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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Newly appointed chief selector Wahab Riaz announced his first Pakistan squad since taking over as the team is set to tour Australia for three-match Test series. Babar Azam stepped down as the Test captain as well after the World Cup 2023 debacle.
Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of most centuries in ODI cricket in the first semifinal of World Cup 2023 against New Zealand. It was his 50th ton in the format and Kamran Akmal reckons one of the top three batters can break the record backing Babar Azam.
Pakistan won just four matches in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and the group-stage exit was probably the final nail in the coffin for Babar Azam as captain. Babar has stepped down as captain across all formats as he announced the decision through a statement on X (formerly Twitter).
Babar Azam faced flak for his captaincy during the World Cup 2023. Pakistan suffered an embarrassing loss to England in a game where they needed a huge win to qualify for the World Cup semifinals. The Men in Green have finished 5th in the points table.
"It's very easy to give opinion on TV. If someone wishes to offer advice, they are welcome to call me directly, my number is known to everyone," Babar Azam said ahead of Pakistan's last World Cup 2023 group-stage match against England at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
Pakistan's hopes for World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification were shattered after New Zealand's big win over Sri Lanka on Thursday. Pakistan now need to win against England in their last game by at least 287 runs to qualify for knockouts on Saturday.
Both Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj are sitting at the top of the men's ODI player rankings in the batting and bowling categories respectively. Gill is continuing his red-hot form in the 50-overs format and is leading the run-scoring charts in ODIs in this calendar year.
Pakistan recorded a stunning 21-run win on the DLS method while chasing a record 402-run target against New Zealand in a crucial World Cup game on Saturday. However, the team failed to maintain the over rate and were fined 10% of their match fee after the game.
Pakistan recorded a thrilling 21-run win against New Zealand on the DLS method and jumped to fifth position in the World Cup 2023 points table with eight points. They face bottom-placed England in their last game and can secure a semifinal qualification with a win.
Rising youngster Rachin Ravindra registered his third ton of the ICC World Cup 2023 and the returning skipper Kane Williamson scored 95 runs to help New Zealand score 401 runs while batting first at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Pakistan are placed fifth on the World Cup 2023 points table. They have played seven games and won three matches with six points to their credit. Their net run rate (NRR) -0.024 is an area of concern and needs to improve in the games to come.
Pakistan and Bangladesh locked horns at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as Babar Azam and his men finally snapped their four-match losing streak in the ongoing World Cup. While it was a one-sided encounter with Pakistan winning by seven wickets, the jam-packed crowd also cheered for Babar.
Babar Azam-led Pakistan ended their four-match losing streak with a huge morale-boosting win against struggling Bangladesh. Pakistan moved up in the points table with three wins in seven games and remain alive in the hunt for the semifinal qualification.
Babar Azam is currently featuring in the ODI World Cup and has done well to score three half-centuries even as Pakistan have lost four consecutive matches. But elsewhere, in the shortest format of the sport, a couple of his records have been broken by the Malaysian batter Virandeep Singh.
Pakistan began their World Cup 2023 campaign with twin wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. But they have lost their last four matches against India, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa and their hopes of semifinal qualification are hanging by a thread.
Babar Azam-led side failed to defend 270 runs against South Africa at Chennai's bowling-friendly surface at Cheapauk Stadium. With four consecutive defeats, Pakistan face a near-impossible job to secure the World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification.
Babar Azam was disappointed after the Pakistan went down in a nail-biter against South Africa at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He opened about the debatable DRS decision that saved South Africa and proved out to be a key reason for Pakistan's loss.
Tabraiz Shamsi took four wickets for 60 to help South Africa bowl out Pakistan on 270 runs at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium and then Aiden Markram's 91 off 93 balls knock was enough for the Proteas to earn a deserving win to top the World Cup 2023 points table.
Shubman Gill scored his first World Cup fifty when he made 53 against Bangladesh in India's 4th consecutive win in World Cup 2023. The Indian sensation has closed in on Pakistan captain Babar Azam's top spot in the ODI batters chart. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj has also made a jump.
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