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  • Muhammad Rizwan likely to replace Babar as Captain

    Muhammad Rizwan likely to replace Babar as Captain

    National team wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan is likely to be appointed captain in all three formats, replacing Babar Azam as the white-ball captain for the upcoming tour of Australia. Head coach Gary Kirsten reportedly discussed this with board officials and Babar in July, according to Geo.

    Babar’s absence from the captaincy role in the Champions ODI Cup suggests he may no longer be the captain of Pakistan’s white-ball team.

    If board officials agree on Rizwan, he will lead the team in all three formats.

  • ‘Ehsaas ho tou kuch sharm ho naa’; Ahmed Ali Butt lashes out at Babar Azam’s video

    ‘Ehsaas ho tou kuch sharm ho naa’; Ahmed Ali Butt lashes out at Babar Azam’s video

    Television host and actor Ahmed Ali Butt exploded in anger on Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam’s fitness video.

    The captain shared a video of himself training in the gym two days ago.

    After the cricketer’s video went viral, the actor recalled the team’s performance in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup and vented his anger on his Instagram story.

    Ahmad wrote, “You owe your country an explanation and an apology for your performance, not in the gym but on the field. Ehsas ho to kuch sharam ho na.”

    The actor wrote #NotMyCaptain in his story.

    In the T20 World Cup, Pakistan got out in the first round of the event following two back-to-back defeats against the USA and India.

  • If Babar Azam was in Australia, we would not criticize but support him: Shanon Young

    If Babar Azam was in Australia, we would not criticize but support him: Shanon Young

    Australian power-hitting coach Shannon Young has said that Babar Azam gets less support and more criticism in Pakistan. “If a player like Babar Azam was in Australia, we would not criticize but support him.”

    Talking to the media in Lahore, the power hitter called Babar a “world-class player”. He then went on to say, “The expectations of Pakistani people are also high. In Lahore, I expected to meet a captain. I met two captains, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam. Azhar Ali has created a wonderful academy.”

    Young said that he had visited India many times with cricketers in the past. “I always wanted to come to Pakistan and now I am getting the opportunity. Australian cricketers love Pakistan; I am hopeful for a couple of cricket tours.”

    He further said that power-hitting is moving towards coaching due to modern-day cricket and T20 cricket.

    Yesterday, Babar Azam met him in Lahore, where he discussed his power-hitting.

  • Babar Azam, others signed by Canada’s Global T20 League

    Babar Azam, others signed by Canada’s Global T20 League

    A number of Pakistani cricket players including skipper Babar Azam have signed contracts with Canada’s Global T20 League.

    Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi will represent Toronto Nationals in the Global T20 League, Iftikhar Ahmed will be part of Bengal Tigers Mississauga while Muhammad Amir, wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam will play for the Vancouverites.

  • Babar Azam responds to the question of leaving his captaincy

    Babar Azam responds to the question of leaving his captaincy

    The national cricket team, especially the captain Babar Azam, is under severe criticism for being out of the mega World Cup event in the first round of the T20 World Cup.

    Rumours of leadership change in the national team have become heated once again, but despite their worst defeat, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has no intention of leaving the top seat.

    During a press conference in America, a journalist asked him whether Azam would quit being captain.

    Azam, while answering the journalist’s question said, “I was given the leadership of the team by the Pakistan cricket board and I have no intention of giving up the captaincy myself.”

    “No one could perform as expected. We didn’t play well as a team. Now I can’t go and play for every player. After returning home, I will meet the Chairman PCB and present my report in this regard.”

    “If I have to leave the leadership, I will make a decision, but whatever I do, I will do it in front of everyone, I will not do it out of fear,” Azam said.

    Azam had resigned from the leadership of all three formats of cricket after the poor performance of the team in the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup last year.

    Shaheen Afridi was then, given the captaincy of T20 while Shan Masood was given the captaincy of the Test format. But before the start of the ongoing T20 World Cup, PCB appointed Babar as captain once again.

  • Groups, weak captaincy, Babar should have played under Shaheen: Shahid Afridi

    Groups, weak captaincy, Babar should have played under Shaheen: Shahid Afridi

    Pakistan cricket team’s former captain Shahid Afridi slammed the national team’s skipper Babar Azam for not supporting Shaheen for captaincy.

    Shahid Afridi, talking about the change in the captaincy of the team, said, “If Babar Azam took a stand for his players in the past and plays under the captaincy of Shaheen, then in the eyes of me and the world, Babar Azam’s honor would increase more.”

    The former captain said, “Babar Azam should have told the board at that time that if you had made Shaheen the captain, it was a very wrong way to immediately remove him from the captaincy.”

    Talking about ‘grouping in the team’ he said, “Due to the weakness of the captain, groups are formed in the team, and this grouping makes any captain weak and due to these issues, the respect of the captain in the team also decreases.”

    “The formation of the group is the captain himself, because you blame every failure on the bowlers for not performing well in the match. I have never seen Babar criticising the batsmen. If the captain is strong then there will never be talk of such groupings.”

