Babar Azam rattled by almost 6ft 8 inch tall pace sensation Mohammad Zeeshan in Peshawar Zalmi's practice match

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Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam was rattled by Pakistan U19 pace sensation Mohammad Zeeshan who is six-feet-eight-inch tall. Zeeshan has shot to fame after representing Pakistan in the recently-concluded U19 World Cup 2024.

Mohammad Zeeshan bowled to Babar Azam during a Peshawar Zalmi practice match ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 season. Zeeshan is set to rub shoulders alongside international stars like Lungi Ngidi and Naveen-ul-Haq who are also part of the Peshawar Zalmi squad.

In a video that has gone viral, Zeeshan could be seen bending his shoulders and bowling a maiden over to Babar Azam, arguably one of the greatest batters Pakistan have ever produced.

On one of the deliveries, Babar Azam can be seen going for a wild drive only to miss the delivery entirely. "He has bowled a maiden over to captain Babar Azam," the person recording the action can be heard saying.

The 17-year-old picked six wickets in five matches at the ICC U19 World Cup 2024. His performance came against Afghanistan as he registered figures of 3/17.

The Faisalabad-born pacer was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in Emerging Category at the PSL 2024 draft. Zeeshan hasn't played any first-class match. He made his List A debut for Central Punjab in March 2022. But he is yet to play his second List A match.

Peshawar Zalmi PSL 2024 Squad: Babar Azam, Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Haseebullah, Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Mohammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salamkheil, Mehran Mumtaz, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem