'Getting late for prayer': Babar Azam's viral video wins internet

For all the right reasons, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is a fan favourite as he never fails to delight his admirers, either with his performance or through off-field moves.

The last time Babar garnered praise was for his brilliant performance at the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) that earned him his 10th T20 century and the title of second-ever batter to score 10 hundreds in this format of the game.

This time around, the 28-year-old cricket star has gained his fans' applause for worrying about his prayer.

In a recently surfaced video from the LPL, Babar was heard telling the reporters to hurry up as the time for prayer was about to end.

"Hurry up, prayer time going," the cricketer told the reporters as he didn't want to miss a prayer.

The video won over the internet and was widely shared on the microblogging site X, earlier known as Twitter.

Have a look at the reactions here: 

On Monday, the Pakistan captain achieved a rare feat by scoring the 10th century of his T20 career at the Sri Lankan tournament, becoming the second in the world to hit 10 tons in this format of the game after West Indian legend Chris Gayle.

Babar pushed his tally of T20 centuries to 10 with his maiden triple-digit score at the LPL and also claimed the title of the fourth-ever centurion in the tournament’s history.

Not only that, the 28-year-old star is now the only Asian cricketer to score 10 T20 hundreds.

After Babar, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli is the second Asian to score most T20 centuries with eight tons.