    In December, last year, Babar Azam was removed from the captaincy of the Pakistan team after the poor performance of the Pakistan team in the World Cup hosted by India last year. Shan Masood was then given the Test while Shaheen Shah Afridi was given the captaincy of the T20 team.

    The team under the captaincy of Shaheen played a series of five T20 matches against New Zealand in which the national team had to face a defeat of 1-4.

    After this defeat, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took the captaincy from Shaheen before the T20 World Cup and appointed Babar Azam as the T20 and ODI captain.

  • Ahmed Shehzad calls Babar Azam ‘Fake King’

    Ahmed Shehzad calls Babar Azam ‘Fake King’

    Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad called Babar Azam a “fake king” while commenting on his performance as the head of the team.

    During the Geo News program ‘Harna Mana Hai‘ on Wednesday, host Tabish Hashmi showed Ahmed Shahzad his statistics against Babar Azam and asked him for his opinion.

    On this, the cricketer said, “Babar Azam is being compared to my eight-year-old stats on social media, while the situation was completely different at that time. We used to get 2.5 to three lakh rupees, but now we get 50 lakh rupees per month. He has every opportunity, but still, he is behind in the world in modern cricket.”

    The former opener batsman went on to say, “The strongest captain in Pakistan was held accountable after two to three series but no one held Babar accountable. In five years of captaincy, he could not win a single trophy. Babar ignored domestic cricketers to accommodate his friends and disrupted the system of domestic cricket.”

    The 32-year-old added, “I believe I could have improved my stats, but Babar’s stats are worse than mine, but if you are a king, then you are a fake king. You have made people crazy on social media, now you should raise your hands and admit that you are responsible.”

    National players, including captain Babar Azam, are under severe criticism for the worst defeat in the first two matches of the T20 World Cup.

  • Babar Azam becomes first Pakistani batter to complete 4,000 runs in T20 internationals

    Babar Azam becomes first Pakistani batter to complete 4,000 runs in T20 internationals

    Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has become the first Pakistani batsman to complete 4,000 runs in T20 internationals.

    Babar achieved this milestone in the fourth match against England at the Oval. Babar has scored 4,023 runs and is just 14 runs away from breaking the record of Indian star batsman Virat Kohli who has 4,037 runs in a short format. Babar also becomes first captain to score 2,500 runs in T20 format.

    Indian captain Rohit Sharma is in second place, scoring 3,974 runs in T20 international.

  • Which dashing bowler does Natasha Ali want as her hero?

    Which dashing bowler does Natasha Ali want as her hero?

    Natasha Ali, actor and contestant on ‘Tamasha 2’, expressed her desire to have fast bowling sensation Haris Rauf as the main actor and Babar Azam in the role of her brother in a movie.


    During a talk show on ‘Show Time’ she was joined by veteran actor Babar Ali. Natasha chose the two cricketers from Pakistan’s national cricket team for her dream cast in a film. “I would like to cast Haris Rauf as my hero, whereas, for his brother, I would choose Babar Azam,” she remarked, leaving the live audience in splits.


    Natasha then said, “I think Muhammad Rizwan would be a good villain. Maybe it’s his face, or maybe just how he looks in pictures. But remember, villains don’t always have to look mean. There are handsome villains too!”

    “Honestly, I don’t know a lot about him, but I think Iftikhar Ahmed would be good for the father’s role,” Natasha said. “And Shaheen Afridi could play the funny character in the film,” she added.


    Meanwhile, when Babar Ali was asked about his picks for the upcoming World Cup, he chose Babar Azam, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imam ul Haq, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Wasim, and Muhammad Haris.

  • Apni behn ka rishta de dein’ Nazish Jahangir has had it with Babar’s fans

    Apni behn ka rishta de dein’ Nazish Jahangir has had it with Babar’s fans

    Actor Nazish Jahangir has had it with Babar Azam fans trolling her, after she said she wouldn’t consider marrying the star cricketer.

    A screenshot is circulating on social media in which Nazish Jahangri wrote on her Instagram story, “Jisko meri bat buri lagi ho wo Babar ko apni behn ka rishta de dein lekin meri jan chor dein”.

    The actress has confirmed that the screenshot is fake. She shared an Instagram story saying, “This is fake. I did not give any statement or reaction to our adorable trolls because it’s simply not in my upbringing at all. It’s sad how these barbarians show their true colors or defame not just me, but also our Babar Azam.”

    “They’re screaming for respect for him, I can only feel pity for them. The trolling, the defamation, the abuse, none of it matters to me at all. I’m only saying this because I don’t want to say any nonsense because there’s a lot of difference between your caliber and mine 🙂 so go on.”

    Recently, a fan asked her a question in a Q&A session on her Instagram that if Babar Azam proposed marriage to her, what would be her answer?

    She replied that she would refuse.

    Babar Azam fans were not happy with her response and relentlessly trolled her, which got so bad that she had to switch her Instagram account from public to private for a few days.

    Jahangir also wrote that, “Babar bhai is out brother, but the fans are openly highlighting the negative aspects. I have nothing to do with cricketers, they are all brothers for me, they have fallen behind.”