Rashid Latif on Moin Khan’s son Azam Khan: He is being body shamed… doesn’t deserve this, is an exceptional T20 batsman
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has been subjected to trolling on social media for his bulky frame and perceived lack of fitness this past week. The immediate trigger was him getting out to a bouncer from England fast bowler Mark Wood and then giving Will Jacks a reprieve after dropping a sitter behind the stumps. The clippings of these two incidents have gone viral and the 25-year-old’s place in Pakistan’s T20 World Cup is being questioned, even by experts.
Azam, the son of former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan, is not new to being at the receiving end of trolls. He, actually, uses the abuse to fire his motivation.
In Tabish Hashmi’s show ‘Hasna Mana hai’ on Geo News, the youngster talks about a poster in his room, which contains all the names he has been called. “Parchi, aloo, mota, sifarshi, nepotism, gainda, baby elephant.. I have written all these things on a poster in my room, and every day before going to the training I look at them and it gives me the extra confidence to do well,” he had said.
