A ceremony was organized at the newly built National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday, February 11, ahead of the Champions Trophy. During this, the stars of the Pakistan cricket team were also present and thousands of fans had also reached the stadium. During this, the fans were very excited to see their favorite star Babar Azam and they gave Babar a warm welcome.

Fans were given free entry to the event, in which popular Pakistani singers also entertained the fans. During the event, PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi also honored the construction workers who played an important role in building the stadium. The Pakistan team going to the Champions Trophy was invited on stage to share their views on the upgraded National Stadium. As soon as Babar Azam got ready to speak, the fans present there started raising slogans by taking his name.

In the viral video, it can be seen that Babar looked very emotional after seeing the love of the fans and waited for the chants of the fans to subside before speaking. The former captain finally spoke expressing gratitude and urged the fans to support the team in the Champions Trophy campaign.

Let us tell you that before the Champions Trophy, Pakistan is set to play an important match in the ongoing ODI triangular series against South Africa at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday, February 12. They lost their first match to New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, while New Zealand defeated South Africa earlier this week to make it to the final. In such a situation, the winner of the match between Pakistan and South Africa will play the final with the Kiwi team.