Azhar Ali trolled on Twitter for scoring duck after accidental handshake with Joe Root

Pakistan had a solid outing on a rain-curtailed day of first Test match of England vs Pakistan t+Test series. Winning toss, Azhar Ali decided to bat first and at end of day, he found his side to be in a good position. After loss of two wickets inside first 20 overs, Shan Masood and Babar Azam steadied ship, guiding Pakistan to a respectable 139/2 at end of day’s play.

While Babar Azam gave a good account of his batting, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali had a day to forget from start to finish individually. player leading Pakistan side during England vs Pakistan 2020 series was even trolled on Twitter as a result.

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England vs Pakistan 2020: Azhar Ali shakes Joe Root’s hand, forgets new guidelines

first incident involving Azhar Ali happened even before a ball was bowled. After Pakistan captain won toss, Azhar Ali proceeded to shake his counterpart Joe Root’s hand. cricketer seemed to have completely forgetten about contact rule and COVID-19 guidelines issued by ICC, which prohibit players from shaking each or’s’ hands. incident was later played up by broadcasters, with Azhar Ali spotted having a sheepish look on his face as he realised his mistake.

Twitter picked up on flouting of rms as well, trolling Azhar Ali for same. Several pictures of player shaking hands with Joe Root went viral, as users claimed that social distancing seems to have gone for a toss during England vs Pakistan 2020 series. Ali's gesture was same as West Indies' Test captain Jason Holder, who also nearly shook Ben Stokes' hand prior to first Test of recent series between England and West Indies.

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Azhar Ali was later trolled once again during match

However, his mistake at toss with Joe Root wasn’t only instance when Pakistan captain was pulled up by netizens on Twitter. Coming into bat after Abid Ali was dismissed by Jofra Archer, Pakistan captain mand to last just six deliveries as he was dismissed for a duck by Chris Woakes. batsman was caught LBW by England pacer and his outing went from bad to worst after he incorrectly reviewed decision, resulting in Pakistan losing a review as well.

After Azhar Ali’s duck, Twitter users were quick to call out captain. Many joked how Azhar Ali chose to bat first after winning toss, but couldn’t score a run himself. Ar fan shared a clip of captain walking back to pavilion, tweeting that player missed on his century by just a 100 runs.

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Azhar Ali stats roundup

Pakistan captain will be hoping to do better when he takes to crease in second innings and lead Pakistan side from front. Pakistan captain has a respectable record when it comes to Test match cricket. Azhar Ali has played a total of 78 matches for Pakistan and avers 42.58 in Test cricket. player has scored 16 hundreds and 31 half-centuries for Pakistan in Test matches.

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