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Babar Azam

Born in Lahore Babar Azam is the first cousin of Akmal brothers. He is considered as the next big thing in or Pakistan cricket because of discipline and control temperament. He is the fastest to score 1000 runs in T20I cricket that show how good he is for the shorter format of the game. After scoring runs in domestic cricket Babar got the national team call-up in 2015 against Zimbabwe but his career got new heights when he scores back to back three centuries against West Indies in ODI series which led to his Test cricket debut. He is often compared to Indian `Run Machine` Virat Kohli but Babar regards him as a senior cricketer always.

Babar Azam

'Pakistan ki khaas baat hai' - Virender Sehwag takes another sly dig at Babar Azam's team
Cricket | Nov 10, 2023, 05:20 PM IST
Pakistan's hopes for World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification were shattered after New Zealand's big win over Sri Lanka on Thursday. Pakistan now need to win against England in their last game by at least 287 runs to qualify for knockouts on Saturday.
Shubman Gill ends Babar Azam's undisputed reign in ICC ODI Player Rankings
Cricket | Nov 08, 2023, 02:31 PM IST
Both Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj are sitting at the top of the men's ODI player rankings in the batting and bowling categories respectively. Gill is continuing his red-hot form in the 50-overs format and is leading the run-scoring charts in ODIs in this calendar year.
World Cup 2023: Pakistan fined for slow over rate against New Zealand
Cricket | Nov 05, 2023, 04:10 PM IST
Pakistan recorded a stunning 21-run win on the DLS method while chasing a record 402-run target against New Zealand in a crucial World Cup game on Saturday. However, the team failed to maintain the over rate and were fined 10% of their match fee after the game.

How can Pakistan qualify for World Cup semifinal after crucial win against New Zealand? Scenarios
Cricket | Nov 04, 2023, 10:40 PM IST
Pakistan recorded a thrilling 21-run win against New Zealand on the DLS method and jumped to fifth position in the World Cup 2023 points table with eight points. They face bottom-placed England in their last game and can secure a semifinal qualification with a win.
World Cup 2023: Fakhar Zaman smashes 63-ball hundred as Pakistan chase tough revised DLS target
Cricket | Nov 04, 2023, 06:10 PM IST
Rising youngster Rachin Ravindra registered his third ton of the ICC World Cup 2023 and the returning skipper Kane Williamson scored 95 runs to help New Zealand score 401 runs while batting first at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Shaheen Shah Afridi surges past Josh Hazlewood to claim career-best ICC ODI ranking
Cricket | Nov 01, 2023, 05:04 PM IST
Pakistan are placed fifth on the World Cup 2023 points table. They have played seven games and won three matches with six points to their credit. Their net run rate (NRR) -0.024 is an area of concern and needs to improve in the games to come.

Kolkata crowd cheers for Babar Azam during PAK vs BAN game. His reaction is unmissable | WATCH
Trending | Nov 01, 2023, 12:00 PM IST
Pakistan and Bangladesh locked horns at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as Babar Azam and his men finally snapped their four-match losing streak in the ongoing World Cup. While it was a one-sided encounter with Pakistan winning by seven wickets, the jam-packed crowd also cheered for Babar.
World Cup 2023 Points Table: Pakistan back in race for semifinal, end of road for Bangladesh
Cricket | Oct 31, 2023, 09:18 PM IST
Babar Azam-led Pakistan ended their four-match losing streak with a huge morale-boosting win against struggling Bangladesh. Pakistan moved up in the points table with three wins in seven games and remain alive in the hunt for the semifinal qualification.
Malaysia's Virandeep Singh breaks Babar Azam's multiple T20I records
Cricket | Oct 31, 2023, 05:19 PM IST
Babar Azam is currently featuring in the ODI World Cup and has done well to score three half-centuries even as Pakistan have lost four consecutive matches. But elsewhere, in the shortest format of the sport, a couple of his records have been broken by the Malaysian batter Virandeep Singh.

