Babar Azam inspires classmate to take up cricket, Mohammad Rizwan gifts Holy Quran to a Harvard faculty

Pakistan's Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan became the first-ever cricketers to join Harvard Business School.

(left) Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan with a classmate; Rizwan gifting book of Holy Quran to a faculty member of Harvard. (Twitter)

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Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam and his teammate Mohammad Rizwan had a great time during their brief stay at the Harvard Business School.

They’ve enrolled in Harvard’s executive education programme on the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports, making them the first cricketers to attend the prestigious institution.

The programme was scheduled to be held from May 31 to June 3 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Met some thoughtful committed people ready to change the world.#Harvard pic.twitter.com/ofRycvI3VX

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) June 3, 2023

Pakistan Captain Babar Azam took the twitter to share his thoughts. He wrote, “Met some thoughtful committed people ready to change the world.”

Babar And Rizwan with their classmate. Both inspire more people towards cricket ♥️💯. #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/bZREM55nlk

— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial) June 4, 2023

A female classmate of Babar’s shared a picture on social media, captioned with, “Finding my next career as a cricket player.”

Rizwan is doing what he is best at, Ma Sha Allah spreading Islam🥹♥️. #MohammadRizwan pic.twitter.com/9xc1I2bSnj

— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial) June 4, 2023

Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan gifted a book of Holy Quran to one of the faculty of the Harvard Business School.

The Pakistani duo had join the long list of top-tier sportspersons, who have pursued the course previously. The list includes footballer such as Kaka, Edwin van der Sar, Gerard Pique, Oliver Kahn; NBA stars like Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul and Paul Gasol.

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