Hasan Ali's Viral Look at Babar Azam Reignites Troll Army First Sports With Rupha Ramani
Hasan Ali's Viral Look at Babar Azam Reignites Troll Army | First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G
Hasan Ali's Viral Look at Babar Azam Reignites Troll Army | First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G
Hasan Ali sparked an internet frenzy during the PSL 2025 captain's photoshoot after a 'loving stare' he gave Babar Azam went viral. Filling in for David Warner as Karachi Kings' captain, Hasan became the unexpected highlight of the media day, with fans across the subcontinent flooding social media with memes and commentary. The viral moment also revived his earlier remark—"King kar lega'—in support of Babar, which has since drawn criticism due to the batter's recent dip in form. Addressing the trolling during a press conference following Karachi Kings' heavy defeat to Lahore Qalandars, Hasan said he's unfazed by online backlash and stood by his words, calling Babar 'the best' and backing him to bounce back. Rupha Ramani brings you the hilarious turn of events.
Also on the show, Mitchell Starc turned up for Delhi once again as the franchise beat Rajasthan in a nail-biter. After defending nine runs in the final over, the Aussie cricketer then bowled a brilliant super over. After years of being labelled overpriced, is Starc now consistently validating his price tag? And did his decision to skip the ICC Champions Trophy work in Delhi's favour? And IPL is turning out to be a major headache for the banking sector in India. Ever since the league started, the country has seen UPI network outages. With IPL being the reason behind the $100 billion betting market, is it causing trouble to the digital banking networks?
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