“I defeated India” - Babar Azam labels defeating India in the T20 World Cup as one of the best memories of his career

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has strolled down memory lane to recall his national team’s historic 10-wicket win over Team India in the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 campaign.

Speaking with the former England captain Kevin Pietersen on his YouTube show The Switch, Babar stated the 10-wicket win against India as one of his best memories of his career. Notably, Babar emerged as the first Pakistan captain to lead his side to a win over India in a World Cup game.

"Beating India means a lot to me. In 2021, we beat India in the T20 World Cup. For me, it was one of the best memories I have. First time, as a Pakistan captain, I defeated India in the World Cup," Babar said.

"India vs Pakistan is next level. It's massive," he added.

Furthermore, Babar Azam also stated that he would love to win another ICC trophy for his national team after earlier being part of the ICC Champions Trophy win in 2017 under the captaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed.

"I want to win an ICC trophy. We were in the finals, but we lost. That's why I am working hard on my fitness and skills. I am trying to be fitter. Now, my body is acting differently, but I am still sharp," he stated.

For the unversed, Babar Azam recently ended an 807-day international century drought after he scored his 20th ODI century in the second game of the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka.

"The amount of support I got from my fans, not just in Islamabad but everywhere, was great. I got support everywhere in Pakistan and it gave me a huge boost. The fans, they never deserted me in my hard times. It's in those hard times that you work out who your true allies are. I got starts in the previous series but I couldn't convert them into big runs," he said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

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