Faisal Akram, a 17-year-old left-arm chinaman, recently made headlines after he clean bowled Pakistan captain Babar Azam in a practice match at the Gaddafi Stadium. After Azam, the spinner dreams to take Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s scalp.

While talking to Cricket Pakistan about dismissing Babar, Akram said, “He [Babar] is a world-class player, so I was under a little bit of pressure early on. But Waqar (Younis) bhai, who was standing beside me as an umpire, gave me confidence and said that I can do it.”

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After dismissing right-handed Babar, Faisal is now aiming for taking Virat Kohli’s wicket as he said, “My dream is to get the wicket of Virat Kohli, and hopefully it will come true.”

The 17-year-old was then called by the Pakistan team management to help the national team prepare for the South African Tabraiz Shamsi ahead of the ODI series between the two teams starting Friday.