The Pakistani captain is yet to recover from his injury and will miss the first Test match of the series.
Pakistan star-batter Babar Azam recorded his 31st career Test half-century during the second of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh….
Pakistan star-batter Babar Azam recorded his 31st career Test half-century during the second of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh….
Like Babar Azam? Don’t like Babar Azam? Here is a fact and it’s quite simply that one cannot possibly ignore…
Like Babar Azam? Don’t like Babar Azam? Here is a fact and it’s quite simply that one cannot possibly ignore…
Recently, the name Babar Azam commanded more attention on lighter terms than for anything specific or cricket skill related, truth…
Recently, the name Babar Azam commanded more attention on lighter terms than for anything specific or cricket skill related, truth…
Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam had an injury scare during the PSL 2026 clash against Lahore Qalandars. Azam was hit…
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Pakistan Cricket Board have announced their One Day Squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh. There have been some massive…
Pakistan team management left Babar out of the XI mainly because he hasn’t been scoring enough runs at the pace expected in this T20 World Cup.
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Pakistan opted to bat first in the Super 8 match against England which was taking place at Pallekele. It was…
Babar Azam has scored a total of 66 runs in 5 matches with an average of 22.00 and a strike rate of 115.81 in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
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Babar has won multiple ICC accolades for his notable contributions to the game.
Smith smashed 32 runs in a single over of the power surge which included four sixes.
Pakistan went on to clinch a series sweep over Sri Lanka with Babar playing a lead role with the bat, scoring 165 runs – most in the series.
As per a report from SEN, the PCB has changed its stance and NOCs will be granted to marquee names.
Babar Azam was playfully seen tapping on Sajid’s head while celebrating the dismissal.
Speaking of the match, after opting to bat first, the side posted 313 runs at the loss of five wickets in 90 overs.
Akram has welcomed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to keep Babar and Rizwan away from the Men in Green’s T20I set-up.
With the next ODI World Cup scheduled to take place after two years, it will be interesting to see which players can be seen in Pakistan’s 50-over line-up replacing Babar.
Under a relatively new T20I captain, Salman Agha, the Pakistan team management are looking to build a team for the future.
The 30-year-old batter has so far played 128 T20Is for Pakistan, where he has registered 4223 runs in 121 innings, averaging at 39.83.
Pakistan have been placed in Group A alongside India, UAE and Oman. The Salman Agha-led side will kickstart their campaign against Oman on September 12, followed by much-anticipated match against India scheduled to be played on September 14.
Babar Azam’s form has plummeted drastically in ODIs. The veteran has played 11 ODIs this year and scored only 334 runs at an ordinary average of 30.36.
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The right-handed batter has amassed only three runs in the T20 tournament, with a humiliating average of 1.00.
The 51-year-old said when Babar regains his form, he will surpass Virat Kohli or any other batter in the cricketing world.
Appearing for Zalmi in a couple of PSL 2025 matches, the 30-year-old looked completely underconfident and lost his wicket after scoring in single digits.
It is to be seen that ever since the statement came into usage, fans believe that Babar Azam’s form has taken a dip.
The kid’s nimbleness and catching technique impressed commentators Aamer Sohail and Ramiz Raja.
Babar Azam went back to the pavilion without scoring any run after facing two balls. After taking the wicket, Mohammad Amir did an aggressive celebration.
In the press conference, Babar was asked what’s the reason that Pakistan fails to chase totals of over 200 in T20 International (T20I) cricket, however, he remained silent.
If there isn’t any update shared from Peshawar Zalmi in regards to the fitness of Babar Azam in the next couple of days, then the situation will highly likely sort itself out.
In the clip viral on social media, Rizwan can be seen smashing a maximum which landed the ball in the dugout to shatter pacer Naseem Shah’s phone accidently.
Despite not getting selected for the New Zealand T20I series, both Babar and Rizwan decided to stay away from the domestic T20 tournament which got them fierce reactions from Bakht.
In the ongoing ICC Men’s Champions Trophy, Babar Azam managed to get 87 runs in two matches.
In the same show, Akhtar was left in awe of Indian star batter Virat Kohli, who scored his 51st ODI hundred and 82nd overall in international cricket.
Soon after the dismissal, Hardik Pandya gave a bit “bye-bye” send-off to the star batter, video of which is going viral on social media.
The Pakistan opener played a sluggish innings of 64 off 90 deliveries where the hosts registered a 60-run defeat during their chase of 321-run target against New Zealand.
After Pakistan lost three wickets, Salman Ali Agha joined Babar Azam at the crease as the duo added 58 runs for the fourth wicket.
Although, Fakhar Zaman was successful in stopping the boundary, he had to leave the field in the first over of the match.
It is to be seen that Babar Azam hasn’t had a great outing while opening in the 50-over format. In five games, he has scored 88 runs at an average of 17.60.
Notably, Babar Azam’s last ODI century came 21 innings ago in the Asia Cup 2023 against Nepal. Furthermore, his century drought across formats in international cricket has now extended to over 60 innings.
In the three matches, the star Pakistan batter made 62 runs.
Babar Azam was given the title of ‘King’ by his fans a couple of years ago when the batter was in the best form of his career.
