DTVHINDIAfter retaining the first position in the ICC ODI batting rankings, the former player made a funny statement about Babar Azam
Former player Basit Ali has recently raised questions on the International Cricket Council. Babar Azam (Pic Source x) Former player Basit Ali has recently raised questions on the International Cricket Council. He raised this question when Pakistan team’s best batsman Babar Azam retained the first position in the ICC ODI batting rankings. Basit Ali jokingly said that Babar Azam would be very happy that he has retained the first position in the latest ICC rankings. Basit Ali said this while sharing a video on his official YouTube channel. Basit Ali said, ‘When I saw the ICC ODI batting rankings, Babar Azam was at the top. Rohit Sharma was in second place and Shubman Gill was in third place. Virat Kohli was in fourth place. After this I did not see many names because Travis Head and Rachin Ravindra were not there. I think the ICC does not want to see Babar Azam performing well. Babar Azam will be very happy that he is the number 1 batsman in the ODI rankings. Who gives this ranking? In what way are Babar Azam and Shubman Gill in this list?’ What kind of ranking does ICC give: Basit Ali The former player further said, ‘Babar Azam played his last ODI in the World Cup last year. In that World Cup, we also saw Virat Kohli, Travis Head, Quinton de Kock and Rachin Ravindra. They scored three to four centuries in this tournament. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman scored centuries from Pakistan. Babar Azam did not score a single century. Babar Azam scored his last century against Nepal during the Asia Cup. What kind of ranking do they give? People in ICC are enemies of Babar Azam. If you ask Babar who should be in the first position right now, he will choose Travis Head or Virat Kohli. He will not even take his own name. There will be no Impact Player rule in IPL 2025..! Jay Shah gave a big statement Yuvraj Singh had a heart attack because of Sourav Ganguly…! This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL
PAK vs BAN, Test Series: Babar Azam will spit fire with his bat against Bangladesh, he is sweating a lot in the nets
The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played in Rawalpindi from August 21. Babar Azam (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Pakistan cricket team has started preparations for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Former Test captain Babar Azam is practicing batting and fielding vigorously in the nets. Let us tell you, Babar could not perform well as a captain and player in the T20 World Cup 2024. The team was eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round after losing matches against India and USA. At the same time, Babar Azam scored only 122 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 101.66. Babar Azam shared the picture of the practice session on social media- Babar Azam shared pictures of the practice session on social media and wrote, “Strength Through Discipline” Strength Through Discipline pic.twitter.com/D2mx8EmeyH — Babar Azam (@babarazam258) August 13, 2024 Babar Azam has played 52 Test matches for Pakistan so far, in which he has scored 3898 runs in 94 innings at an average of 45.86 and with the help of 9 centuries. Babar is at third place in the current Test rankings with a rating of 768. Babar can break Ricky Ponting’s record- If Babar Azam manages to score 112 runs in the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh, he can surpass Ricky Ponting in terms of scoring the fastest 4000 runs in Test cricket. Ponting completed 4000 runs in his Test career in 61 Tests and 96 innings. Babar has played 52 Tests and 94 Test innings in his Test career so far, which means he has a great chance to overtake Australian legend Ricky Ponting. The fastest 4000 runs in Test cricket were scored by legendary batsman Don Bradman. Bradman achieved this feat in 31 Tests and just 48 innings. Whereas, India’s Virat Kohli completed 4000 runs in Tests in 52 Tests and 89 innings. Shan Masood will take over the command of Pakistan Shan Masood will be seen captaining Pakistan in the Test series against Bangladesh. At the same time, the board has appointed Saud Shakeel as the vice-captain in place of Shaheen Afridi. Pakistan Squad- Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistani captain Shan Masood got angry on the question of match fixing, said- “No one can say anything about the honesty of the players…”
The World Cup is over now and we need to look ahead. I can guarantee that all our players want to win matches for Pakistan – Shan Masood Shan Masood (Photo Source: X/Twitter) As part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, the Pakistan cricket team is going to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh from August 21. Shan Masood will be seen leading the team, while Saud Shakeel has been appointed as the vice-captain. Before the upcoming series against Bangladesh, Shan Masood has made a big statement about the team, he has rejected all the claims of match fixing within the team. Let us tell you, after Pakistan’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, a senior journalist had accused Babar Azam of match fixing. All our players want to win matches for Pakistan- Shan Masood At the pre-series press conference before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, a reporter asked Shan Masood, what message would he give to his team members after Arshad Nadeem’s historic gold medal at the Olympics? The reporter also said that making the country proud can reward the players more than earning from match fixing and any wrong things. Responding to this, Shan Masood said that he cannot question the intentions of anyone in the team because everyone wants to win matches for Pakistan. I cannot question anyone’s intentions just because you used the word match-fixing. I don’t think anyone can question their integrity in the current system of Pakistan cricket. This is something I don’t agree with at all. The World Cup is over now and we need to look ahead. I can guarantee that all our players want to win matches for Pakistan but wins and losses keep happening and whenever we lose, we feel the most pain. Pakistan squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh- Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi
