Indian textbook features Babar with Tendulkar, Kohli, Dhoni

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been featured in the sports section of an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) textbook of grade eight.

Despite the ongoing antipathy between the two cricketing boards—BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board), the players remain respected on both sides of the border.

Babar Azam continues to be revered across the globe this time finding himself in an Indian textbook with some of the best cricketers from the neighbouring country.

An image on Twitter was shared by a user which shows the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the sports section of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) textbook for the eighth grade.

Pakistan cricket fans are ecstatic as the image of Babar alongside India's most famous cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni circulates on social media.

In the book, the question based on nicknames of cricketers reads, "Cricket is the most loved game in India and the cricketers are celebrities. Do you know the nicknames of your favourite cricketers?"

The question asked the students to match the cricketers with their respective nicknames.

Babar's nickname 'Bobby' is also mentioned among the answers.

Apart from Babar, the other international cricketers to get a mention in the same question are AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle.

Surprisingly this is not the first time that the 28-year-old has found himself being a subject of a question.

Babar Azam's cover drive related question in 9th grade physics syllabus.

Last year another image of a Grade 9 Physics book went viral which asked the students to calculate the speed at which a 120g ball would travel to the boundary if Babar played a cover drive with 150 Jules of Kinetic energy.

This whole episode is just another example of Babar's stature in modern cricket which has been recognized both locally and internationally. 

Babar's mention only shows his growing popularity around the world as one of the best cricketers of his time.

The Pakistan captain was recently awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2022 for his performances across all three formats.