Ramiz Raja quirkily remarks about Babar Azam during an LPL game, “I absolutely love him, want to marry him.”

On August 7 at the Pallekele international cricket stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Colombo Striker’s Babar Azam scored the game-winning hundred against Galle Titans in the ongoing Lanka Premier League. It’s noteworthy that the Strikers won the match by seven wickets and are currently third in the LPL 2023 points standings.

When the second innings of the match began, former Pakistani batter and PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) chairman Ramiz Raja made a strange remark regarding Azam that quickly gained notoriety on social media. When Raja noticed the opening batter maintaining his guard, he unintentionally declared that he “absolutely loves Azam and wishes to marry him.”

“Fifty in safety, elegance, and tranquillity. In the middle of the innings, in the back, he is your man.

Ramiz Raja was heard stating during the commentary, “I truly adore him and want to marry him.

Eight boundaries and five maximums were part of Babar Azam’s 104-run total off just 59 deliveries. After West Indies legend Chris Gayle, the 28-year-old hitter became just the second player to score 10 hundreds in T20 format after scoring an incredible century.

‘I absolutely love him, want to marry him’ – Former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja re Babar Azam ♥️#LPL2023 #LPLT20 pic.twitter.com/4uQwXVz4vR

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) August 8, 2023

In the LPL, Colombo Strikers defeated Galle Titans by seven wickets.

Speaking of the game, Niroshan Dickwella of Colombo Strikers won the toss and chose to ask Galle Titans to bat first. As the Titans scored 188/3, Tim Seifert played a magnificent half-century. Including four fours and three sixes, he scored 54* from 35 deliveries. Ramesh Mendis’ dismissal of opener Shevon Daniel came after he had scored 49 runs off of 31 balls.

Strikers’ response saw openers Pathum Nissanka (104) and Babar Azam (104) put up an incredible 111-run stand, the greatest opening partnership of the season thus far, as they successfully chased down the mark with one ball remaining. Babar made a 59-ball 104 with eight fours and five sixes, while Nissanka slammed 54 off 40 deliveries with the help of five boundaries and one six. Taking two wickets for the Titans, Tabraiz Shamsi.