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Sarfraz removed as captain, Azhar takes rein of Test side, Azam...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed Sarfaraz Ahmed as skipper in the Test and Twenty20 formats due to "drop in the overall form",...

High-flying Babar reaches third spot in ODI rankings

LAHORE: A number of Pakistan players have improved their ODI rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Among them top-order right-handed batsman Babar Azam...

Twitter lauds Babar as he surpasses idol Virat to become second...

 He came, he saw, he conquered. In a must-win fixture for Pakistan on Wednesday, Babar Azam walked in, displayed nerves of steel and stayed till...

Babar Azam hits century as Pakistan beat Leicestershire in third tour...

LONDON: Pakistan opener Babar Azam smashed his first T20 hundred to inspire his country's 58-run win over Leicestershire in a tour match on Wednesday. Azam...

Liam Livingstone, Babar Azam break PSL partnership record

Liam Livingstone and Babar Azam broke Pakistan Super League records with a mammoth opening stand of 157 for Karachi Kings against Multan Sultans on...

Coach Mickey Arthur is ‘yet to see the best of Babar...

Babar Azam, the Pakistan opener, stroked a beautiful 58-ball 90 in the second Twenty20 International against South Africa on Sunday, 3 February, but his...

Babar Azam’s 90 in vain as Pakistan lose T20 series winning...

--South Africa 188 for 3 (Miller 65*, van der Dussen 45, Imad 1-9) beat Pakistan 181 for 7 (Babar 90, Talat 55, Phelukwayo 3-36) by seven runs JOHANNESBURG: Babar...

SA hope to bounce back against buoyant Pakistan

DURBAN: After slipping to a five-wicket loss in the first one-day international against Pakistan, South Africa will be desperate to draw level in Durban...

Pakistan avoid innings defeat, delay South Africa victory charge

CAPE TOWN: Half-centuries by Shan Masood, Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam enabled Pakistan to avoid an innings defeat and take the second Test against South...

Only two Pakistanis in ESPNcricinfo teams of the year 2018

Pakistan batsman Babar Azam and fast-bowler Mohammad Abbas were picked in ESPNcricinfo’s T20I and Test team of 2018 respectively. Babar was picked in the side...

Azhar, Babar hit tons as Pakistan show form in warm-up match

JOHANNESBURG: Azhar Ali and Babar Azam hit centuries on the second day of a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Willowmoore...

Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail move up in ICC Test ranking

Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Yasir Shah and Azhar Ali have all moved up in the ICC Test players’ ranking after Pakistan’s innings win against...

Yasir enjoys 10-wicket day as NZ crumble

DUBAI: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah wrecked New Zealand with a career best eight wicket haul as Pakistan sniffed victory on the third day of the second...

There was no pressure of scoring a Test hundred: Babar Azam

DUBAI: For a man with a supposed inaptitude to Test cricket, Babar Azam does end up with an awful lot of big scores in the format....

Babar Azam slams Zainab Abbas for calling him ‘Mickey Arthur’s son’

Babar Azam on Sunday responded angrily to a cricket analyst for referring him as son-like to Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur. It all happened when cricket...

Babar Azam stays top T20I batsman

With scores of 7, 40 and 79 against New Zealand, Pakistan opener Babar Azam has clung on to the top spot among batsmen in...

Pak-NZ series drawn as rain disrupts decider

DUBAI: New Zealand were 35-1 after 6.5 overs when the umpires signalled for a stoppage in play after light rain turned into heavy showers forced...