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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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Shubman Gill batting vs New Zealand at HPCA in Dharamsala in World Cup 2023.

Shubman Gill becomes fastest batter to reach historic ODI milestone; goes past Babar Azam

Cricket | Oct 22, 2023, 08:37 PM IST

Shubman Gill is going through a dream run in ODI cricket at the moment. He missed the first couple of matches of the ongoing World Cup against Australia and Afghanistan due to dengue fever and made his comeback in the high-voltage clash versus Pakistan.

Wasim Akram has come down heavily on Pakistan skipper Babar

Wasim Akram slams Babar Azam for getting Virat Kohli's signed shirt publicly after loss to India

Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 02:35 PM IST

Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram expressed his displeasure at the public meeting of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam after the Men in Green suffered a brutal 7-wicket loss in the World Cup 2023 match against India. Akram said that Babar could have gotten Kohli's shirts privately too.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan slowed up a bit against the

Babar and Rizwan were timid, didn't attack much: Hardik on India's comeback with ball vs Pakistan

Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 01:32 PM IST

Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya was critical of Pakistan batters, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan's approach in the middle overs, saying that they were timid and that allowed them to stay in the game. India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad.

India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets while Ravi Shastri made a

India TV Sports Wrap on October 15: Today's top 10 trending news stories

Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 11:32 AM IST

India TV Sports Wrap on October 15: India beat Pakistan in their third game of the ICC Cricket World Cup by 7 wickets, rather comprehensively. India are now 8-0 ahead on head-to-head in the World Cup. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on Sunday, October 15.

Virat Kohli gave a piece of advice to Babar Azam along with

WATCH: Virat Kohli gifts his signed jersey to Babar Azam as duo's heartwarming chat goes viral

Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 08:03 AM IST

Team India continued its dominance over Pakistan in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup history as the scoreline is now 8-0 in the Men in Blue's favour. After the match, Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli was seen gifting his signed jersey to Pakistan captain Babar Azam while being involved in a chat.

Babar Azam and Mohammed Siraj during IND vs PAK World Cup

WATCH | Babar Azam's soft dismissal leads to Pakistan's shocking collapse in Ahmedabad

Cricket | Oct 14, 2023, 05:30 PM IST

Babar Azam scored his maiden ODI fifty against India and scorched crucial 82 runs for the third wicket with in-form Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC World Cup 2023 game at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.

IND vs PAK, World Cup 2023

IND vs PAK World Cup 2023 Highlights: Team India makes it 8-0 against Pakistan

Cricket | Oct 14, 2023, 08:46 PM IST

IND vs PAK Highlights, World Cup 2023: India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the 12th match of World Cup 2023. Rohit Sharma and bowlers starred for India in this encounter as the men in blue registered their 8th consecutive win against Pakistan in World Cup.

Babar Azam at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on October

IND vs PAK, World Cup 2023: Pakistan captain Babar Azam targets to break losing streak against India

Cricket | Oct 13, 2023, 06:12 PM IST

"I believe there is no point focusing on whatever has happened in the past. I believe we need to focus on what is ahead of us. All these streaks are made to be broken. We will try to give our best tomorrow. Anything can happen on the day. I fully believe my team has done well," Babar said.

IND vs PAK, Babar Azam, World Cup 2023

Virat Kohli climbs to 7th position, Babar Azam on the verge of losing his No.1 spot in ICC rankings

Cricket | Oct 11, 2023, 02:11 PM IST

There are a lot of changes compared to the last week in the latest ICC rankings with World Cup 2023 in progress at the moment. Rohit Sharma is dropped out of top 10 after a failure in the game against Australia. However, Kohli and Rahul have gained points after their match-winning knocks.

Babar Azam walks towards to dressing room after getting out

PAK vs SL World Cup 2023: Netizens troll Babar Azam after early dismissal in tense run chase

Cricket | Oct 11, 2023, 01:02 AM IST

Babar Azam is under the pump after two consecutive failures with bat in hand in the ongoing ICC World Cup and it might have a detrimental effect on his captaincy too in the upcoming games. His form is slowly becoming a matter of grave concern for the Pakistan team management.

