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.
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PAK vs ENG, 2nd T20I: Former Pakistan player Aqib Javed in particular was very critical of Babar's approach in the shortest format of the game and said that the Pakistan skipper ends up piling up the required run rate which puts a lot of pressure on the middle order and lower middle order.
ICC Players rankings: Suryakumar achieves third spot after leaving Babar Azam behind in a tight contest. While, KL Rahul has also made inroads as he climbed several places to reach in the top 20.
PAK vs ENG, 1st T20I: Babar Azam while answering his critics said that it is important not to overanalyze and not overthink stuff when someone goes through a bad patch.
ENG vs PAK, 1st T20I: Jos Buttler remains unsure of active participation. Buttler is currently nursing a calf injury and looking at the whirlwind of T20Is in the lead-up to the World Cup, Buttler will not risk himself.
PAK vs ENG, T20I series: Jos Buttler is nursing a calf injury that might keep him entirely out of the series. Buttler feels that Pakistan is a strong side and his side is treating it as an important series before they head to the all-important T20 World Cup.
IND vs PAK T20 WC: Former Pakistan player Kamran Akmal has opened up on his advice to Babar Azam and compared him to Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.
Former Sri Lanka player Sanath Jayasuriya has picked Virat Kohli as better batter than Babar Azam despite the Pakistan captain domination ICC rankings.
Asia Cup 2022: Rizwan out of his habit of appealing over-enthusiastically opted to go for the Decision Review System (DRS). What was even more bizarre is that umpire Anil Chaudhary considered Rizwan's appeal and went upstairs to get it reviewed.
ICC Rankings: Courtesy of his stellar run in the ongoing Asia Cup, Mohammad Rizwan has reached to the top of ICC rankings. Other Asian players have also made some notable gains as they have been richly rewarded for their performances in the ongoing multi-nation event.
ICC T20I Rankings: Pakistan's Babar Azam might just lose out to his compatriot Mohammad Rizwan and India's Suryakumar Yadav in the ICC T20I rankings that will be announced on September 7, 2022
Earlier in the match, India won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Asia Cup 2022, IND vs PAK: Pakistan, the third ranked T20I team takes on Team India who are currently the top ranked T20I team. The marquee-clash will be played in the Dubai International Stadium
Asia Cup 2022, IND vs PAK: Rohit Sharma-led team India all ready to set Babar Azam-led team team Pakistan in Asia Cup which will be played at the Dubai International Stadium on August 28, 2022
Babar also shared his opinion on the India-Pakistan match.
Babar also shared his opinion on the India-Pakistan match.
Asia Cup 2022, Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam: Every cricketer has a purple patch, where he butchers the bowling attacks and makes runs like there's no tomorrow. But, the true measure of a cricketer is how long he keeps going.
Asia Cup 2022: As India faces Pakistan on 28th August 2022, here is a small comparison between two best batsmen of our times, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam.
India is set to face Pakistan in their first match of the Asia Cup on the 28th of August and the focus will be on Kohli's performance. As he will come into the match with a fresh mind having taken a break for the away series against the West Indies.
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