Javed Afridi, the owner of Peshawar Zalmi, recognized Babar Azam’s outstanding performance throughout the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 by gifting him a luxury car on Monday.
Afridi posted a picture on his X handle, showing Babar seated in his new car alongside him.
Babar, who emerged as the top scorer of the tournament with 569 runs in 11 innings at an impressive average of 56.90, including five half-centuries and a century, received the reward.
Despite being favored to win, Zalmi faced defeat in both knockout games against Multan Sultans and Islamabad United.
Currently leading the Pakistan side in the ongoing five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Babar has guided the team in a competitive contest.
With the series tied at 1-1, the remaining two matches will take place at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
In the third T20I, which Pakistan lost by seven wickets, Babar surpassed Aaron Finch to become the leading run-scorer as T20I captain, accumulating 2246 runs in 67 innings.
Notably, he holds the record as Pakistan’s leading run-getter in this format, amassing 3749 runs in 105 innings, featuring 33 fifties and three centuries.
Babar’s leadership role was reinforced in white-ball formats before the start of the New Zealand series, while Shaheen Afridi was relieved from the captaincy after just one series.
