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  Pakistan coach Mike Hesson opens up on Babar Azam's absence from Asia Cup 2025

  Cricket | August 17, 2025 19:35 IST

  Babar Azam was overlooked as Pakistan announced their squad for the Asia Cup 2025 and also for the T20I tri-series against the UAE and Afghanistan preceding the regional tournament. Pakistan coach Mike Hesson opened up on the absence of Babar for the tournament.

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  From Babar Azam to Mohammad Rizwan, 5 star players who missed out on Pakistan's squad for Asia Cup

  Cricket | August 17, 2025 16:40 IST

  Pakistan retained all 15 players that were part of their recent 2-1 series win over West Indies for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. Star players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are among the five big snubs in Pakistan's squad for the regional tournament.

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  Pakistan announce squad for Asia Cup 2025, Babar Azam to miss for 1st time in 8 years

  Cricket | August 17, 2025 12:55 IST

  The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently came forward and announced its squad for the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup 2025. In a major development, the likes of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been left out of the tournament.

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  Shoaib Akhtar slams Pakistan batters for dismal show vs WI, says 'they are playing for averages'

  Cricket | August 14, 2025 18:09 IST

  Pakistan lost to the West Indies in the ODI series for the first time in 34 years. Chasing the target of 295 runs, they were folded for just 92, losing the match by a stunning margin of 202 runs. After the match, Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the batters for a poor show in the series decider.

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  Only behind Warner and Kohli! Half-centurion Buttler surpasses Babar in T20 cricket's milestone club

  Cricket | August 14, 2025 8:48 IST

  Jos Buttler smashed a 34-ball 57 for the Manchester Originals against the Welsh Fire, but in a losing cause, as the latter finally got off the mark in the ongoing season of the Hundred. Buttler, however, did rise on one of the T20 leaderboards following his innings.

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  Rohit Sharma benefits from Babar Azam's failures vs West Indies in latest ICC ODI rankings

  Cricket | August 13, 2025 13:56 IST

  ICC has released the latest ODI rankings and India's Rohit Sharma has benefited despite not playing a single game since March when he led India to the Champions Trophy triumph. Babar Azam, meanwhile, has botched up a chance to top the rankings after an underwhelming performance vs West Indies.

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  Rizwan registers golden duck, Pakistan in risk of losing series to West Indies after 34 years: Watch

  Cricket | August 12, 2025 23:58 IST

  Three of the top four Pakistan batters registered a duck in the third ODI against West Indies. The hosts posted 294 runs in the first innings and in reply, Pakistan's wickets fell like a house of cards, courtesy of three wickets from Jayden Seales.

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  WI vs PAK pitch report: How will surface at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad play for 3rd ODI?

  Cricket | August 12, 2025 14:32 IST

  The third and final ODI between West Indies and Pakistan will be played today at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, in Trinidad. The series is currently tied at 1-1, and the decider is expected to be a thriller. Here's the pitch report of the venue for third ODI:

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  Babar Azam hits new low with 20th international duck during WI vs PAK 2nd ODI

  Cricket | August 11, 2025 20:44 IST

  Babar Azam was dismissed for a three-ball duck during the second ODI against the West Indies. Babar has hit a new low with his 20th duck in international cricket.

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  Babar Azam makes headlines again after another flop show vs West Indies

  Cricket | August 10, 2025 23:22 IST

  Babar Azam's poor form continues as he falls for a duck in the second ODI vs West Indies, extending his century drought to 63 innings. His last hundred came in 2023. With growing pressure on his place, Pakistan were reduced to 37/2 after early setbacks.

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  WI vs PAK pitch report: How will surface at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad play for 2nd ODI?

  Cricket | August 10, 2025 15:49 IST

  West Indies and Pakistan will lock horns in the second ODI at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on August 10. The visitors won the first ODI of the series by five wickets and will be hoping to continue with the momentum. WI look for a comeback.

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  Hasan Nawaz ends six-year drought, leads Pakistan to thrilling win vs West Indies in 1st ODI

  Cricket | August 09, 2025 8:47 IST

  Hasan Nawaz was the star on debut for Pakistan as he smashed a fifty and also remained unbeaten in the 281-run chase. He scored 63 runs off just 54 balls with five fours and three sixes and pulled Pakistan out of trouble as they took a 1-0 lead in the chase.

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  WI vs PAK: Babar Azam goes past legendary cricketer with 47-run knock in 1st ODI

  Cricket | August 09, 2025 8:20 IST

  Babar Azam returned to action in international cricket with the first ODI against the West Indies for the first time since March 2025. The former Pakistan skipper looked in good touch and scored 47 runs in the run-chase before getting out to Gudakesh Motie.

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  WI vs PAK: Pakistan's probable playing XI for 1st ODI, Babar, Rizwan return

  Cricket | August 08, 2025 17:53 IST

  Pakistan are playing ODI cricket for the first time since the ICC Champions Trophy in March 2025. This also marks a major comeback for Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who have not been picked in the T20I squad since then. Here's Pakistan's likely playing XI for the first ODI

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  Shubman Gill's top ODI ranking under threat as Babar Azam returns: Know why

  Cricket | August 08, 2025 13:16 IST

  The three-match ODI series between West Indies and Pakistan will commence today. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are set to return to action for the first time since the Champions Trophy. But how is Shubman Gill number one ODI ranking under threat. Know in detail here:

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  Fastest to 3000 runs in T20Is, 1 Indian and 2 Pakistan batters in list

  Sports | July 31, 2025 18:45 IST

  Consistency is not expected from the batters in the shortest format of the game as strike-rate is important. But there are a few batters in the history of T20Is who have been extremely consistent and have scored a lot of runs at a decent strike rate.

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  Most runs as captain in T20Is

  Sports | July 11, 2025 21:22 IST

  Check out the list of the most runs scored by a captain in T20I cricket history. Babar Azam tops the list and Rohit Sharma is the only Indian present in the top 5.

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  Shadab, Rauf to miss Bangladesh T20Is; Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen omitted again from Pakistan squad

  Cricket | July 08, 2025 17:53 IST

  Pakistan have announced a 15-member squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh. Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf will miss the series, owing to their respective injuries, while Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi have been dropped once again.

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  Faf du Plessis equals elite T20 record with century vs San Francisco Unicorns in MLC

  Cricket | June 21, 2025 11:41 IST

  Faf du Plessis scored a century for Texas Super Kings in MLC, joining Babar Azam and Michael Klinger with seven T20 tons as captain. Babar has seven in 144 matches, Faf in 202, and Klinger in 120. Virat Kohli follows closely with five in 193 games.

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  Sydney Sixers announce signing of Babar Azam for his maiden BBL season

  Cricket | June 13, 2025 16:23 IST

  Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Sydney Sixers recently came forward and announced the signing of star Pakistan batter Babar Azam as their pre-draft signing for the upcoming BBL season. Babar will be joining the likes of Steve Smith, Sean Abbott and many more stars in the side.