Babar Azam, Pakistan’s star batter, is on the cusp of a historic achievement in T20 cricket, aiming to break the record for the fastest player to reach 11,000 T20 runs. The current record is held by Chris Gayle, who achieved the milestone in 314 innings during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in December 2017. Now, […]
Australia opted to bowl first on a crisp day at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), facing a fresh Pakistan lineup that introduced two debutants to its ODI roster. Young opening batter Saim Ayub and middle-order player Irfan Khan proudly donned their Pakistan caps, presented by legendary former cricketer Wasim Akram. Both players are anticipated […]
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Friday said that a pep talk from Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli helped him a lot at the start of his career. Ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup in India, the Titans will face off in the 50-over Asia Cup tournament at Pallekele on Saturday. Both Azam and Kohli, […]
Pakistan will fly to Sri Lanka to play India in Pallekele on September 2 before playing a Super Four match in Lahore and then return to Sri Lanka for the remaining matches. Barring any reversal, Pakistan will also play India on September 10 in Colombo. “As professionals, we have to be prepared. There is some […]
He is the 14th Pakistani to complete 5,000 or more runs in ODI cricket, topped by former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq with 11,701 runs. Humble Azam made his ODI debut in May 2015 against Zimbabwe in his hometown Lahore. He is also the only batsman to score two consecutive hundreds in three ODIs, achieving the feat in […]
He also led Pakistan to their first Men’s T20 World Cup final in the T20I format since 2009, when Babar’s team finished second to eventual winners England. A man stood between Australia defeating Pakistan in the second Test in Karachi when the chips were down and Pakistan were staring at defeat. Pakistan were bowled out […]
Pacer Naseem Shah (3-58) dismissed Conway on the last ball of the 30th over to lift New Zealand from a 181-run partnership for the second wicket between Conway and Williamson. Conway hit 13 fours and a six in his second ODI century off 92 balls. Nawaz then took three wickets by dismissing both Daryl Mitchell […]
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson admitted that his team lacked runs. Williamson said, ‘We would have needed some runs. “Pakistan were clinical with the ball and we had a number of middle-partnerships, but no one was going to score big.” Earlier, Naseem’s fiery bowling kept New Zealand in check. Kishori kickstarted Pakistan by dismissing opener […]
The visiting team was also defeated 3-0 by England in the last Test series. Teams: Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Agha Salman, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Wasim, Nauman Ali New Zealand: Tim Southee (c), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, […]
England, with one match to spare, recorded their first series win in Pakistan since 2000–01 and captain Ben Stokes put the feat into perspective. Stokes told Sky Sports, ‘It is always difficult to come and win in the subcontinent.’ “We know what we have achieved this week. We know it is something that is not […]