Pakistan captain and World number one ODI player Babar Azam has been featured in the sports section of an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) textbook for class eight.
The photo of Babar alongside some of India’s most well-known players, including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar, has cricket fans in Pakistan delighted.
According to the book’s nickname-based quiz question, cricket is India’s most popular sport and its players are well-known. Do you know what your favorite cricketers are called by their nicknames?
Students were asked to match the cricketers with their corresponding nicknames in the question.
Among the solutions, “Bobby,” Babar’s nickname, is also mentioned.
The two international cricket players mentioned in the same question, in addition to Babar, are AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle.
Babar’s inclusion simply serves to highlight his rising popularity as one of the top cricketers.
The Pakistan captain most recently received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2022 for his efforts in all three formats.
A question about Babar’s well-known cover drive was also featured in Pakistan’s Grade 9 Physics Textbook last year.
