Azhar Mahmood: Last News

Pakistan captain Babar Azam and five other players including Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, and Azam Khan have decided to spend their holidays in London before returning to Pakistan after their disastrous T20 World Cup campaign. The six players will not land in Pakistan with the rest of the squad on Tuesday. The above-mentioned players plan to spend time with friends and family in London. Some are also thinking about playing in local leagues in the United Kingdom, according to a report in The Express Tribune.

There has been a lot of chatter regarding a possible rift between Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam. Afridi was removed from captaincy ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 with Babar regaining the position. The change did not change Pakistan's fortunes as they slumped to consecutive defeats against United States and India. Following the loss against India, legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram alleged that all is not well in the national side with Babar and Shaheen not talking to each other following the captaincy saga.

Ahead of his side's T20 World Cup match against Canada, Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has said that the strike rate of players, notably skipper Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, is not a big problem with their team's batting, but the team keeps losing wickets after a start. Pakistan will take on Canada in their T20 World Cup Group A clash at New York's Nassau County International Stadium on Tuesday.

Pakistan's newly appointed head coach, Gary Kirsten joined the 'Men in Green' in Leeds ahead of their upcoming four-match T20I series against England. Team manager Wahab Riaz, captain Babar Azam and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood welcomed the new head coach. Kirsten was also presented with a team jersey after he linked up with the team. Kirsten joined the team after his stint with the Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Gujarat Titans ended. GT ended the campaign in the eighth spot with 12 points and a net run rate of -1.063. The former South Africa cricketer was announced as Pakistan's limited-over head coach last month. During his playing days which lasted from 1993 to 2004, Kirsten made 101 Test and 185 ODI appearances for the Proteas. He amassed 14,087 runs and 34 centuries across both formats.

A video of Pakistan captain Babar Azam getting frustrated by former international pacer Wahab Riaz has gone viral on social media. The video was shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on April 25. The clip is from a six-hitting challenge between the country's senior men's cricket team and its support staff. As Wahab, who is the chief selector of the Pakistan men's cricket team but not the part of the support staff, asked Babar to let him bat during the contest, the skipper visibly got frustrated. Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan's head coach for the recently-concluded New Zealand T20I series, pushed Riaz away.

Former fast bowler Azhar Mahmood has been named as the head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. The five-match T20I series will start on April 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and will conclude on April 27 at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore. "Azhar represented Pakistan in 164 internationals, taking 162 wickets and scoring 2,421 runs," PCB said in an official statement.