'Confidence like Rahul Gandhi': Babar Azam trolled for overestimating Pakistan's T20 WC chances

Pakistan has been eliminated from ongoing edition of T20 World Cup 2024 after match between United States and Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Babar Azam-led side suffered two back-to-back defeats against USA and India at start of competition, which cost m dearly, leing to ir early exit from tournament.

Having reached final of T20 World Cup 2022, Pakistan was expected to be a strong contender for Super 8 stage this year. y were favourites to qualify for second round alongside India from Group A, which also included Ireland, USA, and Cana. However, ir campaign got off to a disastrous start with a shocking defeat against USA in ir opening match, followed by a loss to arch-rivals India. se setbacks severely hampered ir chances of progressing furr in competition.

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Babar Azam trolled after Pakistan's early exit from T20 World Cup 2024

Following Pakistan's exit, captain Babar Azam has faced significant trolling on social media. A video of Babar confidently asserting that Pakistan would not only finish in top four but also win T20 World Cup 2024 has gone viral. This overconfidence has drawn comparisons to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, known for his optimistic but often unrealistic statements.

"Confidence like Rahul Gandhi," one individual commented. Anor user remarked, "Performance zero but confidence level," highlighting Pakistan's shameful performance in tournament.

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Babar Azam was sacked as captain of Pakistan men's cricket team after ODI World Cup 2023 in India last year. Pakistan's campaign didn't turn out to be as expected, leing to Babar's removal, Shaheen Shah Afridi was named captain of team in T20 format. 

However, before start of T20 World Cup 2024, dynamics at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) changed once again and Babar Azam was reinstated as a captain. It is being said that re are groupings within team and senior players are not bonding well with each or.