"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.

Former Pakistan pacer Umar Gul has made a sensational claim amid the team's dwindling World Cup 2023 campaign. Babar Azam's captaincy is in massive danger as Pakistan have lost three out of their five games and one more loss will mean an early exit for the 1992 champions.

“These players have served us at the highest stage and have a treasure of experience under their belts. We hope to utilise their expertise to help ensure our players are developed well in all aspects of the game," Zaka Ashraf told reporters after Pakistan's defeat against Afghanistan on Monday.

"We wanted to put up a total of around 280-290. After we achieved that, we were not up to the mark with our bowling and fielding. The spinners didn't bowl the way we wanted them to in the middle overs," Babar Azam said after Pakistan's World Cup defeat against Afghanistan on Monday.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are engaged in an intriguing contest at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at the moment. Pakistan have already lost two games on the trot and if they suffer another loss then it can have a detrimental effect on their ongoing World Cup campaign.

Pakistan began their World Cup campaign on a high with wins over Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. But they lost their following matches against big teams like India and Australia. They are somewhat in a must-win situation now and the latest controversy is not helping even though PCB has denied it.