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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 clinch 11th T20 series in a row, beats New Zealand by 6 wickets
Cricket | Nov 03, 2018, 01:55 PM ISTPakistan won the first T20 on the last ball and will be eyeing its second successive clean sweep in T20 series in the last match on Sunday.
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Pakistan retain 15-member T20 squad for series against New Zealand
Cricket | Oct 29, 2018, 03:21 PM ISTUnder Ahmed's leadership, Pakistan have won 10 consecutive Twenty20 series beginning with the 1-0 win over England in 2016.
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Imad Wasim and Babar Azam anchor Pakistan to big win in 1st T20I against Australia
Cricket | Oct 25, 2018, 09:20 AM ISTWasim dismantled Australia's top order with his left-arm spin in his first three overs to dismiss the visitors for 89 in 16.5 overs.
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2nd Test, Day 3: Babar Azam misses ton but Australia need to survive two days to avoid defeat in Abu Dhabi
Cricket | Oct 18, 2018, 08:41 PM ISTAzam fell for a career-best 99 and captain Sarfraz Ahmed added 81 before he declared their second innings over at 400-9 for an overall lead of 537 runs.
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KL Rahul attains career-best third T20I ranking while Virat Kohli slips
Cricket | Jul 09, 2018, 04:03 PM ISTAustralian opener Aaron Finch became the first player in the history of T20Is to break the 900-point mark as he moved up three places to finish as the top-ranked batsman.
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Yasir, Babar to undergo fitness test ahead of Zimbabwe tour
Cricket | Jun 19, 2018, 06:39 PM ISTA fitness test will be commencing on June 23 in Lahore and the team would be leaving for Harare on the June 28.
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Haris Sohail replaces Babar Azam in Pakistan squad for Scotland T20Is
Cricket | Jun 04, 2018, 05:11 PM ISTThe left-handed Sohail has been roped in on the recommendation of skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and head coach Mickey Arthur for the two T20Is against Scotland.
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Pakistan's Babar Azam ruled out of Test series against England due to injury
Cricket | May 26, 2018, 04:23 PM ISTBabar was struck by a rising delivery from Ben Stokes after tea on Day 2 on Friday and was forced to retire hurt on 68.
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1st Test: Batsmen help Pakistan keep England under control on Day 2
Cricket | May 25, 2018, 11:43 PM ISTBabar Azam was the top scorer with 68 before retiring hurt, while Azhar Ali (50), Asad Shafiq (59) and Shadab Khan (52) also made half-centuries on a day when England dropped five catches.
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Babar Azam hits fifty as Pakistan beat West Indies to clinch T20I series 3-0
Cricket | Apr 03, 2018, 11:56 PM ISTPakistan rode on Babar Azam's (51) second successive half-century and Fakhar Zaman's 40 off 17 balls to reach 154/2 in 16.5 overs.
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2nd T20I: Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir shine as Pakistan beat West Indies to win series
Cricket | Apr 02, 2018, 11:53 PM ISTMohammad Amir claimed three wickets to guide Pakistan to an 82-run win over West Indies in the second Twenty20 International in Karachi.
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Watch: Bowler Babar Azam gets hit for 6 sixes, responds with 26-ball ton
Cricket | Dec 26, 2017, 10:03 AM ISTRepresenting the Red team, Shoaib Malik, 35, struck six consecutive sixes in the seventh over by Babar Azam.
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Babar Azam quashes comparison with 'big player' Virat Kohli
Cricket | Dec 19, 2017, 04:45 PM ISTLast year, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur had compared Azam with Kohli, saying the 22-year-old is an exceptional player and could perform as good as the Indian swashbuckling batsman.
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2nd ODI: Babar Azam, Shadab Khan steer Pakistan to win over Sri Lanka
Cricket | Oct 17, 2017, 11:15 AM ISTBabar Azam scored 101 off 133 balls a day after celebrating his 23rd birthday, while Shadab dug in to score 52 not out to lift Pakistan's total to 219-9.