LAHORE – Pakistan cricket team’s skipper Babar Azam’s mother has been discharged from the hospital and is on the path to recovery.
The news was shared by Babar Azam’s manager, Talha Aisham, on Instagram.
“Alhamdulillah, the mother of Kaptaan Babar Azam is home and recovering well with your prayers,” he wrote. “We, as a family, are grateful to everyone for their gracious prayers and love. Shukriya and Duaain,” he wrote.
Babar Azam also shared a picture on Twitter of himself standing with his, taken before she fell ill. Thanking for all the sacrifices she made for him he wrote:
“The first bat I purchased was of 1500 PKR. This was your entire saving but you gave it to me. You believed in me when others didn’t. Every inch of mine is indebted to you. I love you so much.”
Mama Ji,
The first bat I purchased was of 1500 PKR. This was your entire saving but you gave it to me. You believed in me when others didn't. Every inch of mine is indebted to you. I love you so much.
Plz regard your mothers. Heaven lies under her feet. #MothersDay #RiseAndRise pic.twitter.com/ZntIgW9a9m
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) May 9, 2020
It had been earlier reported that Pakistan cricket team’s captain Babar Azam’s mother was on a ventilator when he played the T20 World Cup match against arch-rivals India, his father revealed.
Azam scored 68 not out and shared an opening stand of 152 with Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out) as Pakistan trounced India by 10 wickets in Dubai last Sunday.
Azam Siddique, his father, said in an Instagram post that his son played all three games this week “in severe distress”.
“It’s time for my nation to know some truth. Congratulations to all of you on the victory in the three games,” Siddique wrote.
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“There was a big test at our house. On the day the match was against India, on that day Babar’s mother was on a ventilator.”
Azam’s mother had undergone surgery. “Babar played all three matches in severe distress. I came here so that Babar may not get weak.”
Pakistan have won all their three Super 12 games in the tournament and are well-placed to reach the semi-finals.
They next face Namibia in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
