Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is back in the news after a bizarre dismissal during a Caribbean Premier League match between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Antigua and Barbuda Royals.
Khan came to bat at number 5 for the Amazon Warriors to help his team chase down a target of 169. The right-handed batsman was on 9 when a delivery from West Indies pacer Shamar Springer proved too quick for him and hit him just under the helmet. In the aftermath of the delivery, Khan lost his balance and desperately tried to prevent the ball from hitting his stumps, only to smash his bat directly on to them and end his innings.
What happened after the dismissal was even more worrying, as the batsman was seen struggling on the field and holding his neck in considerable pain. Khan's teammates immediately called for the physio and the 26-year-old batsman was taken off the field for further treatment.
After Khan's dismissal, Amazon Warriors looked worse off than before as they struggled on a total of 77/4. However, some powerful death over batting from Romario Shepherd and Dwaine Pretorious saw the Warriors through to victory.
One user while questioning Khan's fitness wrote, “It was not even a rising delivery. Seriously lack of concentration and serious health issues. Better to leave cricket and start Gyming.”
Another user while questioning the batter's cricketing acumen wrote, “Somebody better tell Azam Khan, he has better career prospects in being a Goalkeeper or a Wrestler.”
Yet another user wrote, “Azam Khan is just getting more unfit day by day…..”
Notably, this isn't the first time that Khan's fitness has come into question, with the batter often being trolled on social media for being unfit especially since T20 World Cup.
