Pakistan and Peshawar Zalmi batting star Babar Azam has been brutally trolled for picking a World XI without any Indian player in it despite the Men in Blue’s recent exploits in the recent ICC events. With the stipulation that Babar needed to pick at least two players from the top teams, the right-handed batter chose no one from India and copped massive jibes, with fans claiming that they can pick a better team.
PSL 2026: Who did Babar Azam pick in his World XI?
Babar’s XI comprised Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head from Australia, placing them as openers. He notably picked Kagiso Rabada at No.4, with Aiden Markram as the second pick from South Africa. Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra made it to the XI from New Zealand, while Harry Brook and Jofra Archer earned inclusions from England. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan made it to the XI from Pakistan, while the only player from Afghanistan was Rashid Khan. Babar picked his XI while speaking on Zalmi TV’s YouTube channel
Here are some of the reactions of the netizens
and this team will still not win against India Team B.
— Adi🇮🇳 (@ajeebinsaan) May 2, 2026
Even a 10-year-old kid would pick a better World XI than Babar Azam 😭 pic.twitter.com/YWdkqoaDnG
— TEJASH 🚩 (@LoyleRohitFan) May 2, 2026
Babar Azam – What a joker 🤣
> Babar picked his combined World XI for a 50-over team:
> He put Kagiso Rabada at No. 4 and Mohammad Rizwan at No. 10 😭
> He didn’t pick any Indian player; this shows his peak insecurity 🤦This guy once picked Naseem Shah over Jasprit Bumrah to… pic.twitter.com/wh352DIR8s
— TEJASH (@Tejashyyyyy) May 2, 2026
Look at Babar Azam World Xi
Haven’t seen a crickeer with such low cricket knowledge… pic.twitter.com/NUoq03xGTR— Shaan K. (@shani0342) May 2, 2026
Pakistani Cricketer Babar Azam was asked in a podcast to pick his World ODI XI team.
And Babar Azam did not include even a single Indian cricketer in that team – not even world-class ODI players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Instead, Babar Azam included himself in the team… pic.twitter.com/sevlaCUj3P— Saffron Chargers (@SaffronChargers) May 2, 2026
PSL 2026: Babar Azam to captain Peshawar Zalmi in the final against Hyderabad Kingsmen
The Lahore-born cricketer will be keen to hand Peshawar Zalmi their second title win when they face the Hyderabad Kingsmen in the final on May 3, Sunday. Babar is currently the highest run-getter of the tournament, amassing 588 runs in 10 innings at 84.
He also blasted a hundred against the Islamabad United in Qualifier 1 and will start as favourites in the final.
