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"There was pressure to perform after replacing Babar": Kamran Ghulam

Kamran Ghulam played a knock of 118 runs in 224 deliveries. With this, he became the 13th Pakistan batsman to register a century on his Test debut and is the first to do so against the "Three Lions." Ghulam admitted that it was not easy to replace a player of Babar's stature

15 October,2024 08:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Babar’s fall from grace!

Mid-Day Premium Babar’s fall from grace!

Pakistan’s selectors, in a move reminiscent of a dramatic plot twist, on Sunday decided to omit Azam from the squad for the second Test

14 October,2024 12:17 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

"India didn't bench Virat Kohli": Zaman on Babar Azam's exclusion

Virat Kohli experienced a rough patch in Test cricket from 2020 to 2023. From January 2020 to his 28th Test century against Australia at Ahmedabad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, his first in three years, he could score just 1,028 runs at an average of 25.70 in 23 Tests, making just six half-centuries in 41 innings with a best score of 29 runs

13 October,2024 08:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Team dynamics shift as Babar Azam, key bowlers dropped from squad for ENG series

Team dynamics shift as Babar Azam, key bowlers dropped from squad for ENG series

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) held an emergency meeting after Pakistan's loss to England in the first Test in Multan

13 October,2024 05:02 PM IST | Islamabad | mid-day online correspondent
Internet abuzz with trolls as Babar Azam resigns from white-ball captaincy

Internet abuzz with trolls as Babar Azam resigns from white-ball captaincy

Babar took to X to announce resigning from the post in ODIs and T20Is, adding that he had informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the team management of his decision in September

02 October,2024 12:40 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS

"Yeh fizool ki baatein hai": Zaheer Abbas on comparing Babar to Kohli

Hailed as the 'Asian Bradman' for insatiable appetite for runs, Zaheer Abbas was one of the most elegant batters of his time. He played 78 Tests and 62 ODIs for Pakistan, accumulating 5062 and 2572 runs respectively

30 September,2024 03:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kamran Akmal slams PCB and praises BCCI

Kamran Akmal slams PCB and praises BCCI

Kamran Akmal lambasted PCB for their lack of "professionalism" and claimed that Pakistan's cricket wouldn't be suffering if everything was working in order. Pakistan cricket saw multiple changes out of which the major ones were Shaheen Shah Afridi replacing Babar Azam for captaincy

23 September,2024 01:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gillespie, Kirsten want Masood and Babar to continue as Pakistan captains

Gillespie, Kirsten want Masood and Babar to continue as Pakistan captains

A PCB source, however, told PTI that recent media speculations about Masood and Babar’s sacking are nothing more than kite flying

10 September,2024 08:07 AM IST | Karachi | PTI
Pakistan cricket just died a thousand deaths

Mid-Day Premium Pakistan cricket just died a thousand deaths

PAK vs BAN: The very notion of Pakistan cricket being mercurial might captivate loyalists with its unpredictability, but it masks the deeper flaws that hinder their stability

04 September,2024 11:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Srijanee Majumdar
The Rawalpindi roadmap to failure: Pakistan declares, then loses by 10 wickets

Mid-Day Premium The Rawalpindi roadmap to failure: Pakistan declares, then loses by 10 wickets

Pakistan found themselves at the mercy of a disciplined and relentless Bangladeshi attack. Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s figures of 4-21 and Shakib Al Hasan’s 3-44 were instrumental in the collapse, with Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, and Nahid Rana each adding a wicket to their tally. Shanto lauded his team’s performance, acknowledging the harsh conditions

28 August,2024 11:34 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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