Babar Azam
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Ashwin better than Babar Azam? India all-rounder surpasses former Pakistan captain in WTC 2023-25
Cricket | Sep 20, 2024, 11:53 AM ISTRavichandran Ashwin stunned Bangladesh on the opening day of the ongoing Test match in Chennai smashing his sixth century in the format. His partnership with Ravindra Jadeja helped India recover from 144/6 and in the process, he also went past Babar Azam in this WTC cycle.
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Following Virat Kohli's footsteps the way forward for Babar Azam? Former Pakistan captain hints so
Cricket | Sep 16, 2024, 01:51 PM ISTBabar Azam has not scored a single century in international cricket since smashing 151 runs against Nepal during the Asia Cup last year in August. Since then, he lost his captaincy and regained it as well after one series but neither results changed nor his form returned to best.
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India TV Sports Wrap on September 16: Today's top 10 trending news stories
Other Sports | Sep 16, 2024, 12:15 PM ISTEngland's regular captain Jos Buttler is set to miss the ODI series as well after being ruled out of T20Is against Australia due to a calf injury while Ireland recorded their first-ever T20I win against England in Dublin on Sunday, September 15. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 16.
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4,4,4,4,4: Babar Azam goes berserk in one over against Shahnawaz Dahani during Champions Cup - WATCH
Cricket | Sep 16, 2024, 08:43 AM ISTBabar Azam exhibited his aggressive strokeplay in the Champions Cup match between the Stallions and the Markhors in Faisalabad on Sunday, September 15. Babar took Shahnawaz Dahani for 20 runs in an over including five fours but still couldn't help his side win the contest.
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Lesson from Virat Kohli? Younis Khan wants Babar Azam to learn from Indian superstar after flop show
Cricket | Sep 15, 2024, 03:49 PM ISTFormer Pakistan captain Younis Khan gave a suggestion to Babar Azam while naming Virat Kohli during a press event in Karachi. Babar has been struggling for form of late, with his last fifty-plus score coming in May against Ireland.
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Champions Cup 2024 Live: When and where to watch Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi live in action in India?
Cricket | Sep 13, 2024, 05:50 PM ISTChampions Cup 2024 Live: Babar Azam is set to play under Mohammad Haris' captaincy with Stallions while the star pacer Shaheen Afridi represents the Lions in Pakistan's One-Day Cup tournament, which started on September 12.
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Will Babar Azam lose Pakistan's captaincy ahead of Champions Trophy 2025? Here's an update
Cricket | Sep 10, 2024, 04:47 PM ISTBabar Azam lost his captaincy after the ODI World Cup debacle but he returned to the helm only after one series and was appointed the Pakistan skipper for T20 World Cup 2024. But with Pakistan performing poorly, will he retain his captaincy? Will they change the captain once again?
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Sri Lanka break India and Pakistan's long-standing Test record with 219-run chase vs England
Cricket | Sep 09, 2024, 06:39 PM ISTSri Lanka defeated England by eight wickets in the third and final Test match at the Oval. England had already won the first two Test matches and thereby pocketed the series 2-1. But this win for Sri Lanka came after 10 years against England in the longest format as they created multiple records.
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'PCB picks Test players from PSL': Danish Kaneria highlights Pakistan's struggles in Test cricket
Cricket | Sep 07, 2024, 08:47 PM IST"Unlike in the IPL, players are compelled to perform. If an international star fails to perform in the IPL then he is not picked at the auction. Steve Smith is a big example," Danish Kaneria told India TV in an exclusive interview.
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'Babar shouldn't have been made captain': Kaneria thinks everyone can't be skipper | Exclusive
Cricket | Sep 07, 2024, 03:10 PM ISTBabar Azam has struggled for runs in recent times. He has not hit a fifty in Test cricket in his last 16 innings. Former Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria has stated that Babar should not have been made the captain, citing that every performer is not captaincy material.
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Danish Kaneria opens up on comparison between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam | Exclusive
Cricket | Sep 07, 2024, 05:28 PM ISTVirat Kohli is senior to Babar Azam. Virat played and led India at the ICC Men's U19 World Cup 2008 in Malaysia whereas Babar represented Pakistan at the 2010 and the 2012 U19 Men's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and Australia respectively.
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Joe Root inches closer to career-best, Babar Azam drops out of top 10 on ICC Test rankings
Cricket | Sep 04, 2024, 02:38 PM ISTBabar Azam has only scored 113 runs in three Test matches for Pakistan in 2024 thus far whereas Joe Root is the leading run-getter with 961 runs in 10 matches at an amazing average of 60.06.
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WTC points table update after conclusion of Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test series
Cricket | Sep 03, 2024, 03:28 PM ISTBangladesh have created history beating Pakistan in the second Test match to win the series 2-0. It is their first-ever away series win in Tests in 15 years and this victory has given them a massive boost in the World Test Championship points table.
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Babar Azam goes below Virat Kohli in latest ICC Test rankings after his twin failures vs Bangladesh
Cricket | Aug 28, 2024, 02:16 PM ISTPakistan's recent loss to Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series has affected the rankings among players of both teams. Babar Azam didn't have a great time with scores of 0 and 22. Accordingly, he has lost several rating points to go below Kohli in the rankings.
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How are cricket's fab five performing in 2024? Babar Azam leads run-scoring chart without century
Sports | Aug 25, 2024, 11:21 PM ISTCricket's fab-five Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and Babar Azam have enjoyed mixed performances in 2024 with the Pakistani star leading the run-scoring chart across formats.
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Saud Shakeel, Saim Ayub help Pakistan crawl back on Day 1 after Bangladesh bowlers ran riot early
Cricket | Aug 21, 2024, 08:17 PM ISTPakistan recovered well to share the honours with Bangladesh on the opening day of their home Test season in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, August 21. Bangladesh had Pakistan early on the mat at 16/3 before Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub with a 98-run partnership led their comeback.
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Babar Azam registers maiden duck against Bangladesh in Tests as Pakistan witness collapse | Watch
Cricket | Aug 21, 2024, 04:34 PM ISTPAK vs BAN, 1st Test: Pakistan struggled for a start after being forced to bat first against Bangladesh in their first innings of the opening Test match in Rawalpindi. The star pacer Shoriful Islam gave Bangladesh a brilliant start with two early wickets of Babar Azam and Shan Masood.
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ICC Test rankings: Babar Azam and Joe Root fight to become number 1, 3 Indian players in top 10
Cricket | Aug 21, 2024, 02:07 PM ISTWith two Test matches - Pakistan vs Bangladesh and England vs Sri Lanka - starting today (August 21), ICC has released the latest rankings in the format. Joe Root is sitting on top in the batting rankings but Babar Azam is likely to challenge him in the coming days.
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Babar Azam on cusp of joining Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in elite list
Cricket | Aug 21, 2024, 01:15 PM ISTThe Pakistan team is in action today for the first time since the T20 World Cup, which was played in June. The team led by Shan Masood will face Bangladesh in the first of the two-match Test series starting today and Babar Azam will be keen on joining Rohit and Kohli in elite list.
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PAK vs BAN 1st Test Day 2 highlights: Shakeel-Rizwan score big centuries; Pakistan declare on 448
Cricket | Aug 22, 2024, 07:07 PM ISTMohammad Rizwan scored 171* off 239 balls and in-form Saud Shakeel added 141 runs to help Pakistan post a big total of 448/6 in 113 overs. Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud picked two wickets each for Bangladesh while Nahid Rana went wicketless.