Babar’s cover drive becomes part of Physics book in Pakistan
Thursday, 15 September 2022
Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam didn't perform well in the recently-concluded Asia Cup tournament. But he is known to produce some shots from his bat that are simply exquisite. Among them is the cover drive.
The batter looks at ease while delivering one the most famous shots from his arsenal, relying entirely on timing. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had posted a video of his cover drive shot on its Facebook page, which the users called "one of the best" in the world. Now the same shot has made its way to the physics syllabus of Class 9 in Pakistan, according to Indian news portal NDTV.
A photo showing a question about the cover drive has been posted on Twitter by several users, including Pakistani journalist Shiraz Hassan. The question was part of the Federal Board.
"Babar Azam has hit a cover drive by given kinetic energy of 150J to the ball by his bat. a) At what speed will the ball go the boundary if the mass of the ball is 120g? b) How much kinetic energy footballer must impart to a football of mass 450g to make it move at this speed?" says the question, according to the screenshot now going viral.