Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, walks off the field with head coach Mike Hesson after a net practice session ahead of an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson did not mince his words on Babar […]
Pakistan have sealed their place in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup after a comfortable win over Namibia, becoming the final team to qualify. However, the victory did little to silence the growing debate around former captain Babar Azam, whose lean run with the bat has once again come under scrutiny.Babar has […]
Pakistan cricket team (AP/PTI) Pakistan’s T20 World Cup campaign has reached a critical juncture. A win against Namibia in their final league fixture on Wednesday is non-negotiable if Salman Agha’s men are to keep their Super 8 hopes alive. Anything less, and their tournament ends prematurely.The pressure has mounted quickly. After bold claims that this […]
Pakistan have once again done a Pakistan. Like in most of their recent tournaments, they have once again put themselves in a do-or-die position — in a group that many believed was set up for them to cruise into the next round. After scraping past the Netherlands and getting hammered by India, Pakistan now find […]
Pakistan are reportedly considering a couple of big changes for their upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup match against Namibia. According to a Geo News report, there is a likelihood of veterans Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi being dropped from the playing XI against Namibia. Team management frustrated with Pakistan’s display in T20 World Cup […]
Babar Azam has become a subject of pure mockery by his former teammates Mohammad Amir and Ahmed Shehzad on a live television show in Pakistan, just ahead of their high-octane clash against India in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 in Colombo on February 15. Coming into the tournament on the back of a struggling […]
Pakistan’s Usman Tariq, left, celebrates with teammates (AP/PTI) Sahibzada Farhan’s blistering fifty and a clinical spin attack propelled Pakistan to a convincing 32-run victory over the United States in their Group A T20 World Cup clash at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday. Farhan was the star with the bat, smashing 73 off just 41 […]
During Pakistan’s T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands, Wasim Akram issued a clear warning on commentary: Babar Azam needed to speed up or risk putting the team under pressure. On paper, Pakistan were well-placed – 50 runs needed from 53 balls with seven wickets in hand. It should have been straightforward. Instead, the No.4 […]
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) NEW DELHI: Pakistan narrowly avoided a major upset in their T20 World Cup opener against the Netherlands, winning by three wickets in Colombo on Saturday. But during the match, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif took a swipe at Babar Azam on Hindi commentary, saying, “Aapne bola chakka maro, kaha […]
Babar Azam struck form at the right time ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 during the third and final T20I against Australia, to go past India’s Virat Kohli for most fifties in the shortest format of the game. After being dismissed for two and 24 in the previous two games, the former Pakistan captain […]