‘Babur will take many years’ Basit Ali comparing Arshad Nadeem and Babar Azam
Recently Nadeem has won the gold medal in Paris Olympics. Babar Azam (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has made a big statement while comparing Arshad Nadeem and Babar Azam, who recently won gold medals in javelin throw competition for Pakistan. Ali says that it may take many years for Babar to achieve the fame that Arshad has achieved. It is worth noting that in Paris Olympics 2024, Arshad won the gold medal by throwing the javelin with a record distance of 92.97 meters. Whereas India’s Neeraj Chopra had to settle for the silver medal with a distance of 89.45 meters. Arshad has become the first athlete for Pakistan to win any award and medal in track and field in Olympics after 28 years. Basit Ali gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently while comparing Arshad Nadeem and Babar Azam, Basit Ali said in an interview to Cricket Pakistan- Cricket is a different game, but the work that Arshad Nadeem has done for this country and the fame he has achieved, it will take many years for Babar Azam to achieve that because Babar plays a team game. He does not play any individual game, Arshad plays individually. He has won the gold medal alone. Basit further said- If the Pakistan cricket team goes to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 and wins the gold medal there, then we can compare. But at this time Babar cannot be compared to Arshad Nadeem. Arshad is the hero of Pakistan at this time. A look at Babar Azam’s cricket career It is worth noting that after the arrival of Babar Azam in the Pakistan cricket team, which is famous for its fast bowlers, the definition of batting has changed. Babar is often compared to some of the best batsmen in the world. If we give you information about Babar’s performance for Pakistan, the 29-year-old player has so far played 52 Tests, 117 ODIs and 123 T20 matches for Pakistan, in which he has scored 3898 Test, 5729 ODI and 4145 T20 runs.
VIDEO: As soon as Arshad Nadeem won the Gold Medal, the Pakistani team rejoiced in the hotel room
Arshad Nadeem defeated India’s Neeraj Chopra to win the gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw final. Arshad Nadeem & Pakistan Team (Photo Source: Paris Olympics 2024: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal by defeating India’s Neeraj Chopra in the men’s javelin throw final. Nadeem created history by throwing 92.97 meters in the second throw in the final, this throw has become an all-time Olympic record. India’s Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal by throwing 89.45 meters, while Grenada’s Peter Anderson won the bronze medal by throwing 88.54 meters. The Pakistan cricket team is overjoyed after Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal. The Pakistan Cricket Board has shared a video on social media in which the players of the Pakistan-A team are celebrating in the hotel room. Here is the video shared by Pakistan Cricket Board- Congratulations Arshad Nadeem! The whole nation is proud of your historic Olympic Gold Medal🥇🌟 ▶️ Pakistan Shaheens players react to Arshad’s remarkable achievement at #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/ambuGaEnP7 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 8, 2024 In the video, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, young player Mohammad Hurriya and many other players are seen dancing with joy on Arshad Nadeem’s victory. Some players have also given a special message in the video congratulating Nadeem on his victory. One gold medal changed the mood of the whole country- Shoaib Akhtar Former and current Pakistani players have congratulated Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem on his victory through social media. Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar shared the video on social media and said, Suddenly this lion’s son won the gold medal for Pakistan. What a player Arshad is, you have achieved this on your own through hard work and ability. Many congratulations to you and Pakistan. One gold medal changed the mood of the entire country. so proud of you @ArshadOlympian1 . The happiness you have given to our udaas community, has no comparison. pic.twitter.com/iiCnaOsCPO — Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 8, 2024 At the same time, veteran player Wasim Akram posted on social media and wrote, “Incredible achievement Arshad Nadeem, you have broken the drought and made Pakistan proud. 92.97m will be etched in history forever. Congratulations on this achievement.” – Incredible achievement #ArshadNadeem you’ve broken the drought & made Pakistan proud 🇵🇰 🪙 92.97m will be etched in history forever 🔥Congratulations on this monumental feat 👏🏼 #IamGAME #ArshadNadeem #PakistanAtOlympics pic.twitter.com/pVKG4Eap4E — Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) August 8, 2024 Babar Azam, the current white-ball cricket captain of Pakistan, shared a post on Instagram and wrote, “After 30 long years, Gold is back in Pakistan. Many congratulations to Arshad Nadeem for this incredible achievement.”
