Bullies turn fans: Azam Khan finally delivers for Gladiators on the field.

KARACHI -- Azam Khan, the son of Pakistan's former wicket-keeper and captain Moin Khan, was ridiculed last year for being overweight. There were memes all around him, questioning his credibility to be in Quetta Gladiators' PSL squad.

On Thursday, he walked on to the field with Quetta 3 down for 26. He had to face similar taunts as he took the steps towards the wicket. But soon, everything was changed for him, and for the people sitting in the stadium for the Gladiators versus United match.

One inning changed everyone's perception about Khan, those who were booing him, started chanting and cheering for him. For Azam, this all was a very special experience. 'Certainly good feeling to score runs. And, scoring runs is the only way a player can answer his critics,' Azam told the media after his 59 off 33 at National Stadium.

'I was given confidence by the team management at the nets that I am going to be included for this match, I was mentally prepared,' Azam said. The 21 year old flamboyant batsman said that he felt bad when he was ridiculed earlier but he couldn't do much and realized that the only answer to critics could be his performance.

'I can't stop people from saying things about me...