Babar Azam
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World Cup: More misery for Pakistan as ICC slams sanction for slow over rate against South Africa
Cricket | Oct 28, 2023, 10:06 PM ISTBabar 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.
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'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 ISTBabar 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.
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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 ISTTabraiz 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.
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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 ISTShubman 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.
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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 ISTFormer 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.
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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.
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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.
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World Cup: Mohammad Nabi gives Babar Azam run out scare at non-striker's end | WATCH
Cricket | Oct 25, 2023, 02:14 PM ISTPakistan 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.
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Babar Azam vs Shaheen Afridi: Pakistan team divided into two groups? PCB denies rift rumours
Cricket | Oct 23, 2023, 06:37 PM ISTPakistan 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.
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Shubman Gill becomes fastest batter to reach historic ODI milestone; goes past Babar Azam
Cricket | Oct 22, 2023, 08:37 PM ISTShubman 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.
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Wasim Akram slams Babar Azam for getting Virat Kohli's signed shirt publicly after loss to India
Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 02:35 PM ISTFormer Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram expressed his displeasure at the public meeting of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam after the Men in Green suffered a brutal 7-wicket loss in the World Cup 2023 match against India. Akram said that Babar could have gotten Kohli's shirts privately too.
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Babar and Rizwan were timid, didn't attack much: Hardik on India's comeback with ball vs Pakistan
Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 01:32 PM ISTTeam India vice-captain Hardik Pandya was critical of Pakistan batters, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan's approach in the middle overs, saying that they were timid and that allowed them to stay in the game. India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad.
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India TV Sports Wrap on October 15: Today's top 10 trending news stories
Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 11:32 AM ISTIndia TV Sports Wrap on October 15: India beat Pakistan in their third game of the ICC Cricket World Cup by 7 wickets, rather comprehensively. India are now 8-0 ahead on head-to-head in the World Cup. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on Sunday, October 15.
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WATCH: Virat Kohli gifts his signed jersey to Babar Azam as duo's heartwarming chat goes viral
Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 08:03 AM ISTTeam India continued its dominance over Pakistan in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup history as the scoreline is now 8-0 in the Men in Blue's favour. After the match, Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli was seen gifting his signed jersey to Pakistan captain Babar Azam while being involved in a chat.
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WATCH | Babar Azam's soft dismissal leads to Pakistan's shocking collapse in Ahmedabad
Cricket | Oct 14, 2023, 05:30 PM ISTBabar Azam scored his maiden ODI fifty against India and scorched crucial 82 runs for the third wicket with in-form Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC World Cup 2023 game at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.
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IND vs PAK World Cup 2023 Highlights: Team India makes it 8-0 against Pakistan
Cricket | Oct 14, 2023, 08:46 PM ISTIND vs PAK Highlights, World Cup 2023: India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the 12th match of World Cup 2023. Rohit Sharma and bowlers starred for India in this encounter as the men in blue registered their 8th consecutive win against Pakistan in World Cup.
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IND vs PAK, World Cup 2023: Pakistan captain Babar Azam targets to break losing streak against India
Cricket | Oct 13, 2023, 06:12 PM IST"I believe there is no point focusing on whatever has happened in the past. I believe we need to focus on what is ahead of us. All these streaks are made to be broken. We will try to give our best tomorrow. Anything can happen on the day. I fully believe my team has done well," Babar said.
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Virat Kohli climbs to 7th position, Babar Azam on the verge of losing his No.1 spot in ICC rankings
Cricket | Oct 11, 2023, 02:11 PM ISTThere are a lot of changes compared to the last week in the latest ICC rankings with World Cup 2023 in progress at the moment. Rohit Sharma is dropped out of top 10 after a failure in the game against Australia. However, Kohli and Rahul have gained points after their match-winning knocks.
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PAK vs SL World Cup 2023: Netizens troll Babar Azam after early dismissal in tense run chase
Cricket | Oct 11, 2023, 01:02 AM ISTBabar Azam is under the pump after two consecutive failures with bat in hand in the ongoing ICC World Cup and it might have a detrimental effect on his captaincy too in the upcoming games. His form is slowly becoming a matter of grave concern for the Pakistan team management.
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'Boundaries choti hai na': Pakistan trolled after getting bowled out for 286 against Netherlands
Cricket | Oct 06, 2023, 06:13 PM ISTBabar Azam-led Pakistan somehow crawled to 286 as they were reduced 188/6 at one stage. Bas de Leede of the Netherlands shined with the ball picking up four wickets for 62 runs. Pakistan are being massively trolled after Babar Azam and Shadab Khan stated that the pitches in India are flat.