‘Enjoying Life After Babar Azam’- Fans Troll Ramiz Raja After Playful On-Air PSL Moment

Fans troll Ramiz Raja [Source: X and AFP]

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja was involved in a playful moment with fellow commentator Lisa Sthalekar during the Eliminator match of the PSL 2026 season. During the broadcast, Sthalekar was seen giving Raja a friendly side hug as the two veterans shared a gleeful laugh on air.

Pakistan fans, however, seized the moment to troll the seasoned commentator, with many jokingly suggesting he was “enjoying life after” Babar Azam.

Fans troll Ramiz Raja for playful hug during PSL 2026 commentary

At one stage of the PSL 2026 Eliminator match between the Multan Sultans and Hyderabad Kingsmen franchises at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday, April 29; former Australian women cricketer Lisa Sthalekar was spotted giving a playful side-hug to fellow commentator Ramiz Raja.

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While the moment appeared light-hearted and harmless on air, it quickly caught the attention of fans on social media. Several Pakistan fans took this opportunity to troll Ramiz for seemingly getting over his ‘fondness’ for the nation’s batting icon Babar Azam. 

Here is a look at some of the fans trolling the veteran Pakistan commentator after the hilarious viral moment in PSL 2026.

Watch the reactions below:

Lipstick Bradman

@MulanaSaab

Ramiz Raja enjoying his life after his breakup with Babar Azam

Apr 29, 2026, 11:35 PM

Invader🇵🇸-

@sshayaannn

WTFFFF

Apr 29, 2026, 10:22 PM

Brutal Truth

@sarkarstix

Ramiz Raja is probably headed for a divorce and new marriage. This is what was going on in the comm box during a qualifier match in PSL

Apr 30, 2026, 4:51 AM

🍂

@matthews2hell

@sshayaannn same person btw

Apr 30, 2026, 3:45 AM

Scoobydooby

@MysteryIncpal

@sshayaannn Rameez bhaii😭😭😭

Bats 🦇

@FatimaN93274700

@sshayaannn His expressions 😭😭

Hassan Javed

@hassanjaved42

@sshayaannn Aj ghar main Ramiz bhai ki fielding set ay

Hyderabad Kingsmen crush Multan Sultans, reach Qualifier 2

Putting aside the light-hearted commentary moment involving Ramiz Raja, the Hyderabad Kingsmen franchise crushed Ashton Turner’s Multan Sultans to storm into the second qualifier of the PSL 2026 season.

Batting first, the Multan Sultans charted 159-9 in 20 overs. Both in-form openers Sahibzada Farhan (15 off 12) and Steve Smith (13 off 10) failed to get going on the big day as they were dismissed by Akif Javed and Mohammad Ali inside the powerplay.

Shan Masood at number four top-scored in the innings with his regal 69* from 46 balls with four boundaries and four sixes. Mohammad Nawaz also scored handy runs in the backend of the innings.

For the Hyderabad Kingsmen, Akif Javed picked up the important wickets of Farhan and Nawaz to claim figures of 2-30. Mohammad Ali and Hunain Shah also picked up two wickets each in the innings to restrict Sultans to a sub-par total.

Chasing 160, Kingsmen opener Maaz Sadaqat blasted 64 off just 33 balls at the top of the order. Number three Usman Khan also smeared 64* from 35 deliveries with eight boundaries and three sixes as the Kingsmen secured a comprehensive eight-wicket win in just 15.2 overs.

Marnus Labuschagne and co. will now face the Islamabad United in the second qualifier match of the PSL 2026 season on Friday, May 1 in Lahore.

Low crowd turnout in PSL Eliminator surprises fans

The eliminator match of the PSL 2026 season surprisingly witnessed a low crowd turnout at the Gaddafi Stadium. Large sections of the venue remained visibly empty during the high-stakes game.

The low turnout came as a surprise because the PCB had only recently reopened stadium gates for fans after having organized the league stage of the tournament behind closed doors owing to the prevailing fuel crisis in the country.

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