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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

Babar Azam to play for Somerset in T20 Blast 2020
Cricket | Aug 29, 2020, 04:00 PM IST
The 25-year-old is currently leading Pakistan in the three-match T20I series, the first of which had ended in a no result due to rain on Friday.
ENG vs PAK | Babar Azam is a classy player, pleased to get him out: Stuart Broad
Cricket | Aug 15, 2020, 05:47 PM IST
But after toiling long and hard, Broad finally managed to draw that softest of nick off Babar's outside edge with the delivery on the fourth stump which was comfortably taken by Jos Buttler.
Babar Azam is a phenomenal player, he should be part of IPL: Nasser Hussain
Cricket | Aug 14, 2020, 07:26 PM IST
Nasser feels that the political tensions have deprived Pakistan players of an IPL experience while naming Babar, the present No.1 ranked T20I batsman.

ENG vs PAK | Dean Jones urges Pakistan fans to prioritise victories over Babar Azam's runs
Cricket | Aug 09, 2020, 05:43 PM IST
Babar Azam was among runs in the first innings of the recently-concluded Manchester Test against England and fans and critics alike showered praise on him for his gritty display.
Virat Kohli, Babar Azam play in straight lines like Sachin Tendulkar did: Ian Bishop
Cricket | Aug 09, 2020, 01:31 PM IST
Comparison between Kohli and Babar have increased over the past couple of years with the latter finding his rhythm in Test cricket as well.
ENG vs PAK | Babar Azam needs to fix technical flaws in his game to become a great: Ramiz Raja
Cricket | Aug 06, 2020, 10:32 AM IST
Ramiz noted that Babar was facing the ball with open shoulders which would prevent him from playing his drives.

England vs Pakistan: Babar Azam, Shan Masood star in rain-marred opening day in Manchester
Cricket | Aug 05, 2020, 11:58 PM IST
Already an established white-ball star, Babar arrived in England with a fast-growing reputation in the longer format, averaging 65.5 since the start of 2018 including four centuries in his last seven innings.
Young, elegant, got all the swagger: Nasser Hussain in awe of Babar Azam
Cricket | Aug 05, 2020, 09:18 PM IST
Nasser Hussain feels that had Virat Kohli carved out that innings as Babar did on Wednesday at the Old Trafford in the first afternoon of the opening Test, the world would have been talking about it.
Babar Azam needs to have good series for Pakistan to beat England: Nasser Hussain
Cricket | Aug 05, 2020, 02:40 PM IST
The first Test between England and Pakistan will start today at Old Trafford in Manchester.

ENG vs PAK: After Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, can Babar Azam find his moment in the English sun?
Cricket | Aug 05, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
The only other batsman who has garnered as much attention across formats as the Fab Four is Babar. And since 2018, Babar has outdone them all. No other batsman, in the last two years, with more than 500 runs, averages more than Babar's 65.5.
England vs Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam aim to make progress in ICC Test rankings
Cricket | Aug 03, 2020, 06:13 PM IST
Azhar, presently 27th among batsmen, will be hoping to regain the form that lifted him to a career-best sixth in December 2016, while Babar will be hoping to progress from a career-best aggregate of 800 rating points.
Brad Hogg feels Broad versus Babar will be 'defining contest' in England-Pakistan Test series
Cricket | Aug 03, 2020, 04:38 PM IST
England versus Pakistan Test series begins on August 5 at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester.

Virat Kohli best batsman in the world across formats, says Junaid Khan
Cricket | Jul 27, 2020, 12:40 PM IST
The Pakistan pacer heaped praise on Kohli's consistency and preferred him over Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson and his teammate Babar Azam.
Comparisons with Virat Kohli will put unfair pressure on Babar Azam: R Ashwin
Cricket | Jul 24, 2020, 05:03 PM IST
Ashwin hailed Kohli as one of the finest cricketers of the world but added that Babar has it in him to reach that position eventually in his career
If Babar Azam scores in England, no one can catch him: Mudassar Nazar
Cricket | Jul 15, 2020, 02:22 PM IST
Former Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar has said that playing in England would be the 'final test' for Babar Azam.

Inzamam-ul-Haq opens up on comparisons between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam
Cricket | Jul 04, 2020, 02:02 PM IST
Babar Azam had earlier said that he wants to be compared to the stalwarts of Pakistan cricket, and not the Indian captain.
Babar Azam wants to be compared with Miandad, Yousuf and Younis; not Virat Kohli
Cricket | Jul 02, 2020, 07:40 PM IST
Azam stated that he doesn't want to be compared with Kohli but with some of the top-class batsmen that have donned the jersey of Pakistan in the past.
People will expect more from Babar Azam because of ODI captaincy, says Abid Ali
Cricket | Jul 01, 2020, 03:16 PM IST
Azam was named Pakistan's T20 skipper while Azhar Ali was appointed as Test captain after Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked in October last year. Azam was appointed as the ODI skipper last month.
Babar Azam is Pakistan's future captain in all three formats: PCB CEO Wasim Khan
Cricket | Jun 24, 2020, 07:55 PM IST
PCB CEO Wasim Khan drew parallels between former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Azam and said both were appointed as captains very early in their respective careers.
Saqlain Mushtaq explains what gives Babar Azam an edge over Virat Kohli
Cricket | Jun 15, 2020, 07:08 PM IST
Saqlain gave Babar an edge over Kohli owing to the youngster's humble nature as against the latter's aggressive on-field attitude. Saqlain based his opinion on sports science.