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Pakistan were up until recently the top-ranked ODI team in the world. They also possessed the best bowling attack in white-ball cricket. But within a matter of weeks, their world has come crashing down after injury to premier pacer Naseem Shah and a string of shocking defeats.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam's lead at the head of the ODI Batting Rankings has been reduced to just six rating points as India's Shubman Gill and a host of stars in stunning form at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup close in on the Pakistan skipper. Babar has dropped a total of 829 rating points despite scoring 157 runs in five innings in the ongoing Cricket World Cup, his most recent effort saw him score a fighting 74 in a losing side against Afghanistan in Chennai.
After getting the better of the defending Cricket World Cup champions England, Afghanistan proved once again that the performance was not a flash in the pan as they beat Pakistan in Chennai on Monday. Against a much-fancied bowling attack of Pakistan, Afghanistan batters played with confidence and quite easily surpassed a 283-run target. The loss put a lot of focus on Pakistan too, who have now lost three matches in a row. After getting beaten by India and Australia, the Babar Azam-led side failed to end on the winning side against a lower-ranked Afghanistan too.
As the cricket world comes to senses following Pakistan's embarrassing defeat against Afghanistan in a Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Monday, a video has emerged on social media that has left fans baffled. In the video, Pakistan all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed could be seen talking to someone. But, fans failed to spot anyone in the frame that the Pakistan star could be talking to. The video has spread like wildfire on social media, leaving cricket lovers gobsmacked in an attempt to solve this mystery.
AUS vs NED, World Cup Live: Australia take on giant killers Netherlands in their World Cup 2023 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Australia have got their campaign back on track, having started their tournament with two back to back defeats. However, with wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Australia have re-vitalised their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals. Furthermore, Travis Head, who has been out of action due to an injury, is available for selection, but a call on his inclusion is yet to be taken. The Dutch, on the other hand, have shown plenty of promise following their win over South Africa. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
As all-rounder Hardik Pandya continues to recover from the ankle injury he sustained during Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh, Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has said that the Indian squad "looks good" even without the presence of Hardik Pandya. After his injury, Hardik could not take part of the remainder of the match against Bangladesh before he completely missed India's recent match against New Zealand too. However, the Rohit Sharma-led side went on to win both the matches comfortably.
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One loss can hurt any team at the Cricket World Cup. Imagine, what three straight losses can do! The same this is happening with the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team. Before even recovering from losses against India and Australia, the 1992 World Cup champions were dealt another major blow by Afghanistan. In Chennai on Monday, Afghanistan rode on some confident show by its batters and bowlers to get past a 283-run target set by Pakistan easily.