PSL 2023: This Language Is Never OK - Simon Doull On Social Media Abuse For Criticising Babar Azam

PSL 2023: This Language Is Never OK – Simon Doull On Social Media Abuse For Criticising Babar Azam

Last Update on: March 10th, 2023 at 11:12 am

New Zealand commentator Simon Doull revealed the social media abuse he received after criticizing Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam after he made a century against Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday.

Doull indicated yesterday while commentating on the competition, that Babar was playing for his milestone rather than for the team.

Simon Doull has spoken out against the social media abuse he has received in response to his criticism of Babar Azam during his maiden Pakistan Super League century yesterday (March 8).

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Doull took to Instagram and posted a screenshot of a person sending him an expletive-laden message with the caption, “So sorry to have upset you Feroz. It’s just an opinion and I get paid for it. It’s ok if you don’t agree but this language is never ok. And my mother has also passed,” The message made a derogatory reference to Doull’s mother and sister.

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Some people, notably former England cricketer and fellow commentator Alex Hartley and former Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir, supported Doull.

Simon Doull blasts Babar Azam on-air for prioritizing his own achievement over the team’s goal:

Babar received criticism for his rapid rate of scoring despite hitting a lot of balls. The Zalmi skipper got off to a fast start, but as he neared his century, he slowed down significantly.

Incidentally, Babar Azam needed 14 deliveries to reach the three-figure mark after reaching 83 off of 46 balls. The abrupt drop in strike rate wasn’t ignored, as at the time-airing pundit Simon Doull criticized Babar for prioritizing his personal achievement over the team’s objective.

“Rather than putting the team first… the last little while, that’s all that been happening. Rather than looking for boundaries, still, so much firepower to come. Hundreds are brilliant, stats are great, but it has to be team first,” Simon Doull said while commentating.

Zalmi performed admirably with the bat, but he was unsuccessful with the ball despite his efforts. A staggering 241 runs were tracked down by the Gladiators. Jason Roy, the Gladiators’ opening batsman, scored 145 runs off just 63 balls. On the game-winning knock, he hit five massive sixes and twenty boundaries.

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