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.
Read MoreFrom runs scored to 4s and 6s smashed, Know which of the captain from all the four semifinalist has better statististics in the T20 World Cup so far. Here's an in-depth analysis.
Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in Lahore where his condition is stated to be out of danger.
T20 World Cup 2022: The Pakistan cricket team defeated Netherlands and won their first match in the tournament on Sunday. They were dependent on India's win but after men in blue lost to South Africa, Pakistan's chances have become more slender. Here's how Pakistan can qualify for semis.
T20 World Cup 2022: Former Pakistan cricketer and T20 World Cup winner, Shahid Afridi has now weighed in on the issue and has backed the Pakistan cricket team, especially their captain Babar Azam.
T20 World Cup 2022: Pakistan had lost their previous two matches. Babar Azam's men lost to India by 4 wickets, while they tasted a 1-run defeat against Zimbabwe.
T20 World Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma's team India have been quite dominant with their show in the ongoing World Cup and they will want to continue their victorious run irrespective of the opposition they face.
T20 World Cup 2022: The Pakistan cricket team, who have lost both of their opening encounters are on the verge of elimination. They first went down against India and now have suffered a shocking defeat against Zimbabwe.
T20 World Cup 2022: Despite scoring 159 in the first innings and reducing India to 31/4 in 6.1 overs, the Pakistan side could not stop the men in blue to register a famous win. Led by Virat Kohli, India defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets on the final ball.
Let's look at how key players have performed so far in all formats of cricket of the high-voltage matches between India and Pakistan.
We have plans for each player, not just Surya. We have a plan and hopefully, we can execute them properly: Babar Azam
T20 World Cup 2022: Babar Azam certainly knows that both teams are under the pump in this high-voltage game and he wants his team to do their level best. The Pakistan skipper will have to step up if he wants his team to do well in the ongoing World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2022: Babar Azam interacted with Sunil Gavaskar at an unofficial party in Australia. The Indian legend also signed a cap for Babar and gifted it to him.
T20 World Cup 2022: The International Cricket Council (ICC) later posted pictures of the cake-cutting ceremony on their official social media handles. The Pakistan skipper was accompanied by the likes of Rohit Sharma, Kane Williamson, Jos Buttler, and other star players of world cricket.
PAK vs BAN, T20I tri-series: Pakistan cricket team defeated the Bangladesh side by 7 wickets in the final game of the league stage. The boys in green have won 3 matches of the league stage and will face New Zealand in the tri-series' final.
PAK vs BAN, Highlights
ICC Rankings: Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan had started off the tri-series on a very positive note with 78 against Bangladesh but he couldn't keep up with this performance in the other matches of the series. As of now, Suryakumar Yadav and Rizwan are 15 points away from each other.
BAN vs PAK, 1st Match: Highlights
PAK vs BAN LIVE STREAMING: Babar Azam's Pakistan will once again take the field on October 7, 2022, against Kane Williamson-led New Zealand. This is the last throw of the dice and all three teams will have to ensure that they gain benefit from this series
T20 World Cup 2022: Shoaib Akhtar, on his YouTube channel has made predictions on how Babar Azam and his team's fate might unfold in the all-important T20 World Cup.
The T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan will be played in Melbourne on 23 October.
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