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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

SA vs PAK | Babar Azam breaks Virat Kohli, Hashim Amla's record as Pakistan defeat South Africa
Cricket | Apr 02, 2021, 11:33 PM IST
The Pakistan captain hit 103 off 104 balls and his team was cruising at 186-1 at SuperSport Park after South Africa scored 273-6 in its 50 overs.
IND vs ENG | Dawid Malan surpasses Babar Azam, Virat Kohli to become fastest to 1000 T20I runs
Cricket | Mar 20, 2021, 10:15 PM IST
Malan, who was under pressure owing to his tally of 79 runs in the first four games with no half-century scores, scored an impressive half-century as a better strike rate to get to the milestone.
Lahore court orders Federal Investigation Agency to file case against Pakistan captain Babar Azam
Cricket | Mar 19, 2021, 11:37 AM IST
A complaint was filed in the Cyber Crime Cell and an enquiry revealed that one of the numbers used to send the threatening messages belonged to Babar Azam.

Compare Babar Azam to Pakistan greats, not Virat Kohli: Abdul Razzaq
Cricket | Mar 10, 2021, 07:11 PM IST
Razzaq said that Kohli is a good player and has a good record against Pakistan.
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Cricket | Feb 13, 2021, 06:08 PM IST
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Babar Azam urges Pakistan to aim high after series win against South Africa
Cricket | Feb 08, 2021, 09:02 PM IST
Already captain of Pakistan's T20 and ODI teams, Babar was appointed as skipper of the test side in November and was supposed to make his test captaincy debut in New Zealand.

PAK vs SA 2nd Test: Babar Azam, Fawad Alam revive Pakistan on rain-hit Day 1
Cricket | Feb 04, 2021, 05:45 PM IST
Babar raised his 16th test half-century and was unbeaten on 77 with a dozen boundaries while left-handed Alam continued his rich batting form to be 42 off 138 balls.
PAK vs SA: Babar Azam hopes for dry wicket in 2nd test against South Africa
Cricket | Feb 03, 2021, 05:56 PM IST
Babar, Pakistan's captain in his first test series, needs at least a draw in the second test to secure Pakistan’s first test series win against South Africa in 18 years.
Pakistan's win against South Africa 'very necessary' for the team: Babar Azam
Cricket | Jan 30, 2021, 10:51 AM IST
Pakistan won the first Test against South Africa, which comes after a clean-sweep loss against New Zealand in the two-Test series.

PAK vs SA: Babar Azam hopes to counter tough Proteas in own conditions
Cricket | Jan 25, 2021, 04:02 PM IST
Azam has recovered from a thumb injury that kept him out of the two-test series in New Zealand, which Pakistan lost 2-0.
Pakistan announce 17-member squad for first Test against South Africa
Cricket | Jan 24, 2021, 04:59 PM IST
After the second Test which will be played in Rawalpindi from February 4-8, the two teams will compete in three T20 Internationals in Lahore on February 11, 13 and 14.
Lahore court orders police to register FIR against Babar Azam on exploitation complaint
Cricket | Jan 14, 2021, 11:11 PM IST
Babar, who missed the entire series in New Zealand due to a thumb fracture, is presently preparing for the home Test and T20 series against South Africa.

Shoaib Akhtar picks Rahul Dravid over Sachin Tendulkar among Indian batting legends
Cricket | Jan 05, 2021, 09:10 AM IST
The Rawalpindi Express rates Virat Kohli and Babar Azam as most complete batsmen for all formats.
NZ vs PAK | Babar ruled out of 2nd Test but skipper Rizwan confident of good show
Cricket | Jan 02, 2021, 04:18 PM IST
Babar was again ruled out of the second test on Saturday although he had had a nets session on Friday.
Babar Azam named 'Most Valuable Cricketer' in PCB Awards
Cricket | Jan 01, 2021, 10:21 PM IST
The 26-year-old was also adjudged the White-ball Cricketer of the Year after averaging 110.5 and 55.2 in the ODIs and T20Is respectively.

Racing against time, Babar has lengthy net session ahead of 2nd Test vs NZ
Cricket | Jan 01, 2021, 06:32 PM IST
A spokesperson for the national team said from Christchurch that Babar had a proper nets session with the other players ahead of the game beginning on Sunday.
Surprise omissions and selections in ICC Team of the Decade
Cricket | Dec 28, 2020, 04:21 PM IST
While a lot many justifiable names were part of the lists, there were a few too many surprise omissions and selections made by ICC, one of the major omissions being the absence of Pakistan players from the Test and T20I team, for which they have received flak from across the globe.
Babar Azam's legal counsel accuses woman of blackmailing his client
Cricket | Dec 23, 2020, 10:33 PM IST
At a hearing of the sessions court in Lahore on Wednesday, the legal counsel said that Hamiza resorted to delaying tactics to prolong the trial so that she "could blackmail and harass" Babar
Babar Azam ruled out of 1st New Zealand Test, Mohammad Rizwan to lead Pakistan
Cricket | Dec 21, 2020, 12:19 PM IST
Babar had fractured his right thumb a day after Imam had fractured his left thumb during training sessions in Queenstown last week
Babar Azam's absence won't affect Pakistan's chances in New Zealand: Javed Miandad
Cricket | Dec 15, 2020, 03:54 PM IST
Miandad said New Zealand will not be an easy side because "they have improved a lot in recent years as a team".