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      <title>Watch: Babar Azam clapping for ball-picker boy goes viral</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam has once again grabbed headlines, but this time for his recent gesture of appreciating the ball-picker boy for taking a catch.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is not very often that Babar gets attention apart from his classy batting or being discussed as the Pakistan captain. However, Babar’s recent gesture is being appreciated by fans.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Babar, who used to be a ball-picker himself over a decade ago, clapped for a young boy who took a good catch standing outside the boundary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The boy’s expressions were priceless as he received acknowledgement from the Zalmi skipper.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The video was uploaded to the official Pakistan Super League account with the caption: “Ball-picker today, skipper tomorrow. Dreams are made right here.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the reactions from social users:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A user shared a throwback video where Babar can be seen performing his duty as a ball-picker. “Maybe 16 years ago someone clapped for Babar Azam.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Another user wrote that it was the best moment of the PSL.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GhaffarDawnNews/status/1636470926584819712"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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        &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Rnawaz31888/status/1636405975451320321"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, Babar’s cricketing journey also started as a ball-picker during South Africa’s 2007 tour of Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam has once again grabbed headlines, but this time for his recent gesture of appreciating the ball-picker boy for taking a catch.</strong></p>
<p>It is not very often that Babar gets attention apart from his classy batting or being discussed as the Pakistan captain. However, Babar’s recent gesture is being appreciated by fans.</p>
<p>Babar, who used to be a ball-picker himself over a decade ago, clapped for a young boy who took a good catch standing outside the boundary.</p>
<p>The boy’s expressions were priceless as he received acknowledgement from the Zalmi skipper.</p>
<p>The video was uploaded to the official Pakistan Super League account with the caption: “Ball-picker today, skipper tomorrow. Dreams are made right here.”</p>
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        <a href="https://twitter.com/thePSLt20/status/1636402472683192321"></a>
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</span></div>
        
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<p>Here are some of the reactions from social users:</p>
<p>A user shared a throwback video where Babar can be seen performing his duty as a ball-picker. “Maybe 16 years ago someone clapped for Babar Azam.”</p>
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        <a href="https://twitter.com/Rnawaz31888/status/1636596108246888448"></a>
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<p>Another user wrote that it was the best moment of the PSL.</p>
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        <a href="https://twitter.com/Rnawaz31888/status/1636405975451320321"></a>
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<p>Interestingly, Babar’s cricketing journey also started as a ball-picker during South Africa’s 2007 tour of Pakistan.</p>
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