India batter Shubman Gill's whirlwind form in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 ended Babar Azam's reign as the world's No. 1 ODI batter, as the Men in Blue opener took over the top spot from Pakistan captain in the ICC Men's Batting Rankings on Wednesday.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down from the post of chief selector of the men's cricket team amid the team's disastrous ICC Cricket World Cup campaign, Dawn reported on Monday.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam revealed Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Rohit Sharma as his favourite batters and the best quality that he found about them.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to field first against Australia in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.
"Weather was not in our hands but we tried our best. We were not up to the mark with our batting and bowling. They (Indian openers) had plans for our bowlers and started well and that was followed up by Virat and Rahul. Jasprit and Siraj bowled well in the first 10 overs and swung the ball b
In the opening match of the Asia Cup between Pakistan and Nepal, Pakistan captain Babar smashed a stunning 151 off 131 balls to provide his team with a massive 342/6 total in Multan.
The closest challengers to Babar Azam who is at the top of the ICC ODI Batting Rankings will get ample opportunity to dethrone the Pakistan captain as the Asia Cup gets underway on Wednesday.
A 3-0 series sweep over Afghanistan helped Pakistan to the pole position in Men’s ODI Team Rankings. They are now marginally ahead of Australia, with 2725 points and 118 rating points.
Speaking to media persons after leading his team to the top of the ODI rankings, the Pakistan skipper weighed in on the current dressing room ambience saying that the momentum that they gained during the series whitewash against Afghanistan will stand them in good stead going into the Asia C
Pakistan captain Muhammad Umar Bhutta expressed his dissapointment in missing out on a semifinal spot in the Asian Champions Trophy but called it a great learning experience.
Malaysia made a strong comeback after a loss to India and secured a 3-1 win over Japan, while Pakistan also bagged their first win of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy after beating China 2-1 at Chennai on Monday