Babar Azam

Babar Azam becomes fastest batter to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket

Babar Azam surpassed the previous record held by West Indies' Chris Gayle (285 innings).

Mohammad Hafeez claims fitness was ‘not a priority’ for Babar Azam and Mickey Arthur

Pakistan had failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup after an underwhelming campaign, which led to Babar’s resignation from captaincy across formats as well as the departures of then-cricket director Mickey Arthur and head coach Grant Bradburn.

PCB unhappy with Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi interacting with fans on social media

Senior players Babar and Afridi participated in a ‘Space’ session on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that has not gone down well with the Pakistan Cricket Board.

‘When are you getting married’: Mohammad Rizwan stumps Babar Azam on social media

In a 'Space' session on X, Babar had a special guest in Pakistan teammate Rizwan, who playfully surprised the star batter with a question about his marriage.

Mohammed Yousuf extends support to out-of-form Babar Azam: 'It can't rain forever'

Having managed just 36 runs in three innings Down Under, Babar Azam is facing scrutiny from his fans and cricket lovers across the world.

ICC ODI Rankings: Babar Azam retakes No 1 batters' spot from Shubman Gill

Babar Azam is back at the top of the ICC ODI rankings with 824 rating points, while Shubman Gill (810) is the second spot followed by teammates Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

PCB chief Zaka Ashraf's alleged plan to remove Babar Azam as Pakistan captain surfaces in leaked audio clip

The voice, believed to be that of PCB Interim Management Committee chairperson Ashraf, also made mention of player management company Saya Corporation's close ties with Babar and several players in the side.

Shubman Gill, not Babar Azam, makes list of top-10 most searched people in Pakistan

Babar Azam was in the news right through the year, but he was not searched enough in Pakistan.

'Babar Azam's captaincy was not up to the mark': Junaid Khan

“Babar had not improved as a captain. If you see Saifi bhai (Sarfaraz Khan), he kept improving day by day. We won the Champions Trophy under his leadership, become World No 1 in the T20Is,” said Junaid Khan.

World Cup 2023: From Babar Azam to Jos Buttler, top players who flopped in showpiece event

There were a few players who flopped as well in the showpiece event. With the 13th edition of the ODI World Cup done and dusted, let’s now take a look at some top flops from the event.