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"He Can't Speak...": Pace Great's Strange Reasoning On Babar Azam Not Becoming 'Biggest Brand' In Pakistan

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is arguably one of the finest cricketers in the world. In 95 ODI matches so far, Babar has smashed 4813 runs, laced with 17 centuries and 24 half-centuries. He even led Pakistan to the finals of 2022 Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup in the same year, where his side ended as the runners-up in both the events. However, the 28-year-old batter often gets trolled for his poor command over the English language as he fumbles during press conferences. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar also criticised Babar for his poor communication skills.

England vs Pakistan, Women's T20 World Cup 2023, Live Score Updates: England Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs Pakistan

ENG vs PAK, Women's T20 World Cup Match, Live Updates: England skipper Heather Knight won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their Group B match of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup, at the Newlands in Cape Town. England have all of their previous three matches in the group stage and have entered the semi-finals of the tournament. On the other hand, Pakistan have won only one match and have been eliminated from the semi-finals race. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Misbah-ul-Haq "Played Wrong Shot...": Pakistan Pacer Reveals "Saddest Moment" Against India in T20 World Cup Final

Team India lifted the coveted 2007 T20 World Cup trophy after defeating Pakistan in the summit clash. The match had a dramatic end as Pakistan needed 6 runs to win off 4 balls with only one wicket in hand. Misbah-Ul-Haq, who had smashed a six on the previous ball of Joginder Sharma, went for a scoop shot over the short fine-leg. But to everyone's surprise, the ball went straight into the hands of Sreesanth and India won the inaugural T20 World Cup final by five runs. Recently, former Pakistan pacer pacer Mohammed Asif shared an interesting story about the final moments of the match, where he was standing at the non-striker's end, opposite to Misbah.

Watch: Naseem Shah Is Pumped Up As Fiery Yorker Rattles West Indies Star's Stumps In Pakistan Super League

The ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) has seem some great performances. With the prevalence of pacers in cricket in the country, it is all but natural that the speed merchants have grabbed the limelight. From the unheralded Ihsanullah to the talented Naseem Shah, there have been quite a few memorable performances. On Monday night too, pacers Mohammad Hasnain (3/13 in four overs) and Naseem Shah (1/19 in four overs) delivered a great show for Quetta Gladiators against the Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi. However, despite the duo performance, Peshawar chased down a 155-run target in 18.3 overs.

Watch: Mohammad Amir's Controversial Gesture In PSL Leaves Fans Fuming

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir has time and again made headlines for his action in the Pakistan Super League. The left-arm seamer earned plenty of flak for his on-field antics while bowling to Pakistan national team skipper Babar Azam. The incident even saw ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi reaching out to Amir and speaking to him about his actions. However, Afridi's words seem to have had no impact on Amir, who left fans disgusted with another poor action on the field in a PSL match.

Richa Ghosh Jumps 16 Places To Be In Top-20 In Women's T20 Batter Rankings

India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh on Tuesday jumped 16 places to move into the top 20 of the latest ICC Women's T20I rankings for the first time after some good scores in the ongoing shortest format World Cup in South Africa. Ghosh's unbeaten knocks of 41 against the West Indies and 47 against England in the Women's T20 World Cup over the past week took her to a career-best 20th position. She became the fifth Indian in the top 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (13th) ahead of her in the list.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators: All-rounder James Neesham leads Peshawar to four-wicket win in Pakistan Super League

Neesham led the Peshawar batting card by scoring 37 to help his team go past Quetta's 154/4. Before that Neesham dismissed his countrymate Martin Guptill early, which played a key role in Peshwar limiting Quetta to a below par total. Quetta were led by Iftikhar Ahmed, who notched 50 off 34 balls for his first half-century this season, and Odean Smith with a breezy 25.

"Tables Have Turned": Ramiz Raja's 'Tailor-Made' Dig At Australia As India Retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and captain Ramiz Raja has claimed that it is impossible to beat the Indian team on their own soil. If it wasn't for Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja on Day 3 of the second Test at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, Australia could have entertained hopes of squaring the series and reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, the spin twins managed to turn the tide in favour of the hosts as they cast a web around the Aussie batters, triggering a collapse. With the Aussies losing the plot and their wickets in a heap, the hosts were left to chase a paltry target to take an assailable lead in the series.

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"He Can't Speak...": Pace Great's Strange Reasoning On Babar Azam Not Becoming 'Biggest Brand' In Pakistan

England vs Pakistan, Women's T20 World Cup 2023, Live Score Updates: England Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs Pakistan

Misbah-ul-Haq "Played Wrong Shot...": Pakistan Pacer Reveals "Saddest Moment" Against India in T20 World Cup Final

Watch: Naseem Shah Is Pumped Up As Fiery Yorker Rattles West Indies Star's Stumps In Pakistan Super League

Watch: Mohammad Amir's Controversial Gesture In PSL Leaves Fans Fuming

Richa Ghosh Jumps 16 Places To Be In Top-20 In Women's T20 Batter Rankings

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators: All-rounder James Neesham leads Peshawar to four-wicket win in Pakistan Super League

"Tables Have Turned": Ramiz Raja's 'Tailor-Made' Dig At Australia As India Retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy