Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan recently came out to vividly describe his harrowing experience facing Mark Wood’s express pace during Pakistan’s 2024 tour of England.

Azam candidly recalled, on a recent viral podcast, the challenges faced by Asian batters on fast, bouncy English pitches.

The moment in question occurred during the fourth T20I at The Oval, with Pakistan struggling at 84/4 after a promising start. Azam walked in to bat, unaware that his brief stay would become a story retold countless times.

Facing Wood’s first ball, a sharp bouncer, he confidently left it. Azam recalled feeling unfazed initially, noting, “Mark Wood ne mujhe pehla bouncer mara. I left it. I was like, ha theek hain. Matlab sahi hain. Humare yaha bhi 150 wale bowler hain . (When Mark Wood bo

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