Babar Azam Threatened To Walk Off A Pepsi Commercial During Ramadan: Mohammad Rizwan

Pakistan's all-format skipper Babar Azam had threatened to walk off a commercial when a beverage company asked him to drink their soft drink for the advertisement.

Babar Azam Refused To Drink Soft Drink As He Didn't Want To Break His Religious Practice.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Pakistan's star wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan made an interesting revelation regarding national team captain Babar Azam. Rizwan talked about an incident that took place during the holy month of Ramadan. He said that Pakistan's all-format captain Babar Azam had threatened to walk off a commercial when a beverage company asked him to drink their soft drink for the advertisement. Babar refused to drink the soft drink as he didn't want to break his religious practice during Ramadan. The advertisement was shot eventually as both the parties reached a mutual agreement.

"It's in front of everyone. What more praises can I sing of him? He is a great player but also an innocent human being. His aim is to take Pakistan cricket to greater heights and he has the love of his people. But more importantly, I would like to talk about the things outside of cricket. The entire world is a fan of his cover drive. But there are qualities he possesses which isn't only confined to the cricketer in him," Rizwan said during a presser ahead of Pak vs WI ODI series.

"He recently made a sacrifice. While shooting for an ad, he was demanded to do something strange. Ok fine, I will tell you. During a Pepsi ad, while the Ramadan was on, he was asked by the management to drink the beverage but he said he can't do it. Babar threatened to walk out of the Pepsi ad. He said he will leave the commercial but not do this. It may be a small matter but he was willing to make the sacrifice. The offer he was made should be in front of everyone. So, when someone is ready to let go such an offer for his integrity, it speaks volumes of his greatness," revealed Rizwan.

Babar Azam will return to cricketing action when Pakistan takes on West Indies in a three-match One-Day-International series starting next week in Multan. PAK vs WI ODI series was earlier postponed due to Coronavirus cases in Windies camp in December.