Its no surprise that how quickly the Pakistani mens cricket team has won the hearts of Pakistanis not just with their hard work and dedication to the sport, but also with the wholesome interactions they have had with their fans and with each other. Team captain Babar Azam proved that not only was he a good team player but also a humble ane gracious person when today on Twitter this journalist Alina Shigri shared a letter penned by an 8 year old Haroon who expressed his admiration for the cricket captain and said he wanted to become the future captain of the team some day.
From a future captain to current captain @babarazam258 I hope Babar Azam sends this 8-year old all the signatures š@TheRealPCB @TheRealPCBMedia pic.twitter.com/jwociYh3Kb
— Alina Shigri (@alinashigri) November 13, 2021
Babar Azam responded to the viral tweet by thanking the boy for his kind words, and then promised that some day he would reach out to Haroon and ask him for his autograph when he becomes a captain.
“Dear Mohammad Haroon Suria,
Salam,
Thank you for such a kind letter for us, champion. I ABSOLUTELY believe in you and you can achieve anything with your focus, belief, and hardwork.
You will get your autographs but I cant wait to get YOUR autograph future Captain. š”
Dear Mohammad Haroon Suria,
Salam,
Thank you for such a kind letter for us, champion. I ABSOLUTELY believe in you and you can achieve anything with your focus, belief, and hardwork.
You will get your autographs but I cant wait to get YOUR autograph future Captain. š https://t.co/FbalPUeBnC
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) November 13, 2021
This wholesome interaction between Babar Azam and his fan moved the internet to tears because how often do we find mentors encouraging their mentees the way Babar Azam has?
If you are not falling in love with this team more n more each day, then I'm sorry you are not normal #TeamPakistan @babarazam258 <3#PakistanZindabad https://t.co/17hvlSBAId
— š šš«šššš§ ššš°šš (@FardeenJawed) November 13, 2021
He's too wholesome man, I can't even imagine something like this from previous Pak players, you send something like this to Muhammad Asif & he's using your letter as a ashtray https://t.co/ccsx5foXl1
— Jami (@outofrainbows) November 13, 2021
Show me any other International player who would do such a thing… And this is not new… Babar has done a similar thing before when he responded to an English sommerset cricket fanboy… The humility in this Pak team is what makes me proud to be a #Pakistan cricket team fanš https://t.co/xgdzatEnm8
— Ahmed (@Minatokun1256) November 13, 2021
There are really few days when the internet proves that it is not always a bad place, and Babar Azam just won our hearts by proving that how much it means to fans when you motivate them to follow their dreams.