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Babar Azam returns as Pakistan’s white-ball captain ahead of T20 World Cup

March 31, 2024 admin

Pakistan captain Babar Azam replaces fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as the T20 captain. File | Photo Credit: AP Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was on March 31 reappointed as the white-ball captain, two months ahead of the T20 World Cup. The decision was taken after a unanimous recommendation from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB)…

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Babar Azam still undecided as PCB wants to bring him back as captain

March 30, 2024 admin

Babar Azam set down conditions to PCB for accepting captainship in white ball formats including having a say in appointment of coaches. | Photo Credit: The HIndu PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has offered Babar Azam captaincy in the white ball formats but the star player has not yet made his decision, sources have claimed. It…

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Inzamam steps down as Pakistan chief selector mid-World Cup

October 31, 2023 admin

File picture of chief selector of the Pakistan cricket squad Inzamam-ul-Haq | Photo Credit: AP Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has stepped down as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief selector on Sunday after allegations of a conflict of interest. His resignation comes after Pakistani media reported one of his co-directors in a U.K.-based company, Yazoo International Ltd,…

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ICC World Cup | What went wrong for Pakistan national cricket team

October 24, 2023 admin

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has scored only two fifties in this World Cup. His captaincy has been questioned and he has faced accusations of lacking aggression in field settings | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Pakistan’s chances of making the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup are on a knife-edge after their eight-wicket defeat to…

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ICC World Cup: PAK vs AFG | Our bowling was not up to the mark, says Babar Azam

October 23, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam reacts after his team’s defeat during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan in Chennai on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A disappointed Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Monday admitted that his side’s bowling attack was not up to the mark after Afghanistan beat them by eight…

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PAK vs AFG | Fifties from Babar, Shafique help Pakistan post 282/7

October 23, 2023 admin

Babar Azam plays a shot during the World Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Opting to bat, Pakistan scored 282 for 7 in their World Cup match against Afghanistan here on Monday. Captain Babar Azam top-scored with 74 off 92 deliveries…

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Didn’t play to our calibre, but the loss to India is not the end of the world: Hasan Ali

October 19, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s Babar Azam, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi, during a practice session ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match against Australia, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on October 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali exuded confidence that his side can recover from the dispiriting loss to…

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Bumrah’s ball to Rizwan shows energy conservation law in action

October 15, 2023 admin

India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad, October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India scored a thumping win against Pakistan at the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14, with the latter’s batters folding for 191…

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‘There is more pressure for tickets than match’: Babar Azam on India-Pakistan clash

October 13, 2023 admin

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam along with Mohammad Rizwan during practice at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR Ahead of the high-intensity clash with India in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad, Pakistan captain Babar Azam said on Friday that the pressure…

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Asia Cup 2023, IND vs Pak | Rohit, Gill dazzle before rain arrives; game to continue on September 11

September 10, 2023 admin

Groundsmen cover the wicket after rain stops play during the Asia Cup Super Four match between India and Pakistan at R. Premadasa Stadium on September 10, 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: Getty Images One hundred and twelve minutes of intense action, followed by almost four hours’ agonising wait, ended up with rain…

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