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Babar Azam stares down fan who told him he doesn’t deserve T20I spot

Babar Azam stares down fan who told him he doesn’t deserve T20I spot

Babar’s struggles with the bat continued as he managed to score just three runs in both the first and second match of the series

17 November,2024 06:38 PM IST | Hobart (Australia) | mid-day online correspondent
Pakistan’s Azam excited to play ODI series against Australia

Pakistan’s Azam excited to play ODI series against Australia

We have a good bunch of players and we are very excited to play here,” said Azam to Fox Sports

02 November,2024 07:43 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
'Babar has to achieve a lot more in Tests': Raja

'Babar has to achieve a lot more in Tests': Raja

“I feel Babar has to achieve a lot more in Test cricket. He plays the white-ball format really well, has an average of 50-plus in both the formats [T20I and ODI],” said Raza on his YouTube channel

30 October,2024 06:12 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS

"Gary Kirsten wanted a different player to lead": Ali

After Rizwan's appointment as the captain in the limited overs, Pakistan faced a setback as Gary Kirsten stepped down from the T20I and ODI coach's position. Basit Ali further stated that Gary Kirsten had believed that he had full authority for such decisions and would have suggested some other player's name outside the current limited-overs setup

28 October,2024 07:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

"Read some things that were horrid...": Pakistan skipper Shan Masood

Impressed by Kamran Ghulam's century, Shan Masood said that filling Babar's shoes was not going to be easy. With a 125-run victory, Pakistan levelled the series at 1-1, taking the series decider to Rawalpindi, beginning on October 24

18 October,2024 03:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

"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

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