Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Pakistan Players’ Humble Lord’s Gesture Wins Hearts Ahead Of Test
Pakistan’s cricket team visited Lord’s before playing England.
They took a team picture on the famous Pavilion balcony.
Afterward, the players carried their own chairs inside.
Fans online liked this because the players did not leave the job to the ground staff.
Pakistan had lost the first Test against England by a large margin.
The second Test was scheduled to begin at Lord’s on August 27.
Babar Azam had missed the first match because of a finger injury.
He returned to training and said he was about 90% fit.
Pakistan players posed for a team photograph on Lord’s Pavilion balcony ahead of the second Test.
The players, including Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, carried their own chairs back inside after the photo.
The gesture drew praise from fans online for its humility and respect toward ground staff.
England won the opening Test by an innings and 103 runs to lead the three-match series 1-0.
Babar Azam, recovering from a finger injury, said he was around 90% fit before the Lord’s Test.
- Who
- Pakistan’s cricket players, including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha and Sajid Khan.
- What
- The players posed for a photograph at Lord’s and then carried their own chairs inside.
- When
- The gesture occurred on August 26, ahead of the second Test beginning August 27.
- Where
- Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, England.
- Why
- The team was preparing for the second match of its three-Test series against England and seeking to recover from its opening-Test defeat.
- Venue
- Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
- Second Test
- Scheduled to begin August 27
- Series score
- England led Pakistan 1-0
- Opening-Test result
- England won by an innings and 103 runs
- Babar Azam’s fitness
- He said he was around 90% fit
- Remaining series schedule
- The third Test was scheduled for September 9-13 at Edgbaston in Birmingham
- Previous batting record
- Babar Azam scored 193 runs in Pakistan’s previous Test series against the West Indies