World Cup 2023, PAK vs NED

'Boundaries choti hai na': Pakistan trolled after getting bowled out for 286 against Netherlands

Cricket | Oct 06, 2023, 06:13 PM IST

Babar Azam-led Pakistan somehow crawled to 286 as they were reduced 188/6 at one stage. Bas de Leede of the Netherlands shined with the ball picking up four wickets for 62 runs. Pakistan are being massively trolled after Babar Azam and Shadab Khan stated that the pitches in India are flat.

Rohit Sharma was taken aback by a bizarre question during

Kya hai yeh, kuch bhi: Rohit's reaction leaves Babar Azam in splits after journo's bizarre question

Cricket | Oct 05, 2023, 06:08 AM IST

Rohit Sharma was flabbergasted by a reporter's question during the World Cup captains' meet in Ahmedabad. The question was so bizarre that even Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain who understands Hindustani language couldn't stop himself from laughing at Rohit's response.

Pakistan team arrived in India for the first time after 7

WATCH: Pakistan cricket team arrives in India after 7 years amid warm welcome in Hyderabad for WC

Other Sports | Sep 28, 2023, 11:57 AM IST

Pakistan cricket team landed on Wednesday, September 27, in India for the first time in 7 years ahead of World Cup 2023. Pakistan will begin their campaign with two warm-up matches in Hyderabad on September 29 and October 3 and followed by the first two World Cup matches at the same venue.

Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam during the ICC T20 World Cup

PCB announces new central contracts list, only three players in Category A

Cricket | Sep 27, 2023, 08:06 PM IST

“It is by far a historic deal. I am extremely happy and satisfied that we have reached an agreement with the PCB," Babar Azam revealed after new deals announced by PCB on Wednesday.

Shubman Gill and Babar Azam

ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill on verge of displacing Babar Azam as no.1 batter

Cricket | Sep 27, 2023, 04:58 PM IST

Indian opener Shubman Gill topped the scoring chart in Asia Cup 2023 with 302 runs and then scored 178 runs in just two ODI matches against Australia in the ongoing series. In bowling, in-form pacer Mohammed Siraj dominates the chart ahead of Josh Hazlewood.

Babar Azam

Aap bata de kaun se acche hain: Babar Azam's cheeky response to question on Pakistan's spinners

Cricket | Sep 27, 2023, 10:17 PM IST

Pakistan captain Babar Azam defended the squad selection when he was questioned about his spinners in the pre-departure press conference for the ICC Cricket World Cup. Pakistan will begin their campaign with a warm-up match on Friday, September 29.

Babar Azam and Wasim Akram during Asia Cup tournament in

'I can bowl a maiden over' - Former cricketer hits out at Babar Azam ahead of ICC World Cup 2023

Cricket | Sep 23, 2023, 08:30 PM IST

“I can bowl a maiden over to Babar Azam in T20 cricket even today, he cannot hit the ball if you bowl good deliveries to him,” Mohammad Asif added.

Pakistan cricket team

Pakistan cancel pre-World Cup team bonding activity in Dubai due to visas delay

Cricket | Sep 23, 2023, 09:07 AM IST

The Pakistan cricket team has cancelled its team bonding activity that was scheduled to take place in Dubai before flying to Hyderabad (India) for their first World Cup warm-up fixture. The Babar Azam-led side will play both their warm-up matches in Hyderabad.

Naseem Shah

Naseem Shah pens emotional message after missing out on Pakistan's World Cup squad with injury

Cricket | Sep 22, 2023, 04:35 PM IST

An untimely and unfortunate shoulder injury has ruled Naseem Shah out of the upcoming World Cup. Pakistan have called in Hasan Ali to bolster their pace attack in pace attack. Naseem took to social media to share a heartfelt post.

World Cup 2023

PCB announce Pakistan's 15-member World Cup squad, Naseem Shah's replacement confirmed

Cricket | Sep 22, 2023, 12:18 PM IST

PCB chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced the 15-member squad and three traveling reserves for the mega event in India. He also confirmed that Naseem Shah has been ruled out of World Cup.

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