“It is a matter of concern that….”- Statement of former legendary cricketer after losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli (Pic Source-X) After losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka 2-0, former Indian opener and current expert Wasim Jaffer has expressed concern. Jaffer’s concern is not about the fact that Team India lost the series but he has expressed his concern about the Indian team’s preparations before the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan next year. He says that playing only three ODIs before the Champions Trophy is a matter of concern for India. Actually, the Champions Trophy is to be held in February-March next year and after the Sri Lanka tour, India will have only three ODIs to prepare for this tournament, which they have to play against England in 2025. Wasim Jaffer wrote on X, ‘Sri Lanka played better cricket and deserves to win the series. I am not worried that India lost the series. Winning and losing is a part of the game. However, it is a matter of concern that India has only 3 ODIs left before the Champions Trophy.’ SL played better cricket and deserve the series win. It doesn’t worry me that India lost a series. Wins and losses are part of the game. However it’s a point of concern that India has just 3 ODIs before the Champions Trophy. #SLvIND — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 7, 2024 Let us tell you, after 1997, the Sri Lankan team has been successful in winning the ODI series against India. The first match of this three-match series was a tie. After this, the host team won the next two matches in a one-sided manner. In the second ODI, Jeffrey Vandersay performed brilliantly with the ball, while in the third ODI, Dunith Wellalage wreaked havoc. Wellalage was also awarded the Player of the Series award for his excellent performance. SL vs IND: Status of third ODI match Talking about the third ODI match, Sri Lanka won the toss and scored 248/7. Avishka Fernando scored the highest 96 runs in 102 balls for Sri Lanka. Apart from him, Pathum Nissanka contributed 45 and Kusal Mendis contributed 59 runs. In response, Team India was all out for 138 runs in just 26.1 overs. Rohit scored the highest 35 runs for India. Washington Sundar was dismissed after scoring 30 runs and Virat Kohli was dismissed after scoring 20 runs. India lost five wickets at the score of 73 runs. Dunith Welalage bowled the best in his career for Sri Lanka. He took 5 wickets for 27 runs in 5.1 overs.
Who is the best batsman between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam? The answer to the question being asked for years is found
Australia’s opening batsman has put an end to these discussions. Who is the best among Virat and Babar Azam? He has expressed his opinion on this. Babar Azam and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter) Who is best Virat Kohli or Babar Azam?: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli and Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam are both star batsmen of international cricket. Both have scored a lot of runs and fans of both of them always fight on the internet about who is better than whom. Questions are often asked that who is the best among Virat and Babar? Who is the best among the two? Such comparisons are always made. But now the Australian opening batsman has put an end to these discussions. Who is the best among Virat and Babar Azam? He has expressed his opinion on this. Usman Khawaja told who is better between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam? Along with many legendary cricketers, Usman Khawaja was also asked who is the best player between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. According to him, Babar Azam’s batting style is not like Virat Kohli. But there are some things in which Babar Azam is similar to Virat Kohli. Speaking on Fox Cricket’s YouTube channel, Khawaja said- “He doesn’t always bat like Virat. But when you watch him bat he looks like Virat” Babar Azam was a superflop in the ODI World Cup The ODI World Cup 2023 was held in India and in this mega tournament, Team India had to face defeat in the final against Australia. Pakistan team also came to India for this tournament. But playing under the leadership of Babar Azam, the team could not perform as expected. In this tournament, Pakistan could not even enter the semi-finals. After this match, Babar resigned from the captaincy. But he was once again given the captaincy of Pakistan for the T20 World Cup 2024. This time too he disappointed the fans and team of Pakistan and the team could not even enter the Super 8. At the same time, Virat Kohli performed brilliantly in the ODI World Cup 2023. He won the Player of the Tournament award in this tournament. After this, he scored an important half-century in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 tournament which played an important role in the team becoming the champion. These figures make it clear that Virat Kohli is far ahead of Babar Azam.
