Pakistan’s Hasan Ali, center, celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford during the third Twenty20 cricket match Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Lauderhill, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Pakistan has dropped a bombshell ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 with the exclusion of two of their biggest names — Babar Azam and Mohammad […]
Mohammad Rizwan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Things are not going Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan’s way. After being dropped from the Asia Cup squad and demoted in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) central contracts, his poor run has now extended to the Caribbean Premier League.Playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Rizwan managed only 3 […]
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and current ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan have been demoted to Category ‘B’ in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) latest list of central contracts, released on Tuesday. For the 2025–26 cycle, the PCB has not placed any player in the top Category ‘A’, instead distributing 30 cricketers across Categories […]
Pakistan selectors on Sunday omitted senior batters Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan while announcing a 17-member squad for the upcoming tri-series in the UAE later this month, followed by the Asia Cup.The squad, announced by the PCB on its official website, includes senior fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, and left-arm pacer Salman Mirza.Ahead […]
Babar Azam has been time and again described as Pakistan’s answer to India’s Virat Kohli. Despite making his international debut six years after that of former India captain, the Kohli vs Babar narrative seems to have a telling impact on the Pakistan star after his prolonged lean patch in international cricket. Known as the poster […]
Babar Azam’s decline is no longer a quiet concern—it has become a glaring reality. His failure in the third ODI against the West Indies only cemented that painful truth. Pakistan were bowled out for a mere 92 runs in 29.2 overs, suffering a humiliating 202-run defeat—one of the heaviest losses in the country’s ODI history. […]
Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam has been displaced from the No. 2 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, with India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma taking over after the latest rankings update. The change comes on the back of Babar’s underwhelming returns in the ongoing ODI series […]
04:58 IST: 13.2: Shamar Joseph to Mohammad Rizwan, Another loud appeal from the bowler and the keeper, but for caught behind this time, but the umpire shakes his head again. However, the skipper, Shai Hope, doesn’t take much time in taking a review here. Hard length and around off, nips back in sharply there. Mohammad Rizwan hops […]
Hasan Nawaz has been handed his maiden ODI call-up (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images) Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named in both the ODI and T20I squads for Pakistan’s upcoming white-ball tour of the West Indies, marking his return to the shortest format. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Hasan Nawaz has received his maiden ODI call-up after impressing […]
Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson has dismissed rumours suggesting he advised Babar Azam to take up wicketkeeping in order to regain his place in the national T20I team. The 30-year-old Babar was left out of Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh later this month. Following reports that Hesson had recommended Babar keep […]
