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ISLAMABAD: The Colo­mbo Strikers, who will play their first season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) this year, announced a star-studded Icon Players line-up on Tuesday. The Icon Players include Pakistan captain Babar Azam, his fast-bowling team-mate Naseem Shah and Sri Lankan T20 stars Matheesha Pathi­rana and Chamika Karu­naratne. The Colombo fran­­chise in a statement hoped to receive a lot …

LAHORE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and Australia’s Rachael Haynes have been named as the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player respectively of the Month for March, the Inter­national Cricket Council announced on Monday. “Babar scoops the Men’s award following a number of thrilling batting displays in Pakistan’s multi-format series against Australia. Amassing 390 runs in the pulsating Test series, his supreme …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday unveiled its T20I team of the year with three players from Pakistan — Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi — making the cut. Azam, who captains the Pakistan side, has been named the skipper of the ICC team for the shortest format. The team consists of Jos Butler, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam …

DUBAI: Riding on fine knocks from captain Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, Pakistan’s preparations for the eagerly-awaited T20 World Cup opener against old rivals India started with a crushing seven-wicket defeat of West Indies in their first warm-up fixture here on Monday. After restricting the reigning champions to a modest 130-7 at the ICC Academy in Dubai, Pakistan cruised to …

KINGSTON: Captain Babar Azam and Fawad Alam were battling to lift Pakistan from a horrible start at 62 for three at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Friday. Babar, his country’s premier batsman, was due to resume after the interval on 31 alongside left-hander Fawad, whose unbeaten 26 has …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s captain in all three formats, Babar Azam, was declared as Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year and also clinched the title of White-ball Cricketer of the Year as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the awards for the year 2020 without including the categories of referees and scorers. “Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named as the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and left handed-opener Shan Masood were named in the Wisden’s Test Team of the Year 2020, as they picked out the best performers from the last 12 months on Tuesday. The prolific Babar scored 600 runs at an average of 100 in the six Tests. The Lahore-born cricketer made three centuries and his highest score was …

ber LAHORE: Captain Babar Azam and vice-captain Shadab Khan, who will be in the leadership role for the first time in the ODI format, have vowed to play an aggressive brand of cricket when they start their stints with Pakistan’s first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Pindi Cricket Stadium next Friday. The three-match ODI series is part of the ICC …

KARACHI: Central Punjab revived their semi-final aspirations in the National T20 Cup on Friday when the returning Pakistan duo of Babar Azam and Faheem Ashraf combined to put an end to reigning champions Northern’s remarkable 10-match winning streak in Rawalpindi. The opening fixture of the 19-game First XI competition’s second leg at the Pindi Cricket Stadium was a virtual one-way …