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Babar Azam

Babar Azam

Height: 5ft 11 inches DOB: 15 October 1994

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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Babar Azam named 'Most Valuable Cricketer' in PCB Awards

Cricket | Jan 01, 2021, 10:21 PM IST

The 26-year-old was also adjudged the White-ball Cricketer of the Year after averaging 110.5 and 55.2 in the ODIs and T20Is respectively.

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Racing against time, Babar has lengthy net session ahead of 2nd Test vs NZ

Cricket | Jan 01, 2021, 06:32 PM IST

A spokesperson for the national team said from Christchurch that Babar had a proper nets session with the other players ahead of the game beginning on Sunday.

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Surprise omissions and selections in ICC Team of the Decade

Cricket | Dec 28, 2020, 04:21 PM IST

While a lot many justifiable names were part of the lists, there were a few too many surprise omissions and selections made by ICC, one of the major omissions being the absence of Pakistan players from the Test and T20I team, for which they have received flak from across the globe.

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Babar Azam's legal counsel accuses woman of blackmailing his client

Cricket | Dec 23, 2020, 10:33 PM IST

At a hearing of the sessions court in Lahore on Wednesday, the legal counsel said that Hamiza resorted to delaying tactics to prolong the trial so that she "could blackmail and harass" Babar

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Babar Azam ruled out of 1st New Zealand Test, Mohammad Rizwan to lead Pakistan

Cricket | Dec 21, 2020, 12:19 PM IST

Babar had fractured his right thumb a day after Imam had fractured his left thumb during training sessions in Queenstown last week

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Babar Azam's absence won't affect Pakistan's chances in New Zealand: Javed Miandad

Cricket | Dec 15, 2020, 03:54 PM IST

Miandad said New Zealand will not be an easy side because "they have improved a lot in recent years as a team".

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Babar Azam's ouster a major setback for us: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis

Cricket | Dec 13, 2020, 07:11 PM IST

Waqar admitted that Babar's absence will have an impact on Pakistan's chances of winning the three-match series.

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New Zealand vs Pakistan: Babar Azam ruled out of T20Is with fractured thumb

Cricket | Dec 13, 2020, 12:25 PM IST

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during Sunday morning's practice session.

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Babar Azam is slowly transforming from captain to leader like Virat Kohli: Rashid Latif

Cricket | Dec 11, 2020, 09:59 PM IST

Rashid believes that if Babar wanted to continue as captain for a long period of time in all three formats, he would have to learn from how Kohli had handled his captaincy responsibilities.

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PCB mulls various options; Babar Azam, Misbah-ul-Haq want NZ tour to continue

Cricket | Dec 04, 2020, 11:04 PM IST

PCB CEO Wasim Khan discussed various options with Babar and Misbah after the New Zealand Health Ministry denied the right to train while in managed isolation after eight members of the touring squad tested positive for COVID-19.

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Want to reach a stage where other batsmen are compared to me: Babar Azam

Cricket | Dec 01, 2020, 12:52 PM IST

The Pakistan captain said he kept himself ready for all conditions but as a professional cricketer he knew anyone can make mistakes and the key is to learn from them.

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Babar Azam will remain captain until Ehsan Mani and myself are in Pakistan board: PCB CEO Wasim Khan

Cricket | Nov 30, 2020, 10:42 PM IST

When the PCB official was reminded about the constant changing and chopping in Pakistan cricket, he insisted that Babar was there to stay for a long time.

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam accused of sexual harassment

Cricket | Nov 29, 2020, 11:48 AM IST

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam could be in deep trouble after a woman has accused him of sexual exploitation over 10 years, reported Pakistan media.

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Babar Azam-led Pakistan squad departs for New Zealand tour

Cricket | Nov 23, 2020, 11:28 AM IST

This will be Babar Azam's maiden appearance for Pakistan as their captain in the longest format of the game.

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No disharmony or groupings in our dressing room, will take independent decisions: Babar Azam

Cricket | Nov 20, 2020, 04:54 PM IST

Babar said that added responsibility of captaincy in all three formats won't affect his batting. 

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Babar Azam shines as Karachi Kings beat Lahore Qalandars to lift PSL 2020 title

Cricket | Nov 18, 2020, 10:54 AM IST

This is the first PSL title for Karachi while Lahore haven't won it as yet in the five-year history of the tournament.

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The dream has come true: Babar Azam after being appointed Pakistan's Test captain

Cricket | Nov 11, 2020, 12:54 PM IST

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced that Babar had replaced Azhar as Test captain.

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Babar Azam replaces Azhar Ali as Pakistan's Test captain, becomes skipper in all formats

Cricket | Nov 10, 2020, 09:04 PM IST

Babar is now Pakistan captain across all three formats and his first assignment will be the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against New Zealand, which will be played in Mount Maunganui and Christchurch from December 26-30 and January 3-7.

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Babar Azam set to replace Azhar Ali as Pakistan Test captain for New Zealand tour

Cricket | Nov 08, 2020, 09:47 PM IST

The PCB confirmed on Sunday that the agenda for Monday's meeting included a review of the report on the national men's team performances.

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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Live Streaming Cricket 2nd T20I: Watch PAK vs ZIM Match Online on YouTube

Cricket | Nov 08, 2020, 06:59 PM IST

Live Streaming Cricket Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I: Find full details on when and where to watch PAK vs ZIM Live Match Online on YouTube.

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