Babar Azam

Pakistan rudderless after white-ball captain Babar Azam resigns

Azam announced his resignation on his personal social media just before midnight on Tuesday, before an official Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement more than 12 hours later.

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan white-ball skipper

Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1st Test: Babar's batting position confirmed

Babar spent much of his early Test career batting at No.3 and there was speculation that the right-hander may return to that spot under new coach Jason Gillespie.

My dream wicket is Babar Azam: Shoriful 

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam has his sights set on the prized wicket of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. 

'I don’t live in the past, I stay in the present'

In November 2023, Shaheen Afridi took over as the Pakistan T20I skipper after Babar Azam resigned following Pakistan’s poor run in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Pakistan's World Cup failure down to poor batting, Babar says

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said on Sunday the team's batting let them down at the Twenty20 World Cup and apologised to fans for failing to reach the Super Eight stage.

Babar should’ve supported Shaheen as captain, says Afridi

Afridi said that Babar missed out on a chance to do the honourable thing when the selectors approached him to return as the white-ball captain ahead of the T20 World Cup.

A typical Pakistan conundrum

As it so often happens in major ICC events, Pakistan have very little in their hands regarding the prospect of advancing in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies. And, as always, it is mostly a making of their own.

Babar and Co take on charged-up USA

Ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against co-hosts USA at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas today, Pakistan captain Babar Azam did not hesitate to state their aim in the mega event.

October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024

Pakistan rudderless after white-ball captain Babar Azam resigns

Azam announced his resignation on his personal social media just before midnight on Tuesday, before an official Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement more than 12 hours later.

October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan white-ball skipper

Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1st Test: Babar's batting position confirmed

Babar spent much of his early Test career batting at No.3 and there was speculation that the right-hander may return to that spot under new coach Jason Gillespie.

August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024

My dream wicket is Babar Azam: Shoriful 

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam has his sights set on the prized wicket of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. 

July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024

'I don’t live in the past, I stay in the present'

In November 2023, Shaheen Afridi took over as the Pakistan T20I skipper after Babar Azam resigned following Pakistan’s poor run in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024

Pakistan's World Cup failure down to poor batting, Babar says

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said on Sunday the team's batting let them down at the Twenty20 World Cup and apologised to fans for failing to reach the Super Eight stage.

June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024

Babar should’ve supported Shaheen as captain, says Afridi

Afridi said that Babar missed out on a chance to do the honourable thing when the selectors approached him to return as the white-ball captain ahead of the T20 World Cup.

June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024

A typical Pakistan conundrum

As it so often happens in major ICC events, Pakistan have very little in their hands regarding the prospect of advancing in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies. And, as always, it is mostly a making of their own.

June 6, 2024
June 6, 2024

Babar and Co take on charged-up USA

Ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against co-hosts USA at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas today, Pakistan captain Babar Azam did not hesitate to state their aim in the mega event.

June 6, 2024
June 6, 2024

Rohit surpasses Dhoni, Babar on day of big career milestones

Rohit’s fifty played a big part in his team’s victory, the 42nd India win under his captaincy, seeing him surpass MS Dhoni for the most victories as India men’s skipper in T20Is.