Babar Azam quickly became a doctor on the field and came to the rescue of his teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi, who got injured during the Perth ODI against Australia on Sunday, November 10.

Shaheen had been struck on the thumb of his bowling arm and was clearly in pain.

Matthew Short (22 runs) and Sean Abbott (30 runs) played vital knocks to as Australia were bowled out for 140 runs. Pacers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah shared six wickets between them to dismantle the Australian innings. Pakistan are on the cusp of history as they will end a 22-year wait for a series win in Australia if they can chase down 141

Shaheen Afridi battled through injury to take 3/32 against Australia in the 3rd ODI at Optus Stadium, despite dislocating his finger earlier in the match. Read how Afridi managed to bowl through the pain and deliver key wickets to put Pakistan in control.

Babar Azam's act left Wasim Akram dumbstruck as Shaheen Afridi recovered quickly to pick two more wickets in the 3rd ODI against Australia

As Australia pacer Sean Abbott completed his run, a throw from the field towards Shaheen Shah Afridi awkwardly hit his finger and the latter was seen in immense pain. Babar Azam rushed towards him and was seen helping him fix the injury.

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi suffered a serious blow to his left thumb while collecting a throw during the third ODI against Australia. Captain Babar Azam helped by pulling his thumb to ease the pain until the physio arrived.