Pakistan announced the squad for the Test series against Bangladesh, this bowler returned after 13 months
The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh is to be played from 21 August. Pakistan Team (Pic Source-Twitter) Bangladesh team is to tour Pakistan this month for a two-match Test series. Given the current situation in Bangladesh, it is not clear whether this tour will be possible or not, but still Pakistan has announced its team for this Test series. The Pak team will play the Test series against Bangladesh under the captaincy of Shan Masood. Saud Shakeel will be his deputy. Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Huraira have been included in the Test squad for their excellent performance in domestic cricket. Apart from this, Pakistan Shaheen Squad has also been announced against Bangladesh A. Apart from this, fast bowler Naseem Shah has been included in the 17-member team for the two-Test series. Naseem Shah played his last Test match 13 months ago in Sri Lanka. The selectors have included batsman Kamran Ghulam, fast bowler Mohammad Ali and batsman Muhammad Huraira in the Pakistan team for the first time, considering their excellent performance in domestic cricket. Ghulam scored 1,025 runs in 11 first-class matches in the 2023-24 season. He was part of the team for the home series against New Zealand in 2022-23, but did not feature in the two-match drawn series. The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is to be played from August 21 and this match will be played in Rawalpindi. The second Test match of the series is to be played in Karachi from August 30. Pakistan squad for two-match Test series against Bangladesh Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi.
Before the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan PM gave a big warning to PCB, said- players should be selected on merit…
Cricket team should be improved and players should be selected on the basis of merit- PM Shahbaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif (Photo Source: The Pakistan cricket team was eliminated from the group stage of the T20 World Cup 2024, and Babar Azam and Co.’s performance was also disappointing in the ODI World Cup hosted by India. Pakistan has also faced a lot of criticism due to its poor performance in ICC tournaments. Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given a big warning to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. PM Shahbaz Sharif has stressed on selecting players on the basis of merit. Cricket team must be improved- PM Shahbaz Sharif Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stressed on improving the Pakistan cricket team after the team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. Addressing Mohsin Naqvi, the PM also talked about what should be done before the Champions Trophy 2025. PM Shahbaz Sharif, while speaking during the stone-laying ceremony for the upgrading of the Gaddafi Stadium at the PCB headquarters on August 5, said, Our cricket stadiums should be up to international standards and the modernisation of the Gaddafi Stadium is a positive step. You should improve the cricket team and select players on merit, which is your expertise. Even if the Prime Minister recommends someone, if it is against merit, you should reject it. It is worth noting that recently former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis was appointed to implement reforms in Pakistan cricket. He will oversee all cricket-related decisions of the board. On the other hand, Mohsin Naqvi will oversee administrative affairs, including the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, which Pakistan will host.
PCB is taking Test cricket lightly, former player expressed concern
Pakistan now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh and after this the team will play a three-match Test series against England. Salman Butt. (Photo Source: YouTube) Former player Salman Butt believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board and other players are not giving as much priority to the Test format as they are giving to the other two formats. Let us tell you, Pakistan now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh and after that the team will play a three-match Test series against England. Cricket Pakistani journalist questioned Salman Butt on the fact that the team has many spin options in the Test format who can perform well but despite that they are not being given a chance. On this, the former player has strongly criticized the other players and said that they are not playing matches regularly in domestic cricket and this is a very wrong thing. Salman Butt said, ‘Should we give priority to Test cricket? Why are we so worried about the combination all of a sudden? We just don’t want to play this format. Our players are not playing first class cricket consistently. Our cricket board is the only one in the world that is saying that we should play two T20 matches instead of one Test match.’ According to Salman Butt, present-day Pakistani players are not giving much importance to Test cricket and are more focused on white ball cricket. The former player also slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board over Babar Azam’s captaincy Salman Butt said about Babar Azam’s captaincy, ‘He is not a born leader. But the problem is what contribution have you made that has made things even easier? You included those two players in the team who criticized you fiercely on TV. After this the board changed its captain and then after two series you brought Babar Azam back to the role of captain. You yourself are dividing the team into different parts.’ Let us tell you, the performance of the Pakistan team was very poor in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and it failed to make it to the Super 8. Babar Azam’s captaincy was also criticized by many people and he also batted very poorly. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
