Wasim Akram criticizes Babar Azam for getting an autographed India jersey from Virat Kohli following a demeaning defeat, saying, “Today was not the day.”

After the game, Virat Kohli, a former captain of India, was seen having a hearty moment with Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan. After the ‘Men in Blue’ shattered Pakistan’s hopes of a first ODI World Cup victory against their arch-rivals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, October 14, the Delhi batter delivered a couple of signed India jerseys to the 28-year-old Babar.

However, renowned Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram believed that snatching the India shirts from Kohli in front of the globe after the thrashing by seven wickets wasn’t the proper course of action. The talismanic Pakistani batter may have accepted the gift inside the locker room, according to Wasim, who also thought that.

Wasim Akram was read out a fan question by host Fakhr-e-Alam during a portion of the Pakistani television program The Pavilion.

“I notice that Virat Kohli is giving Babar two shirts. Everyone is repeatedly playing this video. But this should be a private matter; it should not be done in a public place when your followers are so hurt after a poor performance, the fan wrote.

Wasim Akram concurred and remarked, “That’s exactly what I said when I saw the picture [getting the shirts publicly, not privately],” in response. The time to do this was not now. If your uncle’s son has requested you to collect Kohli’s shirt, then do it in the changing room after the game if you want to.

In the ODI World Cups, India defeated Pakistan to extend their remarkable winning streak to eight games. India has already defeated Australia and Afghanistan twice in the current edition of the championship match, giving them a three-peat victory. On October 19, a match against Bangladesh will now take place in Pune. The “Men in Green,” who suffered their first defeat of the competition, will attempt to avenge that defeat when they take on Australia on Friday, October 20, in Bengaluru.