WATCH: Azam Khan runs with inverted bat vs Karachi Kings in PSL 2020

Dixit Bhargav | 24/02/2020
WATCH: Azam Khan runs with inverted bat vs Karachi Kings in PSL 2020

Azam Khan runs with inverted bat: The Gladiators’ batsman’s unusual way of dragging his bat while running between the wickets is doing the rounds.

During the sixth match of the ongoing fifth season of the Pakistan Super League between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators in Karachi, Quetta Gladiators defeated Karachi Kings on the back of an 85-run partnership for the fourth wicket between captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and batsman Azam Khan.

Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the eighth over, Ahmed remained unbeaten to score 37* (28) with the help of two fours and a six playing the anchor role as his team won with an over to spare.

However, it was 21-year old Azam Khan whose swift innings eased the nerves after Gladiators were restricted to 55/3 in the ninth over. Before getting out in the 18th over, Azam scored 46 (30) on the back of scoring a match-winning 59 (33) against Islamabad United in the season opener.

ALSO WATCH: Sarfaraz Ahmed disappointed as no Ultra Edge denies Quetta of DRS against Babar Azam

Son of former Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Moin Khan, Azam was being severely criticized for his weight ahead of the tournament. Having scored 110 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 152.77, Azam is currently the fourth-highest run-scorer in the tournament.

A video of Azam from the last match is doing the rounds on social media platform Twitter. The right-hand batsman is seen running with an inverted bat while trying to reach to the crease. While some fans are speculating it as a tactical move, one believes it was done by mistake from the Quetta batsman.

Having won two out of the three matches that they have played so far, Quetta are at the second position in the points table at this point in time.

Azam Khan runs with inverted bat

How Twitterati reacted on Azam Khan:

For more cricket-related news, click here.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
Azam Khan Karachi Kings Moin Khan Pakistan Super League PSL 2020 Quetta Gladiators

About the author

Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

Don’t miss these