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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
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Pakistan Cricket Board makes amends with players, star cricketers sign central contracts
Cricket | Aug 12, 2022, 12:17 PM ISTThe Pakistan players were seriously unhappy with a particular clause in their contracts which was around their participation in overseas T20 leagues.
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Mahela Jayawardene picks Babar Azam to dethrone Root as top Test batter
Cricket | Aug 11, 2022, 06:57 PM ISTI would say Babar Azam has an opportunity. He's been consistent in all three formats and it shows in his rankings: Jayawardene
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Latest ICC rankings out: Babar Azam overtakes Steve Smith; achieves career-best ranking
Cricket | Jul 27, 2022, 05:25 PM ISTBabar is presently top-ranked in both ODIs and T20Is and remains the only batter in the top 10 of all three lists.
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SL vs PAK, 1st Test; Pakistan cruising smoothly as Sri Lanka fails to answer Babar's brilliance
Cricket | Jul 19, 2022, 06:55 PM ISTThe second test, scheduled to start next Sunday, was switched from Colombo to Galle because Cricket Sri Lanka decided not to take any chances with potential political protests in the capital.
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Babar Azam en route to mount greatness: Pakistan skipper reaches 3000 Test runs
Cricket | Jul 19, 2022, 05:49 PM ISTBabar equaled Pakistan's great Inzamam ul Haq's record of most centuries as Pakistan captain which is 9 each.
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Babar Azam becomes fastest Asian to score 10,000 runs after legendary innings vs Sri Lanka
Cricket | Jul 17, 2022, 09:04 PM ISTBabar became the fastest Asian cricketer to complete 10000 runs in international cricket and left behind Virat Kohli in the process.
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Virat Kohli gives heartwarming reply to Babar Azam's tweet
Cricket | Jul 16, 2022, 06:07 PM ISTBabar Azam, on July 15, took to Twitter after Virat failed in the second ODI vs England and wrote, "This too shall pass. Stay strong."
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SL vs PAK, 1st Test: Cricketing action in the island nation continues
Cricket | Jul 16, 2022, 11:24 AM ISTThe Australian tour pumped in an estimated USD 2 million to Sri Lanka Cricket. This resulted in the tourism industry benefitting with hundreds of Australian fans turning up for the matches that ended in a 1-1 draw.
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I feel that in present situation Kohli needs support and to be backed: Pakistan's Babar Azam
Cricket | Jul 15, 2022, 06:14 PM ISTKohli, who is lately struggling to score runs, is yet to hit a hundred in close to three years.
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Babar Azam breaks Virat Kohli's world record in latest T20I rankings - Check Details
Cricket | Jun 29, 2022, 04:32 PM ISTThe Pakistan batsman is equally good in all the three formats of the game and this is what puts him in a special place alongside Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Steve Smith.
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Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam - Putting end to debate once and for all
Cricket | Jun 18, 2022, 05:02 PM ISTVirat Kohli vs Babar Azam is a debate that takes centre stage in the world of cricket more often than not.
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Babar Azam scripts history: Breaks Kohli's record, becomes first batsman to reach this milestone
Cricket | Jun 09, 2022, 11:15 AM ISTBabar's batting led Pakistan to 306/5 with four balls to spare with a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second game will be played Friday with the last one scheduled for Sunday.
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WATCH: Babar Azam lands in controversy after bringing brother to nets, reprimanded by PCB
Cricket | May 20, 2022, 01:05 PM ISTBabar Azam landed himself in a massive controversy after the Pakistan captain flouted the policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and brought his younger brother to Lahore's High-Performance Centre.
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Shane Watson picks his favorite cricketer among Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Babar
Cricket | Apr 14, 2022, 07:55 PM ISTKohli has slipped to 10th on the ICC rankings, the Indian great continues to hold a remarkable Test batting record.
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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq backs struggling captain Babar Azam
Cricket | Feb 17, 2022, 11:05 PM ISTPakistan test players have started a training camp in Karachi under the supervision of Mushtaq and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf. They'll shift to Rawalpindi later this month.
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ICC Awards: Babar Azam, Joe Root, Shaheen Afridi, Lizelle Lee bag top honours
Cricket | Dec 15, 2022, 04:18 PM ISTThe 27-year-old Azam, who clinched the ICC ODI Cricketer of 2021 award, scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50 in 2021.
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Babar Azam named ICC ODI Cricketer of 2021
Cricket | Jan 24, 2022, 01:09 PM ISTThe 27-year-old was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan's wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa.
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Beating India in T20 World Cup best moment of 2021 for Pak team: Babar Azam
Cricket | Jan 01, 2022, 06:08 PM ISTBabar said beating India for the first time in a World Cup match was the high point for him in 2021. Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in the lopsided match.
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PAK vs WI 1st T20I: Babar hopes to carry momentum against virus-hit West Indies
Cricket | Dec 12, 2021, 10:55 PM ISTWest Indies Twenty20 squad already miss several top performers -- including 3 COVID-19 positive players -- for the three-match Twenty20 series which will be followed by three ODIs.
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PCB chief Ramiz Raja empowered Babar and instilled fearless cricket before IND-PAK T20 WC game
Cricket | Dec 10, 2021, 02:55 PM ISTPakistan won eight of their nine T20Is, which included victories in all the group matches at the ICC T20 World Cup, and two Tests in Bangladesh.