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Many experts believe that the fab-four club should be expanded to fab-five looking to Babar Azam’s form.
Babar Azam lost his mobile phone and contacts on Thursday, February 6 before sharing an update about the same on his official X account.
Babar Azam is likely to open the innings for Pakistan along with Fakhar Zaman in the 2025 Champions Trophy. However, Basit Ali came up with a strange prediction about what excuse will Babar give if he fails to score big in the tournament.
Sajid Khan earned player of the match award for taking nine wickets in Pakistan’s first Test win against West Indies in Multan.
Babar Azam scored 81 runs before losing his wicket to Marco Jansen minutes prior to stumps on day three at the Newlands in Cape Town.
Babar Azam was dismissed on 50 off 85 by Marco Jansen during the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Babar Azam achieved the milestone during first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Babar Azam has finally got relief in the Hamzia Mukhtar sexual harassment case after the Lahore High Court (LHC) summoned Mukhtar to appear for the next hearing on December 12.
It is to be noted that Babar Azam hasn’t had a great outing down under in the three-match T20I series, amassing only 47 runs.
Former Pakistani cricket player and PCB chairman Ramiz Raja feels that star batsman Babar Azam still has a lot to offer in Test cricket.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag took a dig at the former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and advised him to return to domestic cricket.
Ravichandran Ashwin spoke on comparisons between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam in international cricket.
Ben Stokes is finally set to make his return on the cricket field after recovering from a hamstring injury during the Hundred this year.
Fakhar Zaman had spoken about how Virat Kohli wasn’t dropped by India from Test team during his bad run of form, which wasn’t the case with Babar Azam and Pakistan Test team.
The 29-year-old is having a cold streak in international cricket off late and his last 50-plus score in Tests came 18 innings ago, during the Multan Test against New Zealand in December 2022.
Since the beginning of 2023, Babar Azam has batted 17 times in Test cricket for Pakistan, without scoring a half century in any of these innings.
The second Test is scheduled to commence from October 15 at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan.
Pakistan will next take on England in the second Test, set to begin from October 15 in Multan.
In a video going viral, Shaheen Afridi could be seen mocking Babar Azam with ‘Zimbu’.
Multan Cricket Stadium echoed with the chants of ‘zimbabar’ and ‘ghante ka king’ as former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam got dismissed after scoring five runs.
On Day 4 of the Multan Test between Pakistan and England, Babar Azam dropped an easy catch of English batter Joe Root.
With the departure of Babar Azam, Pakistan are reportedly considering the option of appointing two different captains for the ODI and T20I formats.
It is to be noted that Babar Azam quit captaincy for the second time in a less than a year as he now aims to focus on his “playing role”.
Not only the men’s team, members of the women’s cricket team are also due to get their pay.
After Pakistan’s forgettable ODI World Cup 2023 campaign, Babar Azam was sacked as the captain of the national team before being reinstated as captain at the start of 2024.
Shan Masood said that Babar Azam is getting a good start, and also showed great form in the recently ended Champions One Day Cup.
Babar Azam took to social media to announce his decision to step down as white-ball captain of Pakistan cricket team.
During his second stint as captain, Pakistan won only six of 13 T20Is.
Zaheer Abbas praised Rohit Sharma for his captaincy in recent years, which saw him lead India to their first ICC title in more than a decade.
Wahab Riaz was appointed as a chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team after the Babar Azam-led side failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India last year.
Sarfaraz Ahmed’s Dolphins lost by 174 runs against Babar Azam’s Stallions in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024.
Imad Wasim revealed that he and the entire Pakistan team was surprised with Babar Azam’s re-appointment as white-ball captain.
The Afro-Asia Cup was a cricketing tournament played 17 years ago, and had two teams competing in it, Asia XI and Africa XI.
In a video doing rounds on social media, Babar Azam could be seen behaving awkwardly with a fan who was trying to click a picture with him.
Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam isn’t given the responsibility to lead a team in the upcoming Champions One-Day Cup domestic tournament.
Dinesh Karthik lauded Babar Azam’s batting skills and said that the quality of a player like him can never be doubted.
In the second innings of second Test against Bangladesh, Babar Azam could manage to score only 11 runs off 18 balls.
Babar Azam became a subject of trolls when he could score only 31 runs against Bangladesh in second Test.
Day the end of Day 4, the hosts trail by 94 runs with Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood in the middle, while Saim Ayub departed early.
Pakistan declared their innings on 448/6 during the final session of day two of the first Test against Bangladesh.
In this article, we will go through all the big news that took place on Wednesday, August 21.
Pakistan former Test skipper Babar Azam was caught down the leg side facing Shoriful Islam in the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh.
Babar Azam is expected to be a part of the first Test for Pakistan against Bangladesh from August 21 onwards.
Pakistan will take on the Bangla Tigers in two Test matches which kick off on August 21 in Rawalpindi. The next five-day fixture will take place in Karachi.
In this article, we will go through all the major news that took place in the world of cricket in the last 24 hours.
Shaheen Afridi denied the rumours of being reappointed as Pakistan cricket team’s captain, replacing Babar Azam.
Babar Azam revealed that he talks to all three of them whenever he gets an opportunity to improve his batting tactics.
The Global T20 League 2024 is set to be played from July 25 till August 11.