'Foreign conditions': Head coach Grant Bradburn lists out reasons for Pakistan's World Cup debacle
Cricket | Oct 31, 2023, 06:38 AM IST
Pakistan began their World Cup 2023 campaign with twin wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. But they have lost their last four matches against India, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa and their hopes of semifinal qualification are hanging by a thread.
World Cup: More misery for Pakistan as ICC slams sanction for slow over rate against South Africa
Cricket | Oct 28, 2023, 10:06 PM IST
Babar Azam-led side failed to defend 270 runs against South Africa at Chennai's bowling-friendly surface at Cheapauk Stadium. With four consecutive defeats, Pakistan face a near-impossible job to secure the World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification.
'Had he given it out...': Babar Azam opens on umpire's call on DRS after loss to South Africa
Cricket | Oct 28, 2023, 09:22 AM IST
Babar Azam was disappointed after the Pakistan went down in a nail-biter against South Africa at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He opened about the debatable DRS decision that saved South Africa and proved out to be a key reason for Pakistan's loss.

PAK vs SA, World Cup 2023: Pakistan suffer fourth straight loss, South Africa go top in points table
Cricket | Oct 27, 2023, 10:36 PM IST
Tabraiz Shamsi took four wickets for 60 to help South Africa bowl out Pakistan on 270 runs at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium and then Aiden Markram's 91 off 93 balls knock was enough for the Proteas to earn a deserving win to top the World Cup 2023 points table.
Shubman Gill inches closer to Babar Azam's World No.1 crown, Siraj on door to reclaim his throne
Cricket | Oct 25, 2023, 02:58 PM IST
Shubman Gill scored his first World Cup fifty when he made 53 against Bangladesh in India's 4th consecutive win in World Cup 2023. The Indian sensation has closed in on Pakistan captain Babar Azam's top spot in the ODI batters chart. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj has also made a jump.
Saw Rizwan, Shadab getting scolded by Babar: Ex-pacer's bombshell amid PAK captaincy row in WC 2023
Cricket | Oct 25, 2023, 08:31 AM IST
Former Pakistan pacer Umar Gul has made a sensational claim amid the team's dwindling World Cup 2023 campaign. Babar Azam's captaincy is in massive danger as Pakistan have lost three out of their five games and one more loss will mean an early exit for the 1992 champions.

World Cup: PCB chief meets former players amid questions over Babar Azam's captaincy
Cricket | Oct 25, 2023, 05:59 AM IST
“These players have served us at the highest stage and have a treasure of experience under their belts. We hope to utilise their expertise to help ensure our players are developed well in all aspects of the game," Zaka Ashraf told reporters after Pakistan's defeat against Afghanistan on Monday.
Babar Azam wants his teammates to be proactive on field after Pakistan's successive World Cup losses
Cricket | Oct 24, 2023, 01:07 PM IST
"We wanted to put up a total of around 280-290. After we achieved that, we were not up to the mark with our bowling and fielding. The spinners didn't bowl the way we wanted them to in the middle overs," Babar Azam said after Pakistan's World Cup defeat against Afghanistan on Monday.
World Cup: Mohammad Nabi gives Babar Azam run out scare at non-striker's end | WATCH
Cricket | Oct 25, 2023, 02:14 PM IST
Pakistan and Afghanistan are engaged in an intriguing contest at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at the moment. Pakistan have already lost two games on the trot and if they suffer another loss then it can have a detrimental effect on their ongoing World Cup campaign.
Babar Azam vs Shaheen Afridi: Pakistan team divided into two groups? PCB denies rift rumours
Cricket | Oct 23, 2023, 06:37 PM IST
Pakistan began their World Cup campaign on a high with wins over Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. But they lost their following matches against big teams like India and Australia. They are somewhat in a must-win situation now and the latest controversy is not helping even though PCB has denied it.
Shubman Gill becomes fastest batter to reach historic ODI milestone; goes past Babar Azam
Cricket | Oct 22, 2023, 08:37 PM IST
Shubman Gill is going through a dream run in ODI cricket at the moment. He missed the first couple of matches of the ongoing World Cup against Australia and Afghanistan due to dengue fever and made his comeback in the high-voltage clash versus Pakistan.