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WWE Superstars theme played as Azam Khan comes into bat

By News Desk January 18, 2024 · 12:28 pm PKT · 2 min read

New Zealand sealed their T20 series against Pakistan with two extra games on Wednesday following a record 137 off 62 balls by champion Finn Allen at the University Oval in Dunedin.

The Black Caps, sent in to bat in Game 3 of the five-match series, won by 45 runs after posting a mammoth 224 for seven and restricting Pakistan to 179 for seven.

As the Men in Green teetered on the brink of losing wickets quickly during their third meeting yesterday, Pakistan batsman Azam Khan’s entrance was accompanied by WWE superstar Big Show’s theme music.

Hahahaha earlier the crowd wore ghost clothes to tease Harry Sohail. Now they play Big Show music on Azam Khan’s entrance.
Kiwis aren’t that cool 🤣🤣🤣#PAKvsNZ #AzamKhan pic.twitter.com/ANOAStGpGW

— Zeeshan Khalid (@izeekay) January 17, 2024

The cricket fraternity reacted to this incident by expressing their displeasure at the scrutiny Azam faced due to his weight, drawing parallels with WWE superstar Big Show, who is recognized as the heaviest wrestler in WWE, weighing over 400 kilos.

Sad of the hosts to play The Big Show’s entrance music when Azam Khan came out to bat. @TheRealPCB he will have to deal with it @BLACKCAPS 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 #NZvsPAK pic.twitter.com/pUm4YU4yJl

— Rizwan Abbas (@RizwanAbba5248) January 17, 2024

What the hell? Azam Khan comes to bat and they start playing Big Show’s theme song🤬🤬@BLACKCAPS what behavior is this?#PAKvsNZ #AzamKhan #BabarAzam

— Abdullah (@Abdullah1124971) January 17, 2024

Nevertheless, the wicket-keeper’s batting performance was underwhelming, managing just 22 runs in three innings at an average of 7.33. The 25-year-old’s T20I record paints a disappointing picture overall as he maintains a dismal average of 4.83 at a strike rate of 90.62 in eight games.