking 47 balls to reach the mark. Billings, playing for Lahore Qalandars, got to the mark against Quetta Gladiators. Babar, meanwhile, got the unwanted record for Peshawar Zalmi against Islamabad United.

The comparative records of the two cricketers were shared by a cricket page on Instagram that was re-posted by Billings.

PSL 2025 Resumes Amid Cross-Border Tensions

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, announced on Tuesday that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 will resume on May 17. The tournament's final is scheduled for May 25.

Taking to X, Naqvi posted, “PSL X takes off where it ended. 6 teams, 0 fear. Prepare for 8 action-packed matches from 17th May, culminating in the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all teams!”

The tournament was put on hold indefinitely last week after the escalating cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.